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Kale Akte, the Fair Promontory - Settlement, Trade and Production on the Nebrodi Coast of Sicily 500 BC -AD 500 (Hardcover)
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Kale Akte, the Fair Promontory - Settlement, Trade and Production on the Nebrodi Coast of Sicily 500 BC -AD 500 (Hardcover)
Series: University of British Columbia Studies in the Ancient World, 3
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This volume investigates the interaction between the natural
environment, market forces and political entities in an ancient
Sicilian town and its surrounding micro-region over the time-span
of a thousand years. Focusing on the ancient polis of Kale Akte
(Caronia) and the surrounding Nebrodi area on the north coast of
Sicily, the book examines the city's archaeology and history from a
broad geographical and cultural viewpoint, suggesting that Kale
Akte may have had a greater economic importance for Sicily and the
wider Mediterranean world than its size and lowly political status
would suggest. Also discussed is the gradual population shift away
from the hill-top down to a growing harbour settlement at Caronia
Marina, at the foot of the rock. The book is particularly important
for the comprehensive analysis of the 1999-2004 excavations at the
latter, with fresh interpretations of the function of the buildings
excavated and their chronology, as well for reviewing the present
state of our knowledge about Kale Acte/Calacte, and defining
research questions for the future. The archaeological material at
the heart of this study comes from excavations at the site
conducted by the author. It is one of the few detailed publications
from Sicily of Hellenistic and Roman amphora material. The
conclusions about changing trends of commercial production and
exchange will be of interest to those working on ceramic material
elsewhere in Sicily and indeed further afield. The study also
offers a fresh perspective of the economic history of ancient
Sicily. The origins of Kale Akte and its alleged foundation by the
exiled Sikel leader, Ducetius, in the fifth century BC, are also
discussed in the light of the latest archaeological discoveries. An
Italian summary of each chapter is also included.
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