Excavations conducted at Morgantina by Princeton University and
the University of Illinois have revealed substantial Iron Age
remains beneath the Greek town on the Cittadella hilltop. In this
volume Robert Leighton presents a full study of this extensive
protohistoric settlement in Sicily. The broad scope of evidence,
particularly the survival of long houses and tombs with much of
their structures and contents preserved, permits an unusually
thorough examination of indigenous cultural traditions prior to the
foundation of the Greek town in the Archaic period. An illustrated
catalogue of the finds presents more than 700 artifacts from the
site, most of which are previously unpublished.
The author discusses all the excavated protohistoric areas in
detail, and presents a full range of maps, plans, excavation
photographs, reconstruction drawings, and radiocarbon dates. The
diverse body of finds includes a wide variety of pottery forms as
well as tools and ornaments of both metal and stone that document
local crafts, metallurgy, and numerous aspects of daily life. In
studying these objects, Leighton draws on parallels with material
from the Italian peninsula and considers the evidence of the
historical sources, revealing links between Sicily and Italy in the
protohistoric period.
Originally published in 1993.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
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