Contrada Cerasella (Partinico-PA). Indicatori produttivi di tipo greco in contesto indigeno

Abstract

This paper focuses on the ceramics from an industrial zone of the late archaic period (late 6th-early 5th century BC) linked to the exploitation of massive clay deposits located on the Eastern part of the Golfo di Castellammare (North-Western Sicily). The study of the finds suggests that the area was frequented and/or managed by native populations who produced shapes in the Greek tradition (flat tiles, louteria and lekanides). These observed data allow us to reflect on the exploitation dynamics of the territory by native people, but also on the relationship between the latter and the colonial Greek culture. After an initial review of the known indigenous sites in the area of the Golfo di Castellammare and in the Piana di Partinico, the archaeological and topographic data of the area are presented, in order to proceed with a general assessment of the in digenous presence and the relationship with Greek culture.