Fusion moulds from fondo Paviani (Verona) – Padova University eXcavations. Petrographic and typological features - Within the research project that the Padua University team carried out between 2007 and 2012 in the embanked site of Fondo Paviani, eight new fragments of stone fusion moulds were found; one was intact, the others fragmentary. Six moulds were found during surveys and can therefore be dated to the whole life span of the site, that is between MBA3/RBA1 and FBA1-2; the two moulds found during stratigraphical excavations have a more precise chronology: one is dated to RBA2, and the other to RBA2/FBA1-2. Thin section petrographic analyses have been carried out on all the moulds, in order to understand the supply areas of the raw materials. The results showed that not only local carbonate rocks, but also talc schist rocks from the central-western Alps were employed, specifically from Valchiavenna, and the Ticino and Toce rivers valleys . These findings suggest that, from an advanced phase of RBA, Fondo Paviani entertained exchange relationships with north-western Italian cultures, for the supply of specific rocks used for moulds.
Le forme di fusione di Fondo Paviani (Verona) – Scavi Università di Padova 2007-2012. Caratterizzazione tipologica e petrografica
Mazzoli Claudio
2015
Abstract
Fusion moulds from fondo Paviani (Verona) – Padova University eXcavations. Petrographic and typological features - Within the research project that the Padua University team carried out between 2007 and 2012 in the embanked site of Fondo Paviani, eight new fragments of stone fusion moulds were found; one was intact, the others fragmentary. Six moulds were found during surveys and can therefore be dated to the whole life span of the site, that is between MBA3/RBA1 and FBA1-2; the two moulds found during stratigraphical excavations have a more precise chronology: one is dated to RBA2, and the other to RBA2/FBA1-2. Thin section petrographic analyses have been carried out on all the moulds, in order to understand the supply areas of the raw materials. The results showed that not only local carbonate rocks, but also talc schist rocks from the central-western Alps were employed, specifically from Valchiavenna, and the Ticino and Toce rivers valleys . These findings suggest that, from an advanced phase of RBA, Fondo Paviani entertained exchange relationships with north-western Italian cultures, for the supply of specific rocks used for moulds.
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