Papers by Rosana Pla Orquín
M. Castiglione, I. Oggiano (eds.), Giving Voice to Silence: Material and Immaterial Evidence of the Female World and Childhood from the Coroplastic Perspective (Proceedings of the Webinar, September 21-22, 2022), Roma, 2024
This paper provides an overview of Sardinian anthropomorphic figurines dating from the 7th to 5th... more This paper provides an overview of Sardinian anthropomorphic figurines dating from the 7th to 5th century BCE. It examines the development over time of trends and artistic styles in relation to the represen- tation of feminine figures. It also explores the connections between the Sardinian figurines and Eastern mo- dels during the earliest phases of their creation. The study aims to rekindle interest in these ancient artefacts and their significance for the Phoenician and Punic societies of Sardinia.
Vicino Oriente, 2024
The analysis of specific epigraphic evidence, distributed across a wide territory from Upper Meso... more The analysis of specific epigraphic evidence, distributed across a wide territory from Upper Mesopotamia (Nimrud) to the central Mediterranean (Carthage, Sardinia) and extending to Egypt (Saqqara, Daphnae), reveals the role played by certain women in broader contexts of social, economic, and political mobility characterizing the Levant and the area of Phoenician and Punic culture diffusion between the 9 th and 3 rd centuries BC. By integrating a critical examination of available data with methodological reflections underlying the research, the potential of a renewed multidisciplinary approach in studying Phoenician and Punic women becomes evident.
Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 2022
En este trabajo proponemos una reflexión acerca de la visibilidad de las mujeres en Cerdeña duran... more En este trabajo proponemos una reflexión acerca de la visibilidad de las mujeres en Cerdeña durante la Edad del Hierro, así como sobre los estereotipos consolidados que han condicionado las interpretaciones de las tumbas femeninas. La investigación sobre el paisaje funerario de las comunidades humanas de Cerdeña ha sido objeto de un gran impulso en los últimos dos decenios, gracias a la multiplicación de excavaciones en las necrópolis de los centros fenicios y púnicos más importantes, así como en los pocos, aunque significativos, contextos funerarios de tradición sardo-nurágica. Este avance del conocimiento está permitiendo explorar nuevos campos de estudio, que favorecen una lectura social de las necrópolis, incluso en términos de género.
L.I. Manfredi, A. Mezzolani Andreose, S. Festuccia (eds.), Tessuti sociali. Del filare e tessere nel mondo fenicio e punico (Mediterraneo Punico), Roma, CNR Edizioni, 2021
The paper deals with textile production during the Phoenician and Early Punic period in Sardinia.... more The paper deals with textile production during the Phoenician and Early Punic period in Sardinia. The linen remains recently found in the necropolis of Monte Sirai (Carbonia, Italy) and the analysis of textile tools from other Nuragic and Phoenician sites, allow us to reflect about traditions and innovations in the textile production in Sardinia, that continues to be one of the least known aspects of the societies that inhabited the island between the 9th and the 5th century BC.
Folia Phoenicia, 2021
Per uso strettamente personale dell'autore. È proibita la riproduzione e la pubblicazione in open... more Per uso strettamente personale dell'autore. È proibita la riproduzione e la pubblicazione in open access. For author's personal use only. Any copy or publication in open access is forbidden.
M. Guirguis, S. Muscuso e R. Pla Orquín (eds.), Cartagine, il Mediterraneo centro-occidentale e la Sardegna. Società, economia e cultura materiale tra Fenici e autoctoni. Studi in onore di Piero Bartoloni, vol. II, Sassari 2021., 2021
The aim of this paper is to conduct a reflection on the iconographies from a particular sector of... more The aim of this paper is to conduct a reflection on the iconographies from a particular sector of the Punic hypogea necropolis of Sulky. Some of the hypogea were related to influential members of the sulcitan community and their burials constitute one of the best aspects of power display. Some features of these individuals or family groups are manifested through ideological programs reflected in their funerary contexts, specially thought different architectural and artistic elements identified in the tombs. Both male and female’s anthropomorphic figures represented on sarcophagi and tombs appeared ritually dressed which is considered an outstanding expression of status representation and social class.
