THE STUDY OF ANCIENT TERRITORIES CHERSONESOS & SOUTH ITALY REPORT FOR 2006 – 2007 INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at AUstIN In Memorium Dr. Henry Liss Bert Michelsen Friends and supporters Front Cover: Abondoned farmhouse (Masseria Castellano) near Cozzo Parlante; Montescaglioso in the background, upper right. Photo: Cesare D'Annibale Copyright © 2008 Institute of Classical Archaeology, The University of Texas at Austin www.utexas.edu/research/ica ISBN 0-9748334-4-4 THE STUDY OF ANCIENT TERRITORIES CHERSONESOS & SOUTH ITALY 2006 – 2007 ANNUAL REPORT INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at AUstIN Copyright © 2008 Institute of Classical Archaeology i The director and staff of The Institute of Classical Archaeology gratefully acknowledge the extraordinary support for operations and projects provided by The Packard Humanities Institute For additional support, special thanks to: Non-profit Organizations The Brown Foundation The Samuel H. Kress. Foundation Dumbarton Oaks The Liss Foundation The James R. Dougherty, Jr. The Trust for Mutual Understanding Foundation Governmental Institutions Embassy of Ukraine in the United States Ministero dei Beni Culturali ed Ambientali Embassy of the United States in Ukraine Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto The National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos Regione Basilicata The National Scientific Research Restoration Sevastopol City Administration Center of Ukraine Soprintendenza Archeologica della Basilicata, Italy Soprintendenza Archeologica della Calabria Educational Institutions The University of Texas at Austin Institute of Archaeology, Ukrainian National College of Liberal Arts Academy of Sciences Department of Classics National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv Center for Russian, East European, and Taurian National University, Simferopol Eurasian Studies (CREEES) The University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy School of Information Humanities Research Center (HRC) School of Architecture Kilgarlin Center for the Preservation of the Cultural Record Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services Individuals Daniel & Nancy Balz Mary Malone Jane Bedichek Vera Massaro L. Dayton Blanchard Bert Michelsen Mary Leaphart Carter Kathleen Monahan Dr. William L. Carter Mr. & Mrs. John O’Connor Judy Coker Dr. Maconda Brown O’Connor Sandra Heinrichs Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Johnson Dr. David & Mrs. Jeanne Renison Warren Larson Elizabeth H. Tracey Dr. & Mrs. Henry Liss Mr. & Mrs. Ben F. Vaughan III Nancy C. York ii Contents 1. 2006–2007 in Review ......................................................................................................1 Joseph Coleman Carter, Director, Institute of Classical Archaeology 2. A Note from the Assistant Director .......................................................................5 Adam Rabinowitz, Assistant Director, Institute of Classical Archaeology 3. Chersonesos 2006–2007 .................................................................................................7 Adam Rabinowitz The Polychrome Grave Monuments ...............................................................................20 Richard Posamentir 4. Metaponto and Croton Pottery Studies in Metaponto .........................................................................................21 Keith Swift Figured Pottery from the Metaponto Survey ..................................................................26 Francesca Silvestrelli The Farmhouses ..............................................................................................................27 E. Vittoria, E. Lanza, D. Rizzello, A. Cavallo, O. T. Calvaruso Black Gloss Pottery .........................................................................................................30 Elisa Lanza, Eloisa Vittoria Unguentaria ....................................................................................................................32 Donatella Rizzello Grey Ware ....................................................................................................................35 Eloisa Vittoria Table Ware ....................................................................................................................36 Anna Cavallo Transport Amphora ........................................................................................................38 O. T. Calvaruso Cookware and Metal Objects from Fattoria San Biagio .................................................39 E. Lapadula, A. Di Tursi, M. F. Blotti, L. Trivigno Greek and Indigenous Pottery from Incoronata ..............................................................42 L. Cossalter, C. De Faveri, S. Savelli Decorated Fine Wares from Pantanello ..........................................................................44 Nayla K. Muntasser Terracotta Figurines ........................................................................................................45 Rebecca Ammerman Loomweights from Pantanello ........................................................................................46 Lin Foxhall Coins ..............................................................................................................................48 Anna Rita Parente Biological Anthropology in Metaponto ..........................................................................49 Renata Henneberg Continues next page 3 iii Contents Interpretation of Animal Bones from the Chora of Metaponto ......................................50 Erika Gál Publication of the Neolithic Site at Capo Alfiere, Croton ...............................................52 John Robb Prehistoric Agriculture on the Ionian Coast of Calabria .................................................54 Lorenzo Costantini, Loredana Costantini Biasini Field Surveys in Metaponto and Crotone .......................................................................56 Joseph Carter, Albert Prieto, Cesare D'Annibale 5. Exploration and Excavation of Two Deepwater Wrecks in the Black Sea .....75 Dan Davis 4. Personnel & Publications ..........................................................................................85 The Institute of Classical Archaeology Mission The Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICA) is an Organized Research Unit of The University of Texas at Austin. In order to study, document, and preserve sites, monu- ments, and artifacts of past cultures for present and future generations, we conduct archaeological fieldwork and training in ancient Greek rural territories on the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. We engage in interdisciplinary research and publication and provide technical assistance and expertise for cultural heritage management. Research Focus ICA’s research focuses primarily on the chorai, or agricultural territories, that surrounded and supported ancient Greek colonial cities. Our two primary sites of research are the chora of Metaponto on the southern coast of Italy and the chora of Chersonesos on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Crimea, Ukraine. Both settings offer remark- ably well-preserved ancient rural landscapes, once densely occupied by farmers and still containing abundant evidence of their homes, burial grounds, and places of worship. Because their locations were strategically important, they also contain archaeological remains from the Roman through Byzantine eras. Through its research, ICA seeks to contribute a fuller understanding of the settlement, economy, and culture of this previously neglected rural dimension of early western civilization. Metaponto and Chersonesos provide a unique chance to compare rural chorai at opposite ends of the colonial Greek world, as well as the opportunity to train students, foster exchange, and promote international collaboration and good will. Adjunct organizations The Center for the Study of Ancient Territories (U.S.A.), Pidtrymka Chersonesu (Ukraine), and the Centro di Agroarcheologia Pantanello (Italy) are nonprofit organiza- tions founded to support the mission and goals of ICA. Their special focus is expand- ing international cooperation for ICA’s projects and ensuring cultural awareness and compliance with local laws. www.utexas.edu/research/ica iv 2006–2007 in Review Joseph Coleman Carter Director, Institute of Classical Archaeology Two years have passed since the last annual report needed to prepare these studies for publication. The of The Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICA). results of ICA’s research from 1974 to the present We now present a double issue, covering the ac- will ultimately appear in four projected series: The tivities of ICA during 2006 and 2007. Our regular Chora of Metaponto, The Chora of Croton, The readers may have wondered why the pause. The rare Chora of Chersonesos, and Chersonesan Studies. omissions of annual reports in previous years have usually been the result of the pressures of excavation Readers of this report and supporters of our projects and research outpacing the time available. That has will soon see the results of the most advanced of the certainly been so for the past two years. There is also scheduled publications. These will include a volume a more specific reason for the increased intensity of on the excavation of the important Neolithic site of work in the past two years. Beginning in 2006, a Capo Alfiere (1987–1991); one on the study of the major shift has been taking place in the direction of fauna of the chora of Metaponto by a great pioneer our projects, from the production of new results that archaeozoologist,