Article
Archaeometric Identification of Maltese Imports in Prehistoric Sicily: Zebbug Pottery from Licata-Caduta (Agrigento)
Malta Archaeological Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
During the study of a pottery assemblage collected at the Sicilian site of Licata-Caduta (Agrigento), continuously occupied between the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, some ceramics presented typologies, fabrics and surface treatments alien to Sicilian repertoires and closer to Maltese productions. Sampled for petrographic (OM) and chemical (XRF) analyses one artefact turned out to be produced in Malta and imported into Sicily. The search for its chronological and cultural placement has led to the discovery of the first certified Żebbuġ phase import in Sicily.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Malta Archaeological Review, v. 10, p. 23-30
Citation Information
Germana Barone, Domenica Gullì, Paolo Mazzoleni, Simona Raneri, et al.. "Archaeometric Identification of Maltese Imports in Prehistoric Sicily: Zebbug Pottery from Licata-Caduta (Agrigento)" Malta Archaeological Review Vol. 10 (2011) p. 23 - 30 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/davide-tanasi/9/