Z. Chérif, Corpus des objets de toilette de la femme à l’époque punique d’après le matériel déposé au Musée de Carthage, Sassari : SAIC Editore; ISBN 978-88-942506-4-0 (I Dossier de Le Monografie della SAIC, n. 1)., 2021
S. Celestino Pérez, E. Rodríguez González (eds.), Un viaje entre el Oriente y el Occidente del Mediterráneo. Actas del IX Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos, vol. IV, Merida , 2020
During Phoenician and Punic period Sulcis region is particularly rich in artworks in which the fi... more During Phoenician and Punic period Sulcis region is particularly rich in artworks in which the figurative patrimony of oriental derivation assumes peculiar and own characteristics. The large number of stelae from Sulky’s tofet and the more modest dossier from the sanctuary of Monte Sirai testify to a peculiar choice of symbols and representations, that change over time, which help to illustrate and shape the ritual actions that take place in tofet sanctuaries. New considerations on Sulcis stelae based on iconography allow new reading codes to be established and new chronological notes to be offered.
S. Celestino Pérez, E. Rodríguez González (eds.), Un viaje entre el Oriente y el Occidente del Mediterráneo. Actas del IX Congreso Internacional de Estudios Fenicios y Púnicos, vol. IV, Merida., 2020
In this paper we present the most recent bioarchaeometric analyses carried out in the necropolis ... more In this paper we present the most recent bioarchaeometric analyses carried out in the necropolis of Monte Sirai (Carbonia - Italy) with the aim of acquiring new data that will be configured as a “biological archive” of the individuals buried in the necropolis. After a series of analyses of ancient mtDNA, are being carried out radiometric 14C dating of several tombs (cremations, semicombustion and inhumations) traditionally dated between the first half of 6th century BC and the early 4th century BC.
S. Ribichini (eds.), Cartagine, regina del Mediterraneo, Archeo Monografie, 2019
Marcus-Posth-Ringbauer-Lai&al-GeneticHistoryofSardinia, 2020
The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current mo... more The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current model for Sardinia's genetic history describes the island as harboring a founder population that was established largely from the Neolithic peoples of southern Europe and remained isolated from later Bronze Age expansions on the mainland. To evaluate this model, we generate genome-wide ancient DNA data for 70 individuals from 21 Sardinian archaeological sites spanning the Middle Neolithic through the Medieval period. The earliest individuals show a strong affinity to western Mediterranean Neolithic populations, followed by an extended period of genetic continuity on the island through the Nuragic period (second millennium BCE). Beginning with individuals from Phoenician/Punic sites (first millennium BCE), we observe spatially-varying signals of admixture with sources principally from the eastern and northern Mediterranean. Overall, our analysis sheds light on the genetic history of Sardinia, revealing how relationships to mainland populations shifted over time.
Nature Communications, 2020
The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current mo... more The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current model for Sardinia's genetic history describes the island as harboring a founder population that was established largely from the Neolithic peoples of southern Europe and remained isolated from later Bronze Age expansions on the mainland. To evaluate this model, we generate genome-wide ancient DNA data for 70 individuals from 21 Sardinian archaeological sites spanning the Middle Neolithic through the Medieval period. The earliest individuals show a strong affinity to western Mediterranean Neolithic populations, followed by an extended period of genetic continuity on the island through the Nuragic period (second millennium BCE). Beginning with individuals from Phoenician/Punic sites (first millennium BCE), we observe spatially-varying signals of admixture with sources principally from the eastern and northern Mediterranean. Overall, our analysis sheds light on the genetic history of Sardinia, revealing how relationships to mainland populations shifted over time.
The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current mo... more The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current model for Sardinia’s genetic history describes the island as harboring a founder population that was established largely from the Neolithic peoples of southern Europe and remained isolated from later Bronze Age expansions on the mainland. To evaluate this model, we generate genome-wide ancient DNA data for 70 individuals from 21 Sardinian archaeological sites spanning the Middle Neolithic through the Medieval period. The earliest individuals show a strong affinity to western Mediterranean Neolithic populations, followed by an extended period of genetic continuity on the island through the Nuragic period (second millennium BCE). Beginning with individuals from Phoenician/Punic sites (first millennium BCE), we observe spatially-varying signals of admixture with sources principally from the eastern and northern Mediterranean. Overall, our analysis sheds light on the genetic history of Sardinia, revealing how relationships to mainland populations shifted over time.
