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This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of the Late Roman farmhouse at San Biagio. Located near the site of an earlier Greek sanctuary, this modest but well-appointed structure was an unexpected find from a period generally marked by large landholdings and monumental villas. Description of earlier periods of occupation (Neolithic and Greek) is followed by a detailed discussion of the farmhouse itself and its historical and socioeconomic context. The catalogs and analyses of finds include impressive deposits of coins from the late third and early fourth centuries AD. Use of virtual reality CAD software has yielded a deeper understanding of the architectural structure and its reconstruction. A remarkable feature is the small bath complex, with its examples of window glass. This study reveals the existence of a small but viable rural social and economic entity and alternative to the traditional image of crisis and decline during the Late Imperial period.

Farmhouses --- Agricultural colonies --- Greeks --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Metaponto Region (Italy) --- Rural conditions. --- Antiquities.

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"This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto is a study of the fourth-century BC farmhouse known as Fattoria Fabrizio, located in the heart of the surveyed chora in the Venella valley (at Ponte Fabrizio). This simple structure richly illustrates the life of fourth-century BC Metapontine farmers of modest means. Thorough interpretations of the farmhouse structure in its wider historical and socioeconomic contexts are accompanied by comprehensive analyses of the archaeological finds. Among them is detailed evidence for the family cult, a rare archaeological contribution to the study of Greek religion in Magna Grecia. The entire range of local Greek ceramics has been studied, along with a limited number of imports. Together they reveal networks within the chora and trade beyond it, involving indigenous peoples of southern Italy, mainland Greeks, and the wider Mediterranean world. Along with the studies of traditional archaeological finds, archaeobotanical analyses have illuminated the rural economy of the farmhouse and the environment of the adjacent chora. Abundant Archaic pottery also documents an important occupation, during the first great flowering of the chora in the sixth century BC. This study provides an ideal complement to the four volumes of The Chora of Metaponto 3: Archaeological Field Survey; Bradano to Basento and an eloquent example of hundreds of farmhouses of this date identified throughout the chora by their surface remains alone"--

Farmhouses --- Agricultural colonies --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Greeks --- Maisons rurales --- Colonies agricoles --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Grecs --- Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Metapontum (Ville ancienne) --- Metaponto Region (Italy) --- Rural life and customs. --- Antiquities.

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Historic sites --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Animal remains (Archaeology) --- Animal culture --- History. --- Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Pantanello Necropolis Site (Italy) --- Metaponto Region (Italy) --- Antiquities.

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Excavations (Archaeology) --- Greeks --- Agricultural colonies --- Farmhouses --- Pottery, Ancient --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Grecs --- Colonies agricoles --- Maisons rurales --- Céramique antique --- Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Metapontum (Ville ancienne) --- Agricultural colonies. --- Antiquities. --- Excavations (Archaeology). --- Farmhouses. --- Greeks. --- Kilns --- Kilns. --- Italy --- Metaponto Region (Italy) --- Metapontum (Extinct city). --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Céramique antique

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Tombs --- Greeks --- Metal-work --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Grave goods --- -Excavations (Archaeology) --- -Greeks --- -Metal-work --- -Grave goods --- -Burial goods --- Burial objects --- Grave objects --- Ceremonial objects --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Metalwork --- Decoration and ornament --- Manufacturing processes --- Metals --- Ethnology --- Mediterranean race --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Coloring --- Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Pantanello Necropolis Site (Italy) --- Metaponto Region (Italy) --- -Italy --- Metapontion (Extinct city) --- Metaponto (Extinct city) --- Metapontum (Ancient city) --- Italy --- Antiquities --- -Metapontum (Extinct city) --- -Antiquities --- -Ceremonial objects --- Burial goods --- Antiquities. --- Tombs - Italy - Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Greeks - Italy - Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Metal-work - Italy - Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Italy - Metapontum (Extinct city) --- Grave goods - Italy - Metapontum (Extinct city)