The Chora of Metaponto 5 : A Greek Farmhouse at Ponte Fabrizio

The fifth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of a Greek farmhouse, illuminating the lifeways of fourth-century BC farmers of modest means. This Volume In The Institute Of Classical Archaeology's Series On Rural Settlements In The Countryside (chora) Of Metaponto Is A Study Of The Fourth-century Bc Farmhouse Known As Fattoria Fabrizio, Located In The Heart Of The Surveyed Chora In The Venella Valley (at Ponte Fabrizio). This Simple Structure Richly Illustrates The Life Of Fourth-century Bc Metapontine Farmers Of Modest Means. Thorough Interpretations Of The Farmhouse Structure In Its Wider Historical And Socioeconomic Contexts Are Accompanied By Comprehensive Analyses Of The Archaeological Finds. Among Them Is Detailed Evidence For The Family Cult, A Rare Archaeological Contribution To The Study Of Greek Religion In Magna Grecia. The Entire Range Of Local Greek Ceramics Has Been Studied, Along With A Limited Number Of Imports. Together They Reveal Networks Within The Chora And Trade Beyond It, Involving Indigenous Peoples Of Southern Italy, Mainland Greeks, And The Wider Mediterranean World. Along With The Studies Of Traditional Archaeological Finds, Archaeobotanical Analyses Have Illuminated The Rural Economy Of The Farmhouse And The Environment Of The Adjacent Chora. Abundant Archaic Pottery Also Documents An Important Occupation, During The First Great Flowering Of The Chora In The Sixth Century Bc. This Study Provides An Ideal Complement To The Four Volumes Of The Chora Of Metaponto 3: Archaeological Field Survey; Bradano To Basento And An Eloquent Example Of Hundreds Of Farmhouses Of This Date Identified Throughout The Chora By Their Surface Remains Alone-- Overview: Excavations, Chronology, And Site Phasing -- The Rooms, Areas, And Soundings: Excavated Units And Assemblages -- Fattoria Fabrizio Site Assemblage -- Farmhouse Structure And Plan -- Aspects Of The Rural Economy -- The Domestic Cult At Fattoria Fabrizio -- Archaeobotany At Fattoria Fabrizio -- Animal Bones -- Marine Shells -- Archaeological Materials: Introduction To The Pottery And Finds -- Pottery Fabrics -- Figured Wares -- Archaic And Black-gloss Fine Wares -- Miniatures -- Banded Ware -- Wheel-made Painted Ware -- Plain And Coarse Wares -- Louteria -- Mortaria -- Cooking Ware -- Transport Amphorae -- Opus Doliare -- Terracottas -- Loom Weights -- Roof Tiles -- Metal Objects -- Coins -- Lithic Material. Elisa Lanza Catti And Keith Swift ; Edited By Joseph Coleman Carter. Institute Of Classical Archaeology, Packard Humanities Institute. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 437-463) And Index. Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Preface Introduction Part I 1. Overview: Excavations, Chronology, and Site Phasing 2. The Rooms, Areas, and Soundings: Excavated Units and Assemblages 3. Fattoria Fabrizio Site Assemblage 4. Farmhouse Structure and Plan 5. Aspects of the Rural Economy 6. The Domestic Cult at Fattoria Fabrizio Part II 7. Archaeobotany at Fattoria Fabrizio 8. Animal Bones 9. Marine Shells Part III 10. Archaeological Materials: Introduction to the Pottery and Finds 11. Pottery Fabrics 12. Figured Wares 13. Archaic and Black-gloss Fine Wares 14. Miniatures 15. Banded Ware 16. Wheel-made Painted Ware 17. Plain and Coarse Wares 18. Louteria 19. Mortaria 20. Cooking Ware 21. Transport Amphorae 22. Opus Doliare 23. Terracottas 24. Loom Weights 25. Roof Tiles 26. Metal Objects 27. Coins 28. Lithic Material Appendices Appendix A. Assemblage Tables Appendix B. Quantification of the Site Assemblage Appendix C. Census of Farmhouses Appendix D. Archaeobotanical Analyses: Pollen, NPPs, and Seeds/fruit Reference Materials References Index