D. Fico

F. Alhaique

G. De Benedetto

L. Motta

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface  ..............................................................................................................................................................................................  71. Introduction  ............................................................................................................................................................................  9 M. MogettaExploring city formation processes at Gabii       9Gabii from the Early Iron Age to the Archaic period: topography and background   11The funerary landscape of the Gabii–Castiglione region     14Settlement and infant/young child burial practices at EIA and Orientalizing-period Gabii  17The structure of this book         202. History of settlement in Area D: topography, architecture and stratigraphy ....................  27 J. M. EvansArea D in the Early Iron Age and Orientalizing periods     28 The first hut compound  The first phase of infant burials: Tombs 53; Tomb 30 The second phase of the settlement: the single hut The second phase of infant burials: Tombs 50 and 51 DiscussionThe compound in the late Orientalizing and Archaic periods     35 The stone building The funerary evidence: Tombs 52, 49 and 55 The final occupationActivity in the late and post-Archaic periods       41 Tomb 48 and adult burials  Urban development at Gabii        43Conclusion          463. Non-adult burials from Gabii: the osteological evidence  .................................................................  47 K. KillgroveHealth, disease, and lifestyle        50Conclusions          504. The tombs and their finds ..........................................................................................................................................  51  S.CohenExcavation          51Conservation          51Post-excavation study         51CATALOGUETomb 48           51Tomb 50           54Tomb 51           60Tomb 52           81Grave-goods found in niche        81Grave-goods found in main chamber       95Grave-goods found in secondary fossa/tomb 54      105Tomb 53           1095. Offerings and rituals at the grave: insights from the macro- and  micro-organic evidence  .................................................................................................................................................  115 L. Motta, D. Fico, F. Alhaique and G. De BenedettoOverall objectives and methods        115Organic residue analysis (Tombs 50-52)       116Animal and plant offerings (Tombs 30 and 52)      119The archaeozoological assemblage from Tomb 52      119The archaeobotanical assemblage from Tomb 30      120Comparanda from Osteria dell’Osa and Rome      122Preliminary conclusions         1236. The regional setting: non-adult burials from contemporary settlements  in Latium Vetus .......................................................................................................................................................................  125 M. D’Acri and M. MogettaSummary of non-adult burials at Gabii 125Contemporary evidence from Rome 126Survey of the finds from other ‘top-tier’ sites in Latium Vetus 129Summary of the evidence from Rome and Latium 134Discussion of the regional pattern 134Conclusions 1407. Infant burials as mediators of House identity at Iron Age Gabii ..............................................  141 S. Cohen and M. NaglakLévi-Strauss’ “House Society” model 141The materialization and mediation of House identity 143Grave assemblages and inter-House connections 148Echoes of the past? Osteria dell’Osa and origins at Gabii 152Conclusion 1558. Conclusions  .......................................................................................................................................................................  157   N. Terrenato9. Afterword  .........................................................................................................................................................................  161   Anna De SantisComposite bibliography ................................................................................................................................................  163

Offerings and rituals at the grave: insights from the macro- and micro-organic evidence

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