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Micromorphological Analysis of Activity Areas Sealed by Vesuvius' Avellino Eruption - The Early Bronze Age Village of Afragola in Southern Italy (Paperback)
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Micromorphological Analysis of Activity Areas Sealed by Vesuvius' Avellino Eruption - The Early Bronze Age Village of Afragola in Southern Italy (Paperback)
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The remarkable preservation of the Early Bronze Age village of
Afragola on the Campania Plain of Southern Italy is unmatched in
Europe. The site was buried under nearly a meter of volcanic ash
deposited by the Avellino eruption of Vesuvius ca. 3945+10 cal. BP.
The site boasts a large number of well-preserved structures, built
features and organic materials and thus provides a laboratory-type
setting in which to investigate variability in artifact
distribution and activity areas across a single village. This
research utilizes micromorphological analysis of thin sections of
undisturbed sediment collected at the site to understand how people
used living spaces, organized daily activities and, when possible,
to connect village life to broad issues related to the emergence of
social complexity on the Campanian Plain. In particular,
micromorphology is used to identify the type and range of human
activities, the function of features and buildings, and the
intensity of site occupation. The micromorphological analysis at
Afragola provides a unique example of a briefly occupied
agricultural village with what appears to be minimally stratified
social organization during the Early Bronze Age of southern Italy.
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