Cosa V: An Intermittent Town, Excavations 1991-1997 (Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome)

425 Pages·2003·45.82 MB·English

by  Elizabeth Fentress

Cosa V: An IntermitteTnotw n
Memoirosf t heA mericaAn cademyin Rome
SupplementarVyo lumeI I
Cosa V: AnI ntermitteTnotw n,
Excavation1s9 91-1997
ElizabethF entress
with
JohnB odelT, . V.B uttreSyt,e fanCoa maianFi,e rnandCaa variL, auraC erri,
EnricoC irelliS,e rgioF ontanaE,l isabettGal iozzoK, atherinGer uspieErl,i sa
GusbertMi, ichellHe obartV, alentinLao liniF, rancescLau nghettAi,le x
MoseleyS,i lviaN eruccAi, damR abinowitAzl,e ssiRa ovellRi,a bunT aylorC,. J.
SimpsonV,e rav onF alkenhausen
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1. Cosa (Extinctc ity) 2. Excavations (Archaeology)-Italy. 3. Italy-Antiquities,R oman.
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
INTRODUCTION 1
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PART I: THE SITE BETWEEN ITS FOUNDATION AND THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY
1 Cosa in theR epublica ndE arlyE mpire 13
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2 Settlemenbte tweent heT hirda ndt heF ifthC enturieAs. D. 63
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3 The Sixth-CentuSreyt tlement 72
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4 The EarlyM edievalS ettlement 92
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5 AnsedoniaT: he Settlemenotf t heT welftthh roughth eF ourteentChe nturies 120
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6 ConclusionsA: n IntermitteSnett tlement 138
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PART II: THE STRATIGRAPHY
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Thiss ectiona ppearso n theW orldW ideW eb at http://wwx.press.umich.edu/webhome/cosa/.
PART III: THE DECORATION OF THE HOUSE OF DIANA
The WallP aintingasn dt heD ecorativeP avements 145
StefanoC amaianiF, ernandCa avariE, lisabettGa liozzo,
ValentinLao lini,F rancescLau nghettazni dS ilviaN erucci
Sculpturaen dF urniture 191
RabunT aylor
Terracottas 214
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PART IV: THE FINDS
Terracottafsr omT empleE in TrenchF orumV I 217
RabunT aylor
RomanM inorO bjects,1 990-1997 223
C. J.S impson
Late Romana nd MedievalM inorO bjects,1 948-1997 242
C.J .S impson
The Greeka ndR omanC oins 250
T V Buttrey
The MedievalC oins 260
AlessiaR ovelli
Inscriptionasn d Graffiti 266
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La Ceramicad ellaC asa di Diana e dellaF orumC istern 269
LauraC erriS, ergioF ontanaa,n dE lisa Gusberti
The MedievalP ottery 320
EnricoC irellai ndM ichelleH obart
The HumanS keletaRl emains 353
KatherinGe ruspier
BIBLIOGRAPHY 363
INDEX TO PEOPLE AND DIVINITIES 393
INDEX TO PLACES AND THINGS 395
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
INTRODUCTION
1 Farms,c ities,a nd sanctuariesi n the thirdc entury:
data fromt he Albegna ValleyS urvey. 2
2 Cosa: town plan. 4
3 Cosa: excavations1 990-1997. 5
PART I
4 The House of Diana: excavateds tructures(f oldout).
5 The House of Diana in the Republicanp eriod. 15
6 Perspectivev iew fromt he fauces. 16
7 Axonometricr econstructionof the garden. 17
8 Reconstructiono f the builders'l ayout. 18
9 The forum:r econstructionca . 180 B.C. 22
10 Reconstructiono f the plan of the colony. 24
11 The plan of the northeastq uarter. 27
12 Plan ofT empleE on theE asternH eight. 28
13 Domuso n theA rx. 31
14 The insulaer esettleidn theA ugustanp eriod. 33
15 The House of Diana in the Augustanp eriod. 35
16 Axonometricr econstructionof the tricliniuman d gardeni n the Augustanp eriod. 37
17 Axonometricr econstructionof room C as an Augusteum. 38
18 The House of Diana, A.D. 20-40. 39
19 The House of Diana, A.D. 50-60. 40
20 Axonometricr econstructionof the gardenw itht he shrinet o Diana. 41
21 Section of the house, A.D. 50-60. 42
22 Axonometricr econstructionof the house, A.D. 50-60. 42
23 Area occupied in the thirdc enturyA .D. 64
24 The forumi n the thirdc entury. 65
