Liquid offerings, solid structures
This paper discusses the structures and the function of the Libation Area in the recently discovered TFR-Sanctuary. The first to third sections introduce and present the structural layout of the Libation Area by discussing each building phase, starting with the earliest so-far excavated structures d...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mefra, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Mélanges de l’École française de Rome - Antiquité
2024
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This paper discusses the structures and the function of the Libation Area in the recently discovered TFR-Sanctuary. The first to third sections introduce and present the structural layout of the Libation Area by discussing each building phase, starting with the earliest so-far excavated structures dated to the 3rd and 2nd century BC and closing with the abandonment of the sanctuary in the Hadrianic period, resulting in more than three centuries of ritual continuity. The fourth section focuses on multiple pottery assemblages which were deposited during the burial of the Republican stone structures of the Libation Area. Subsequently, these structures are compared to several examples of libation altars in other sanctuaries. Finally, the conclusion provides an attempt at reconstructing the functionality of the Libation Area. |
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