The Authors present some in-depth observations on the results of the multidisciplinary studies carried out, starting from the extensive documentation of the research conducted by Franco Mezzena in the years 1970-1990, on the megalithic area of Saint-Martin-de- Corléans. The studies are part of a project coordinated by the Aosta Superintendency and by a Scientific Committee in charge, between 2008 and 2018, of monitoring the valorisation of site and of editing a scientific publication. The synthetic framework of the historical reconstruction proposed for the megalithic area confirms and highlights how Saint-Martinde- Corléans is a key site for the understanding of the structural actions and the lifetime of a Neolithic cult and ceremonial site that over time was transformed into a funerary area. Here we confirm the assessment of the chronological sequence and the succession of actions that took place in the megalithic area starting from the ploughing action, identified as the first intervention which took place in the middle/end of the 5th mill. B.C.. The paper integrates the results presented in the recently published book. The studies on funerary rituals allows the site to be integrated into a wider context in the regions north and south of the Alps. Recent developments in research on circum-Alpine megalithism confirm the leading position of the site of Aosta, by the richness of its documentation and its potential to provide information

Gli AA presentano alcune osservazioni di approfondimento sui risultati degli studi pluridisciplinari svolti, a partire dall’ampia documentazione delle ricerche condotte da Franco Mezzena negli anni 1970-1990 sull’area megalitica di Saint-Martin-de-Corléans. Gli studi rientrano in un progetto, coordinato dalla Soprintendenza di Aosta e da un Comitato scientifico incaricato tra il 2008 e il 2018 di seguire la valorizzazione del sito e curarne una edizione scientifica. Il quadro riassuntivo di ricostruzione storica conferma ed evidenzia come Saint-Martinde- Corléans sia un sito-chiave per la comprensione delle azioni di strutturazione e vita di un luogo di culto e cerimoniale neolitico che nel tempo viene trasformato in area funeraria. La verifica qui esposta sulla sequenza cronologica e le successioni delle azioni succedutisi nell’area megalitica a partire dall’aratura, primo intervento nella metà/fine del 5 mill. A.C., confermano e completano quanto illustrato nel volume recentemente edito. Gli approfondimenti sui rituali funerari propongono un primo inquadramento nel contesto delle aree che si sviluppano a Nord e Sud delle Alpi. L’area megalitica di Aosta per la ricchezza di documentazione e il potenziale informativo assume una maggiore importanza anche alla luce delle recenti ricerche sviluppatesi intorno all’arco alpino.

Curdy, P., Ferroni, A.M., Pizziolo, G., Poggiani Keller, R., Sarti, L., Quarta, G., et al. (2021). Saint-Martin-de-Corléans (Aosta): new remarks on the megalithic area (Neolithic- Bronze age), Appendix: radiocarbon dating analyses of the post and stele alignments phase. RASSEGNA DI ARCHEOLOGIA, 29, 173-227.

Saint-Martin-de-Corléans (Aosta): new remarks on the megalithic area (Neolithic- Bronze age), Appendix: radiocarbon dating analyses of the post and stele alignments phase

Ferroni, Angela Maria;Pizziolo Giovanna;Sarti, Lucia;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The Authors present some in-depth observations on the results of the multidisciplinary studies carried out, starting from the extensive documentation of the research conducted by Franco Mezzena in the years 1970-1990, on the megalithic area of Saint-Martin-de- Corléans. The studies are part of a project coordinated by the Aosta Superintendency and by a Scientific Committee in charge, between 2008 and 2018, of monitoring the valorisation of site and of editing a scientific publication. The synthetic framework of the historical reconstruction proposed for the megalithic area confirms and highlights how Saint-Martinde- Corléans is a key site for the understanding of the structural actions and the lifetime of a Neolithic cult and ceremonial site that over time was transformed into a funerary area. Here we confirm the assessment of the chronological sequence and the succession of actions that took place in the megalithic area starting from the ploughing action, identified as the first intervention which took place in the middle/end of the 5th mill. B.C.. The paper integrates the results presented in the recently published book. The studies on funerary rituals allows the site to be integrated into a wider context in the regions north and south of the Alps. Recent developments in research on circum-Alpine megalithism confirm the leading position of the site of Aosta, by the richness of its documentation and its potential to provide information
2021
Curdy, P., Ferroni, A.M., Pizziolo, G., Poggiani Keller, R., Sarti, L., Quarta, G., et al. (2021). Saint-Martin-de-Corléans (Aosta): new remarks on the megalithic area (Neolithic- Bronze age), Appendix: radiocarbon dating analyses of the post and stele alignments phase. RASSEGNA DI ARCHEOLOGIA, 29, 173-227.
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