Archaeological excavations conducted at the Phoenician and Punic necropolis of Nora have revealed a batch of archaic tombs, dated between the first quarter of the 7th and the first quarter of the 6th century BCE. These tombs are characterised by the exclusive adoption of the secondary cremation ritual. Through the comprehensive analysis of human remains and archaeological evidence, a better understanding of the mortuary practices during the Phoenician presence on the island has been achieved. While highlighting the importance of an interdisciplinary and multi-evidence approach, the paper aims is to reconstruct the main phases of the Phoenician cremation ritual at Nora, encompassing the process of burning corpses on the pyre to the subsequent collection and re-location of the cremated remains for their final deposition.
L’incinerazione secondaria nella necropoli fenicia di Nora (CA, Sardegna). Note preliminari
MAZZARIOL A.
;GIGANTE M.
2024
Abstract
Archaeological excavations conducted at the Phoenician and Punic necropolis of Nora have revealed a batch of archaic tombs, dated between the first quarter of the 7th and the first quarter of the 6th century BCE. These tombs are characterised by the exclusive adoption of the secondary cremation ritual. Through the comprehensive analysis of human remains and archaeological evidence, a better understanding of the mortuary practices during the Phoenician presence on the island has been achieved. While highlighting the importance of an interdisciplinary and multi-evidence approach, the paper aims is to reconstruct the main phases of the Phoenician cremation ritual at Nora, encompassing the process of burning corpses on the pyre to the subsequent collection and re-location of the cremated remains for their final deposition.
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