Papers by Chiara Mottolese
Mediterranea XVIII, 2021 - Leggere il Passato, costruire il Futuro. Gli Etruschi e gli altri popoli del Mediterraneo. Scritti in onore di Gilda Bartoloni, 2022
Aristonothos, Rivista di studi sul Mediterraneo antico. Fascicolo 16, 2020
The amphora decorated with a double spiral is currently considered a reliable indicator of the or... more The amphora decorated with a double spiral is currently considered a reliable indicator of the orientalising culture in Etruria, Latium, and in the Faliscan area. A good number of amphoras, within a vast repertory of funerary equipment, bear sigla. This contribution offers a catalogue of all specimens and a study of all their sigla, according to the International Etruscan Sigla Project (IESP). It analyses their layout and associations of recurring motifs.
Lo strano caso di Francesco Mancinelli Scotti, Documenti e approfondimenti dal workshop internazionale "The strange case of Francesco Mancinelli Scotti, Merchant of Antiquities and Terracottas from Excavation", (M.C. Biella, J. Tabolli eds.), Fondazione Luigi Rovati, Monza, 2021
Scavi e reperti dalla città e dal territorio Un'iscrizione in lingua etrusca e una fossa rituale ... more Scavi e reperti dalla città e dal territorio Un'iscrizione in lingua etrusca e una fossa rituale con i resti di un grande banchetto, un forte tardo-repubblicano e un vivaio per l'allevamento di pesci e molluschi La Fig. 7 in Megale è concessa "su autorizzazione dell'Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo per la Documentazione-MiBACT e della British School at Rome". È vietata ogni ulteriore riproduzione e/o duplicazione con qualsiasi mezzo (Fondo MAPRW [RAF], Foglio 119, strisciata 2151, fotogramma 5001, del 14-5-1944).
An important discovery is presented in this paper, found during the excavations at Piazza
d’Armi,... more An important discovery is presented in this paper, found during the excavations at Piazza
d’Armi, Veii carried out by the Etruscology and Italic Archaeology teaching board (Rome
University “La Sapienza”). In Area VII, one of the excavation areas on the plateau, a remarkable
dump of ceramic material and architectural terracottas has been found. On the
evidence of the Etrusco-Corinthian pottery, the bucchero ware and some sherds of Attic black
figured pottery we can date the context around the second quarter of 6th century BC. Among
the architectural terracottas, some fragments are attributable to two figures: a dog (with an
appreciable part of its head and body preserved) and a standing man, with only a few parts
of his body and drapery preserved.
We hypothesize attribution of these fragments to an acroterial group, originally located on the
roof of a building interpreted as a high status residence.
Una documentazione disorganica e le conseguenti difficoltà a ricomporre un quadro archeologico co... more Una documentazione disorganica e le conseguenti difficoltà a ricomporre un quadro archeologico coerente sono alla base della tendenza, ancor’oggi piuttosto diffusa, a trattare in maniera complessiva tutta la prima età del Ferro corsa (VIII/VII-prima metà VI secolo a.C.), inserendo materiali e contesti di cronologia molto diversa in valutazioni generali che, fermo restando l’evidente rischio di astoricità, non consentono d’altra parte di comprendere l’evoluzione della civiltà insulare nel periodo in questione. Solo in tempi relativamente recenti, alcuni studi sulle produzioni ceramiche ed un programma di indagini sul campo condotte da diversi studiosi sembrano testimoniare un rinnovato interesse per l’età del Ferro insulare ed un approccio finalmente sistematico al suo studio. In un tale quadro, si inserisce così l’associazione di un’équipe della cattedra di Etruscologia e Antichità Italiche dell’Università di Roma “La Sapienza” (Prof.ssa G. Bartoloni) al progetto di ricerca sul sito di Cuciurpula, Serra-di-Scopamena/Sorbollano, nella regione dell’Alta Rocca (Corse-du-Sud), dove è attiva dal 2008 una missione interdisciplinare, il cui programma di ricerca è integrato nei corsi di formazione dell’Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence. Alla presentazione dei risultati delle campagne 2008-2011, è però opportuno far precedere una breve introduzione sulle principali problematiche dell’età del Ferro in Corsica, che consenta di inquadrare i dati e le valutazioni desunti dalle indagini a Cuciurpula nel panorama generale del periodo.
