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  • Caivano, TAV, IV sottotratta, lotto 1
  • Caivano
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  • Italy
  • Campania
  • Naples
  • Caivano

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Chronology

  • 3300 BC - 2300 BC
  • 100 BC - 1 BC
  • 300 AD - 400 AD
  • 500 AD - 800 AD

Season

    • A necropolis came to light in Lot 1 of which three burials have been identified to date. These are _grotticella_ tombs with an access well. In two cases the burials were single, the deceased in a fetal position. The third tomb (tomb 10) had a well defined structure comprising an access well over two metres wide and three metres deep. This led to three cells, at different depths, holding six skeletons. To the north the first cell contained one burial, to the east, the earliest cell contained two burials, in the cell to the south-west three burials have been identified to date. The fill of the wells produced fragmented but complete two-handled jars with two rows of nail-made decoration and cups. The tomb groups, placed in the cells beside the bodies comprised jugs, small pitchers, cups, double vases, flasks, flint daggers and arrow heads. An articulated channel system relating to the ancient course of the river Clanis dating to the Roman period was uncovered together with the production sector of a villa rustica whose first construction phase dated to the Republican period. Amongst other things evidence was provided by large quantities of _opus signinum_ paving. Close to the villa there were nine burials datable to the 4th century A.D. and three wells of the 6th-8th century A.D. The wells reached a depth of 4 m and produced intact grindstones, faunal remains and whole jugs and jars datable to the 7th century A.D.

Bibliography

    • V. Sampaolo 2005, L’attività archeologica a Napoli e Caserta nel 2004, in Atti del XLIV Convegno di Studi sulla Magna Grecia (Taranto 2004), Taranto: 663-705.