Passo di Corvo
Passo di Corvo ( German "Krähenpass" ), in the Tavoliere Ebene ( Italian Tavoliere delle Puglie ) north of Foggia in Apulia , in Italy is one of the largest and oldest circular moat-like structures in Europe with about 40 hectares . About 200 of these C-shaped trench structures on the tributaries of the Triolo, which were similarly discovered in Calabria and Sicily , were noticed in aerial photographs evaluated in 1946 that were made during the Second World War . Along with Amendola, Coppa Nevigata and Posta d'Innanzi, Passo di Corvo was one of the four major centers.
The excavations under the direction of Santo Tiné produced structures such as wooden buildings with a partitioned apse , with profane (fishhooks, axes and vases) and sacred objects (female torsos ), which were built between the 6th and 4th millennium BC. Were used.
In 1983 an approximately 6.5 cm high, finely crafted, Balkan - style terracotta torso was found. Under the breasts the female statuette shows a so-called Cassiopeia mark ( zigzag pattern ) and two double ax-like symbols. Between 5700 and 5300 BC Statuette created in the 3rd century BC, in a hieratic posture, with half-closed eyes, is, according to S. Tiné, in a changed state of consciousness (ecstasy). One of the nostrils shows traces of a red pigment supposed to represent blood.
In addition to 16 burials and a number of wells , platforms, stores and fences , a drainage system has also been identified. The knowledge gained led to reconstructions of houses on a 1: 1 scale, which reflect the activities of the residents between 6300 and 5600 years.
literature
- Santo Tiné: Capitanata Passo di Corvo civiltà neolitica Tavoliere 1983