Veio, Piazza d'arMi: la foSSa del cane 75 Negli strati di obliterazione della fossa US -7022 è st... more Veio, Piazza d'arMi: la foSSa del cane 75 Negli strati di obliterazione della fossa US -7022 è stato rinvenuto un numero cospicuo di frammenti di impasto rosso-bruno, tra i quali è possibile riconoscere trentacinque esemplari relativi a forme chiuse e nove ascrivibili a forme aperte. Tutti gli elementi esaminati presentano le caratteristiche tecniche proprie di forme funzionali alla cottura dei cibi, identificabili nella pasta grossolana, ricca di inclusi e frequentemente caratterizzata da una variabilità cromatica dal rosso al bruno dovuta al contatto con il fuoco, all'interno di un repertorio vascolare limitato a poche forme da cucina e da mensa.
Excavations reports by Chiara Mottolese
Edited books by Chiara Mottolese
For many scholars who are interested in the late Nineteenth – early Twentieth century excavations... more For many scholars who are interested in the late Nineteenth – early Twentieth century excavations in South Etruria, Tuscany, Ager Faliscus and Latium Vetus, Francesco Mancinelli Scotti is a well-known key figure of those years. This excavator was often working outside the legal boundaries of archaeology and was therefore named “the wrecker of all Etruria”. Despite this negative judgment, the interest of this ‘archaeologist’ lies in his hectic activity on the field, which resulted in fundamental discoveries of pre-Roman Italy as well as in the creation of important collections in museums in Italy and abroad. Although the importance of his excavations has been often stressed in literature, we were still missing a modern comprehensive and critical analysis of his discoveries and of his biography.
The volume has a twofold aim. On the one hand it wants to show who Francesco Mancinelli Scotti was and what the outcome of his research was; on the other hand it would like to foster a renewed reflection on the Cultural Heritage protection.
Books by Chiara Mottolese
Giorgio Bretschneider. Biblioteca di Studi Etruschi ed Italici, 2020
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d’Armi, Veii carried out by the Etruscology and Italic Archaeology teaching board (Rome
University “La Sapienza”). In Area VII, one of the excavation areas on the plateau, a remarkable
dump of ceramic material and architectural terracottas has been found. On the
evidence of the Etrusco-Corinthian pottery, the bucchero ware and some sherds of Attic black
figured pottery we can date the context around the second quarter of 6th century BC. Among
the architectural terracottas, some fragments are attributable to two figures: a dog (with an
appreciable part of its head and body preserved) and a standing man, with only a few parts
of his body and drapery preserved.
We hypothesize attribution of these fragments to an acroterial group, originally located on the
roof of a building interpreted as a high status residence.
Excavations reports by Chiara Mottolese
Edited books by Chiara Mottolese
The volume has a twofold aim. On the one hand it wants to show who Francesco Mancinelli Scotti was and what the outcome of his research was; on the other hand it would like to foster a renewed reflection on the Cultural Heritage protection.
Books by Chiara Mottolese
Conference Presentations by Chiara Mottolese
d’Armi, Veii carried out by the Etruscology and Italic Archaeology teaching board (Rome
University “La Sapienza”). In Area VII, one of the excavation areas on the plateau, a remarkable
dump of ceramic material and architectural terracottas has been found. On the
evidence of the Etrusco-Corinthian pottery, the bucchero ware and some sherds of Attic black
figured pottery we can date the context around the second quarter of 6th century BC. Among
the architectural terracottas, some fragments are attributable to two figures: a dog (with an
appreciable part of its head and body preserved) and a standing man, with only a few parts
of his body and drapery preserved.
We hypothesize attribution of these fragments to an acroterial group, originally located on the
roof of a building interpreted as a high status residence.
The volume has a twofold aim. On the one hand it wants to show who Francesco Mancinelli Scotti was and what the outcome of his research was; on the other hand it would like to foster a renewed reflection on the Cultural Heritage protection.