25 AfricanR ed Slip ware, percentageo f totals upplyp er decade,
comparedt o thatr ecoveredi n the Albegna Valleya nd the western
Mediterraneanm ean. 70
26 Reconstructiono f the buildingso n the Arx in the mid-sixthc entury. 73
27 The forumi n the sixthc entury. 76
x ILLUSTRATIONS
28 Reconstructiono f the buildingso n the forumb asilica in the sixthc entury. 77
29 Cosa in the sixthc entury. 79
30 Settlementin the Albegna Valley,6 00-1000. 93
31 The firstp hase of the cemeterys outheasto f Temple B. 101
32 The second phase of the cemeterys,h owingb urial cut by ditch. 102
33 The thirdp hase of the cemetery. 103
34 Grave orientations. 104
35 The churcho n the Arx. 107
36 Reconstructionv iew of the hut in P5, withr elatedb uildingsa nd,
to the rear,t he EasternH eight. 110
37 Sunken-flooredan d timberb uildingso n the EasternH eight. 111
38 Earthworksa round the EasternH eight. 114
39 The towera nd relateds tructures. 121
40 Axonometricd rawingso f the cistern. 123
41 Axonometricr econstructionof the towera nd its precinct. 125
42 Graffitain d paintingso n the innerw alls of the cistern. 127
43 Reconstructiond rawingo f the trebuchet. 129
44 Settlementin the Albegna Valleyc a. 1300. 142
PARTI I (all PartI I figurefs ounda t http://www.press.umich.edu/webhome/cosa/)
45 Trencheso n the Arx.
46 Arx I, traceso f the Republicanh ouse.
47 Arx II, top plan.
48 IV G, plan.
49 Trencheso n the EasternH eight.
50 EH, the trebuchetp latformp, lan and section.
51 EH I, plan and elevation.
52 EH I, cistern,s ectiona nd plan.
53 EH II, plans, beforea nd aftert he constructiono f the outerw all of the castle.
54 EH II, sections,a nd the elevationo f the outerw all of the castle.
55 EH III, plan and section.
56 EH IV, plan and section.
57 EHV,plan.
58 X C, plan and section.
59 Trenchesi n the forum.
60 Forum II and III, the ditches,p ostern,a nd defensivew alls.
61 Forum II and III, sections.
62 Forum II, the timbers tructureo verlyingt he ditches.
63 Forum V, firstp hase of the Republicang arden.
64 Forum V, second phase of the Republicang arden.
65 Forum V, the gardena ftert he Augustanr econstruction.
66 ForumV , theh orrea.
67 Forum V, the gardenp lots,d itch,a nd sunken-floorebdu ildings.
68 Forum VI, the Roman walls.
69 Forum VI, the horrea.
70 Forum VI, the laterh orrea.
ILLUSTRATIONS xi
71 Buildingos n theb asilica.
72 The breado vens,p lan,s ectiona,n d elevation.
73 The churcho n theb asilica.
74 IX D NorthR, epublicanw allsc utb yt hec onstructioonf t heb asilica.
75 IX D Northt, hird-centuwryal ls.
76 IX D Northt, her oada ndt hec emetery.
77 IX D Northt, hec ollapseo ft heb asilicao r churchw all.
78 J4,p lana nd section.
79 K5,p lana nd section.
80 L4, plana nd section.
81 M3, plana nd section.
82 M6, plana nd section.
83 N4, plana nd section.
84 N5, plana nd section.
85 N7, plana nd section.
86 04, plana nd section.
87 04.5,p lans,e levationo fw all3 , and section.
88 P4.5, plana nd section.
89 P5, plansa nd sectionw, iths ectionso fp ostholes.
90 P8,p lansa nd section.
91 Q5, plana nd section.
92 R6, plana nd section.
93 R7, plana nd section.
PARTI II
94 RoomC , mosaicp avement. 148
95 RoomC , preparationm, osaicp avement. 149
96 RoomC , detaila nd analysios fm osaicp avement. 149
97 RoomC , reconstructweda llp laster. 151
98 RoomC , thed esigno ft her earw all,r econstructed. 153
99 RoomH , preservefdr agmenotfs t hes ocle,r econstructedde sign. 163
100 RoomJ ,m osaicp avement. 164
101 RoomJ ,d etailsa nd analysios fm osaicp avement. 165
102 RoomK , mosaicp avement. 168
103 RoomK , detailsa nd analysios fm osaicp avement. 169
104 RoomQ , reconstructweda llp laster. 173
105 RoomQ , suggestedp ositiono ft her econstructfedr agments. 176
106 The gardenp, aintedp lastero n then ortheaswt all. 179
107 The gardenr, econstructioofnt hed ecorationof t hea edicula. 182
108 The compositioonf t hep lasters amples. 188
PARTI V
109 Objectsf orp ersonaal dornmenlto,o mw eighta,n d spindlew horl. 225
110 Articleass sociatedw itht extilesc,l othingf,i shinga,n dw riting. 229
111 Mattock. 233