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Excavation

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  • Muzzolon, presso contrada Crestani
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  • Italy
  • Veneto
  • Province of Vicenza
  • Cornedo Vicentino

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Summary (English)

  • During the 2015 campaign, one trench was opened on terrace 2 and one on terrace 3.
    Terrace 2A is aligned east-west, is 4.80 m long and made up of 2-3 courses of stones sized between 10 and 20 cm. The alignment appeared anomalous with respect to that of the other identified terraces, as it ran parallel to the slope and not orthogonally to it. It rested on a layer of compact, brown clay silt. Following the 2014 surface survey, it appeared to contain baked clay, lithics (a smoothed stone axe), and organic material. Following the excavation, terrace 2 was shown to be the south wall of a small quadrangular structure, heavily abraded on the north, and especially the east side. Several occupation levels were recognisable (US 2 = occupation layer, almost level, underlying US 1, formed by gravel in a matrix of medium density soil; US A2 probable floor make-up, underlying US 2, constituted by stones 5-8 cm in diameter) indicating occupation/use that the finds date to the final phases of the Bronze Age. These included fragmentary rims of large bowls; flattened everted rims of small vessels; rims decorated with notches or oblique cordons; body sherds with cordon decoration; lug handles attached to carinations and indented knob-handles; cup rims.

    A trench was opened on terrace 3 (divided into three sectors A and B = terrace 3 ‘lungo’, C = terrace 3 ‘breve’). Terrace 3 ‘lungo’ is aligned north-south, is 14 m long and 75 cm high. The excavation showed it to be a wall faced with large (40-45 cm) calcareous stones with a fill, visible in some areas of collapse, of smaller stones. It formed a terrace that was concave on the downhill side, 1.80 m wide. Terrace 3 ‘breve’ is aligned north-south, 6.4 m long, 1.35 m high and c. 2 m wide. Convex on the downhill side, it was a dry-stone construction with elements of various sizes. Cleaning along the terraces identified the surfaces of production areas on which many lithic finds were present. These consisted mainly of waste fragments but also shafts of arrowheads, heels of smooth-stone axes, retouched flakes, and a fragmented grindstone. The find of a small copper implement probably for retouching flints was of particular interest as it is one of the first metal tools used for flint working. The finds suggest a Copper Age/Early Bronze Age date.

  • Mara Migliavacca - Università degli Studi di Padova e Museo Civico “Dal Lago” di Valdagno (VI) 

Director

  • Armando De Guio - Università degli Studi di Padova - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali

Team

  • Andrea Meleri - Università degli Studi di Padova
  • Anna Ferrarese-Università degli Studi di Padova - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali
  • Lino Rossetto, Università degli Studi di Padova
  • Marco Tofanetti - Università degli Studi di Trento
  • Silvia Bandera - Università degli Studi di Trento

Research Body

  • Museo Civico “Dal Lago” di Valdagno (VI)
  • Museo del Priaboniano di Monte di Malo (VI)
  • Università degli Studi di Padova

Funding Body

  • Comuni di Valdagno, Schio, Valli del Pasubio, Monte di Malo, Torrebelvicino, Recoaro, Cornedo (provincia di Vicenza)
  • Unione Montana Pasubio – Alto Vicentino

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