The Bronze Age archaeological complex of Mursia in the island of Pantelleria includes a fortified village and a monumental cemetery. The excavations carried out by the University of Bologna and the University Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples, have revealed large portions of the settlement, characterized by several huts, identifiable as residential units. The analysis of the characters of the settlement constitutes a point of privileged observation for the identification of different forms of social organization of the community established between the initial phases and the middle of the second millennium BC. The paper deals with the analysis of the use of space by considering the characteristics and the variability of the structures that have different dimensions and plans, with constructive modalities that change over time, recognizable in at least three distinct phases in the period of life of the settlement. The evaluation of the archaeological markers, the internal articulation of the huts, the identification of features related to productive activities or with the preparation of food, together with the different parameters of the organization of the inhabited area, (distribution of huts, internal circulation, location and directionality of the entrances) suggest different forms of social organization. The huge fortification wall (with a height greater than 10 m), delimiting the village on the eastern side, suggests a different evaluation of the social structure from heterarchical and hypothesizes different possible configurations of a more differentiated, confirmed by the presence of groups of monumental tombs (socalled Sesi) distributed around the village.

Gli scavi effettuati nel complesso archeologico dell’età del bronzo di Mursia (isola di Pantelleria), costituito da un villaggio fortificato e da una necropoli monumentale, hanno messo in luce un’ampia porzione dell’abitato, caratterizzata da numerose unità residenziali. L’analisi del contesto porta a considerare Mursia come un punto di osservazione privilegiata delle forme di organizzazione sociale della comunità insediata tra le fasi iniziali e la metà del secondo millennio a.C. Il contributo intende affrontare l’analisi dell’uso dello spazio analizzando le caratteristiche e la variabilità delle strutture che presentano dimensioni e planimetrie diverse, con modalità costruttive che cambiano nel tempo, riconoscibili in almeno tre distinte macro-fasi nel periodo di vita dell’abitato. La valutazione degli indicatori archeologici, l’articolazione interna delle capanne, l’identificazione di apparati connessi con attività produttive o con la preparazione del cibo, unitamente ai diversi parametri dell’organizzazione dell’abitato, (distribuzione delle strutture residenziali, modalità di circolazione interna, ubicazione e direzionalità degli ingressi) consentono di ipotizzare diverse forme organizzazione sociale. Il rapporto con la presenza della poderosa fortificazione (con un’altezza superiore a 10 m), che delimita il villaggio sull’unico lato di facile accesso, mette in discussione la valutazione apparentemente eterarchica delle componenti sociali ed ipotizza diverse possibili configurazioni di una struttura più differenziata, ipoteticamente confermate dalla presenza di gruppi di tombe monumentali (cosiddetti Sesi) distribuite attorno al villaggio.

Strutture abitative e unità sociali: il caso studio dell’abitato dell’età del Bronzo di Mursia (Pantelleria - TP)

Cattani M.
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Debandi F.
2020

Abstract

The Bronze Age archaeological complex of Mursia in the island of Pantelleria includes a fortified village and a monumental cemetery. The excavations carried out by the University of Bologna and the University Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples, have revealed large portions of the settlement, characterized by several huts, identifiable as residential units. The analysis of the characters of the settlement constitutes a point of privileged observation for the identification of different forms of social organization of the community established between the initial phases and the middle of the second millennium BC. The paper deals with the analysis of the use of space by considering the characteristics and the variability of the structures that have different dimensions and plans, with constructive modalities that change over time, recognizable in at least three distinct phases in the period of life of the settlement. The evaluation of the archaeological markers, the internal articulation of the huts, the identification of features related to productive activities or with the preparation of food, together with the different parameters of the organization of the inhabited area, (distribution of huts, internal circulation, location and directionality of the entrances) suggest different forms of social organization. The huge fortification wall (with a height greater than 10 m), delimiting the village on the eastern side, suggests a different evaluation of the social structure from heterarchical and hypothesizes different possible configurations of a more differentiated, confirmed by the presence of groups of monumental tombs (socalled Sesi) distributed around the village.
2020
Preistoria e protostoria dell'Etruria
273
287
Cattani M., Debandi F.
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