First contacts between Levantine sailors and the native peoples of Sicilydo not begin with the arrival of the Phoenicians on the island. Although there is more evidence during the Iron Age, new archaeological data from Motya outline a differentand more complex scenario: Levantine seamen, in fact, have sailed to the central Mediterranean since at least the 2nd millennium BC. Some Levantine imported ceramic finds from Motya dated between the 17th and the 7th century BC are presented in the following pages.
Levantine imports at Motya / Cappella, Federico. - In: VICINO ORIENTE. - ISSN 2724-587X. - 28:(2024), pp. 231-248. [10.53131/vo2724-587x2024_17]
Levantine imports at Motya
Cappella, Federico
2024
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First contacts between Levantine sailors and the native peoples of Sicilydo not begin with the arrival of the Phoenicians on the island. Although there is more evidence during the Iron Age, new archaeological data from Motya outline a differentand more complex scenario: Levantine seamen, in fact, have sailed to the central Mediterranean since at least the 2nd millennium BC. Some Levantine imported ceramic finds from Motya dated between the 17th and the 7th century BC are presented in the following pages.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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