The collaboration between University and the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara was materialized into the creation of a museological and educational itinerary dedicated to the geological and petrographic classification of the stone materials used as tomb signs in the Etruscan necropolis of Spina. The archaeological finds were discovered starting from 1922, when the draining process of Lagunas basins “Valli di Comacchio” (Province of Ferrara) began and during which, the area of the necropolis was documented (Alfieri 1979). The great number of the tomb signs constrain the research to be concentrated only on the deficiencies’ artefacts. For this reason, despite the abundant series of recognized rocks, we cannot exclude the presence of a wider spectrum of rocks. For the exhibition purposes some of the representing samples were polished in order to facilitate the observation of the esthetical and compositional characters. The goals of the present study are focused on: • The petrographic characterisation of the tomb signs. • Geological characterisation and indication about the provenance of the tomb signs • Indication of the probable source area and also of possible commercial and cultural exchanges in the Spina’s Etruscan culture. • Creation of the museological and educational itinerary in order to make public the geological patrimony represented by the tomb signs.
STONE MATERIALS FROM THE SPINA NECROPOLIS: THE TOMB SIGNS
RUSSO, Sabrina;MARROCCHINO, Elena;PEPI, Salvatore;VACCARO, Carmela
2012
Abstract
The collaboration between University and the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara was materialized into the creation of a museological and educational itinerary dedicated to the geological and petrographic classification of the stone materials used as tomb signs in the Etruscan necropolis of Spina. The archaeological finds were discovered starting from 1922, when the draining process of Lagunas basins “Valli di Comacchio” (Province of Ferrara) began and during which, the area of the necropolis was documented (Alfieri 1979). The great number of the tomb signs constrain the research to be concentrated only on the deficiencies’ artefacts. For this reason, despite the abundant series of recognized rocks, we cannot exclude the presence of a wider spectrum of rocks. For the exhibition purposes some of the representing samples were polished in order to facilitate the observation of the esthetical and compositional characters. The goals of the present study are focused on: • The petrographic characterisation of the tomb signs. • Geological characterisation and indication about the provenance of the tomb signs • Indication of the probable source area and also of possible commercial and cultural exchanges in the Spina’s Etruscan culture. • Creation of the museological and educational itinerary in order to make public the geological patrimony represented by the tomb signs.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
