Bressanone, via Castellano, settlement of the Final Bronze Age: remains of combustion structures?

Authors

  • Umberto Tecchiati Università di Milano, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali e Ambientali – Sezione di Archeologia
  • Giovanni Rizzi Ricerche Archeologiche di Rizzi Giovanni & Co s.n.c.
  • Giovanni Tasca Museo Civico «Federico De Rocco» di San Vito al Tagliamento (PN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-7985/10305

Keywords:

Final Bronze Age, Bressanone / Brixen, selective pit filling, fire hardened clay, daub on closely intertwined wattle frame

Abstract

Excavations carried out in 2002-2003 by the Office of Archaeological Heritage of Bolzano in Bressanone - Via Castellano, have allowed us to investigate a large settlement area (2000 m2) dating back to the Final Bronze Age. Among other features, three pits with heating traces on bottom and walls and a great amount of daub fragments in the filling have been found. Most of the daub fragments have flat or concave finished surfaces and on the opposite face the impressions of a support frame made up of small-diameter closely intertwined plant elements, with transversal elements of greater diameter (2-3 cm). It is possible that the daub fragments were relative to some kind of wattle and daub structures complementary to the firing pits.
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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Tecchiati, U., Rizzi, G., & Tasca, G. (2019). Bressanone, via Castellano, settlement of the Final Bronze Age: remains of combustion structures?. IpoTesi Di Preistoria, 12(1), 189–196. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-7985/10305

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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