Sulle mura di Mozia. Stratigrafa e cronologia alla luce dei nuovi scavi della Sapienza (2014-2019)

On the walls of Motya. Stratigraphy and Chronology in light of renewed Sapienza excavations (2014-2019) · During the last six seasons (2014-2019) of archaeological excavations at Motya, the Expedition by Sapienza University of Rome resumed the exploration and study of the fortifications system of the ancient Phoenician city in Western Sicily. This reappraisal allowed to distinguish the different city-walls, their spatial organization and constructional sequence. Moreover, a series of probes provided new data for a more precise dating of each phase of fortifications. Architecture, statigraphy, chronology and finds from the city-walls of one of the most flourishing harbor-cities of central Mediterranean are thoroughly illustrated, with two additional notes by Federica Spagnoli, on the noticeable ceramic finds, and Alessandro Campus of the inscribed stela found underneath Tower 6