Trinitapoli Hypogea

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The hypogea of ​​Trinitapoli is located in the town of Trinitapoli in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani , Apulia region in Italy . The hypogea carved into the limestone date from the 2nd millennium BC. And are called ( Italian Ipogeo dei Bronzi - German "Hypogeum of the bronze" and Italian Ipogeo degli Avori - German "Hypogeum of the ivory" ). It was named after the ivory figures of a boar and bull found there, which were made in the eastern Mediterranean. The later excavated "Ipogeo degli Avori" is also known under the name "Ipogeo di Madonna di Loreto".    

Research history

In each of the hypogea, excavations between 1987 and 2000 discovered around 200 skeletons of adults and children of both sexes, in crouching positions with numerous grave goods.

description

Both hypogea are similar in structure, which seems to come from a uniform construction plan, which is also found in other southern Italian hypogea such as Ipogei Terra di Corte in San Ferdinando di Puglia . Differences can be found in the dimensions and in various details that can be traced back to the surrounding terrain and cultural changes during the long construction period. The access is formed by a dromos carved into the rock , a narrow ramp open at the top, the length of which corresponds to the dimensions of the main room and the possibilities of the building site. At the Ipogeo degli Avori, this entrance had been carefully sealed with cemented stones after there was no more space for further burials. This ramp-like entrance is followed by an underground corridor known as the stomion , the vault of which ends in a small, pointed dome. The main room has a round opening in the middle of the vault, presumably for ventilation and smoke extraction. The construction is similar to that of the hypogea of ​​the Aegean cultural area.

The tomb of the "Signora delle Ambre", which was buried with rich amber jewelry, is particularly impressive . Their numerous grave goods are intended to illustrate their high-ranking position. The amber comes partly from the Baltic States , partly it is of another origin that has not yet been clarified. Another skeleton find is the "giant of Trinitapoli". These are the remains of a man who lived about three thousand years ago and was 1.85 cm tall. The majority of burials is not so old and comes from burials from the Bronze Age.

Lost property

The finds are exhibited in the Museo Civico di Via Marconi. The tombs themselves are located in an archeology park , the " Parco archeologico degli Ipogei Trinitapoli " in the Ofanto Valley.

literature

  • Anna Maria Tunzi Sisto: Ipogei della Daunia. Preistoria di un territori. 1999, ISBN 88-8431-017-2
  • PAJ Attema, Albert Nijboer, Andrea Zahlero: Papers in Italian Archeology VI: Communities and Settlements from the Neolithic to the Early Medieval Period. Archaeopress, Oxford, 2005, p. 129 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andrea Vianello: Late Bronze Age Mycenaean and Italic Products in the West Mediterranean: A Social and Economic Analysis. British Archaeological Reports, 22, 2005, page 89 ISBN 1-84171-875-0
  2. ↑ Kirsten I. Bos: Trinitapoli: A preliminary evaluation of the human skeletal material recovered from a Middle Bronze Age burial site in Southern Italy. McMaster University, 2005
  3. ↑ The Metals Age ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Itinerari musivi della Daunia @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.itinerarimusividaunia.beniculturali.it
  4. ↑ Gli ipogei di Trinitapoli più recenti di almeno due secoli. ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. L'Attaco of October 31, 2009, page 3  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / content.yudu.com
  5. ^ Marco Bettelli: Italia meridionale e mondo miceneo. All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze 2002
  6. ↑ Barbara Horejs, Reinhard Jung, Elke Kaiser, and Biba Terzan: The Bronze Age Interpretation Room: Dedicated to Bernhard Hänsel by his students. Habelt, 2005, page 54 ISBN 3-77493-378-2

Coordinates: 41 ° 21 ′ 33 "  N , 16 ° 4 ′ 52"  E