Colle Colanero (Sonnino)

Colle Colanero (Sonnino)

Settlement
Chronology: MBA 1/2
UTM WGS84 33N: 350676E 4585799N

The scattered surface potsherds have been discovered by F. M. Cifarelli during the systematic surveys carried out for his PhD. Afterwards, the sherds have been studied by C. Anastasia, who date them to the sub-phases MBA 1-2. They are still unpublished.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Anastasia, C., 2007. L’evoluzione dell'insediamento nelle valli dell'Amaseno e dell'Ufente nell'età del Bronzo e del Ferro, in , 877–81

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The southern island

Caprolace project

The excavation

The two islands of Caprolace lagoon had been archaeologically known since 2007 (Alessandri 2007). The ceramic was collected in ...
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Underwater collections

Caprolace salt production

The salt evidence
During the excavations, salt-production evidence was found in two soundings (F and G) and in many different places around the ...
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Faunal remains from SU 9: a: ox incisor; b: fragment of dog mandible; c: sheep/goat phalanx; d: deer phalanx; e: pig metapodial

La Sassa faunal remains

The Copper Age layers

The Copper Age layers of Grotta La Sassa have yielded around 1000 zooarchaeological remains. Only 288 could ...
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La Sassa human bones

 
Campaigns 2014 and 2015
Few human bones have been collected in 2014 and in 2015. Bones from rooms 3 and 4 have ...
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La Sassa project

The project
Four excavation campaigns at La Sassa cave by the University of Groningen and Roma Tor Vergata took place starting from ...
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La Sassa potsherds

The 2015 campaign

 

In 2015, some potsherds were collected inside the cave, on the surface. The potsherd n. 1 has been ...
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