The Archaeological Excavations in the Castel Corno Caves (Isera, Trento, Italy)

Burial Places and Settlement of a Small Alpine Community between the 25th and 17th Centuries BC

By (author) Maurizio Battisti By (author) Umberto Tecchiati

Book cover: The Archaeological Excavations in the Castel Corno Caves (Isera, Trento, Italy)

Extent: 154 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: European Prehistory, Italian Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(October 2022)

ISBN: 9781803271934

8.07 x 11.46 inches

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This book presents the results of two different excavation campaigns in a prehistoric archaeological site in a deep cave in Trentino Alto Adige (Castel Corno, Isera, Trento, Italy). The excavations uncovered a number of Early Bronze Age tombs deep in the cave and, outside, the remains of a settlement.

The Archaeological Excavations in the Castel Corno Caves presents the results of two different excavation campaigns in a prehistoric archaeological site in a deep cave in Trentino Alto Adige (Castel Corno, Isera, Trento, Italy). The excavations uncovered a number of tombs deep in the cave and, outside, the remains of a settlement. The site is significant for the excellent preservation of the artefacts and of the animal and human bones, a result of the depth of the cave. Despite damage caused by grave robbers, a considerable quantity of data was recovered enabling the partial reconstruction of human activity in this area. In the tombs the remains of seven individuals were excavated. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the tombs can be dated between the end of the Copper Age and the beginning of the Early Bronze Age (25th-21st centuries BC), but the occupation of the site, for ritual and settlement purposes, continued at least until the end of the Early Bronze Age (18th-17th centuries BC).

List of Figures;

1: Historical and Geographical Introduction;

2: The Rovereto Civic Museum Excavations;

3: The Material Culture;

4: The Burial Places;

5: Paleoenvironmental and Economic Aspects;

6: General Discussion and Conclusions;

Catalogue of Finds;

Catalogue Entries;

Plates;

Appendix;

Bibliography

Maurizio Battisti is archaeologist at the Rovereto Civic Museum Foundation, where he coordinates the prehistoric sector of the archaeological department. He is a specialist in alpine archaeology, with particular reference to the Bronze Age in the Adige river valley, with several publications on the topic and ongoing projects in collaboration with the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage of the Autonomous Province of Trento, the Trento Science Museum (MUSE), and the universities of Trento, Milano, Verona and Padova.
Umberto Tecchiati is Associate Professor of Prehistory and Protohistory and Prehistoric Ecology at the State University of Milan. Previously he was a museum curator and an official of the Superintendency of the Province of Bolzano-Alto-Adige. He is a specialist in alpine archaeology and archaeozoology and directs the UniMi excavation campaigns at the prehistoric site of Colombare di Negrar di Valpolicella (VR).

By (author) Maurizio Battisti
By (author) Umberto Tecchiati

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