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Series Number
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579
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Title
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Le lucerne di produzione locale del complesso catacombale tardoantico di Lamapopoli a Canosa di Puglia (BT): una proposta tipologica
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Date of Publication
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2024
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Abstract
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In the north-eastern suburb of Canusium (locality Lamapopoli) there is a large and articulated cemetery complex, characterised by the coexistence of a sub divo necropolis and almost 15 hypogea (catacombs), both family and collective, excavated at different altitudes into the rocky hillslope that characterises the site. The frequentation of the entire cemetery is dated - without interruption - between the 2nd and 6th century AD, with an increase in funerary use from the mid-4th century onwards, when the construction of the catacombs intensified and exponentially strengthened the possibilities of cemetery occupation. Between 2004-2006 and, after a period of interruption, from 2016 to the present, archaeological investigations were conducted in a number of underground sites (A, C, F, G, H) from which the oil lamps examined originated. The locally produced specimens, dated to a period between the 4th and 6th centuries AD, consist of a considerable variety and quantity of types, which cannot currently be compared with other late antique sites in southern Italy. In particular, an attempt has been made here to propose a chrono-typological succession of oil-lamps that can almost certainly be traced back to local production, selecting a sample of specimens considered significant and illustrative of the various types attested.
