Dome ovens in Late Bronze Age Southern Etruria: Sorgenti della Nova as a case study

Authors

  • Nuccia Negroni Catacchio Università degli Studi di Milano; Centro Studi di Preistoria e Archeologia, Milano
  • Cvetelina Valentinova Dimitrova Centro Studi di Preistoria e Archeologia, Milano
  • Marco Romeo Pitone Newcastle University; Centro Studi di Preistoria e Archeologia, Milano
  • Maria De Falco Durham University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-7985/10262

Keywords:

Sorgenti della Nova, Late Bronze Age, ovens, experimental archaeology, XRPD analysis

Abstract

The settlement of Sorgenti della Nova, dating to the Late Bronze Age, is characterized by a proto-urban spatial organization, hosting a series of complex structures, among which sub-elliptic wooden/straw huts, artificial caves, animal enclosures, warehouses and service structures. As part as this last category, 5 ovens has been found in the site, both within and nearby the huts, very likely used for food processing and cooking. This paper presents preliminary results of experimental and archeometric research. In particular the astonishing state of preservation of oven 1 provided precious data for a pilot-experiment, testing hypotheses about building techniques and the relationship between shape and materials related to the thermal behavior. XRD analyses carried out on a few samples from ovens 3 and 5 added new data about the composition of the material used for the construction.
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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Negroni Catacchio, N., Valentinova Dimitrova, C., Romeo Pitone, M., & De Falco, M. (2019). Dome ovens in Late Bronze Age Southern Etruria: Sorgenti della Nova as a case study. IpoTesi Di Preistoria, 12(1), 81–96. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-7985/10262

Issue

Vol. 12 (2019): Hearts, Ovens and Kilns, from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. 6th Annual Meeting of Prehistory and Protohistory

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Conference papers

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