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Series Number
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544
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Title
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Un tempio arcaico per Athena sul Timpone della Motta
a Francavilla Marittima (CS, Italia): alcune osservazioni sui vecchi scavi di M.W. Stoop nella zona sud ovest dell’acropoli
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Date of Publication
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2022
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Abstract
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The research conducted by M.W. Stoop (1963-1969) and then continued later by M. Kleibrink on the acropolis of Timpone del-la Motta represent an important contribution to the knowledge of the Enotrian settlement, which later entered the Sybarite sphere of influence. The study presented here examines a sector of the old Stoop excavations (so-called Area Chiesetta) which had led to the discovery of a stratigraphy and a structure in squared blocks, interpreted by the scholar as a fence. The stratigraphic re-examination and a more in-depth analysis allow us to reconsider the discovery in a more complex and articu-lated way, recognizing its connection with the archaic temple, heir to a previous wooden temple.