Folia Phoenicia, 3, 2019
This paper focuses on the (re)examination of the Phoenician princess Jezebel’s (hi)story, daughte... more This paper focuses on the (re)examination of the Phoenician princess Jezebel’s (hi)story, daughter of king Ittobaal married with Achab king of Israel, following the Books of Kings. This relevant (and almost unique) source, which presents in detail many aspects of a queen consort of Phoenician origin, in the framework of the historical and social context of the 9th century BC, allows us to re- flect and fill at least in part the important gaps that remain in the study of the structure and composition of the Phoenician royal families – particularly in the city of Tyre – and the contextual role of women within them.
C. Del Vais, M. Guirguis, A. Stiglitz (eds.), Il Tempo dei Fenici. Incontri in Sardegna dall'VIII al III secolo a.C., 2019
C. Del Vais, M. Guirguis, A. Stiglitz (eds.), Il Tempo dei Fenici. Incontri in Sardegna dall'VIII al III secolo a.C., 2019
C. Del Vais, M. Guirguis, A. Stiglitz (eds.), Il Tempo dei Fenici. Incontri in Sardegna dall'VIII al III secolo a.C., 2019
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020
In this paper we present a case of a double burial (T.310/326) from the Phoenician Punic necropo... more In this paper we present a case of a double burial (T.310/326) from the Phoenician Punic necropolis of Monte Sirai (Carbonia, Sardinia, Italy). This peculiar tomb, which comprises the inhumation of a woman, presents unique constructive features, namely a big stone cover that confers a high visual reference to the necropolis. Furthermore, a cooking pot with two handles was laid on the tibias during the final closure of the tomb which included remains from at least three birds of the Turdidae family. Strikingly, these remains were mixed with those from a perinatal infant who could possibly constitute the progeny of the woman buried in the tomb. The combined XRD/FT-IR analysis showed that the infant remains underwent intense heat treatment, while the adult and bird remains remained unburned. This urned infant burial involving perinatal and animal remains has close analogies with practices of infant depositions in the contemporaneous Phoenician and Punic tophet sanctuaries of the central Mediterranean.
J. Tabolli (ed.), From Invisible to Visible. New Methods and Data for the Archaeology of Infant and Child Burials in Pre-Roman Italy and Beyond (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 149), Nicosia, 2018
NICOSIA 2018 ii STUDIES IN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY Volume CXLIX Founded by Paul Åström The publ... more NICOSIA 2018 ii STUDIES IN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY Volume CXLIX Founded by Paul Åström The publication of this volume has been funded by the Irish Research Council Cover image: Spoleto. Piazza d'Armi. Tomb 11 (infant, 2-4 years). Detail of a shoe-shaped askos of brown impasto with a depiction of the 'Mistress of animals' (after a drawing by J. Weidig)
G. Pantò (ed.), Carlo Alberto archeologo in Sardegna (Catalogo della mostra, Musei Reali Torino - Museo di Antichità, 22 marzo-4 novembre 2018), Torino
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Papers by Rosana Pla Orquín
L’opera raccoglie una serie di contributi presentati in occasione della Giornata di Studio in onore di Piero Bartoloni intitolata “Cartagine, il Mediterraneo centro-occidentale e la Sardegna. Società, economia e cultura materiale tra Fenici e autoctoni” (Sant’Antioco, 29 luglio 2017), cui si aggiunge un’ulteriore miscellanea di scritti da parte di vari autori che hanno voluto rendere omaggio a Piero Bartoloni, spaziando dalla preistoria e dalla protostoria delle isole centro-mediterranee al periodo del dominio romano. Il I volume tratta una varietà di temi, contesti culturali e territoriali di sicuro interesse per gli specialisti del mondo antico, dall’esegesi delle fonti storico-letterarie allo studio dei materiali archeologici, dall’analisi delle problematiche iconografiche e religiose fino alla presentazione di contesti e materiali inediti di grande valore documentario, relativi agli antichi insediamenti di Sulky, Tuvixeddu, Mozia, Pyrgi, Ibiza e altri ancora. Il denominatore comune è la ricerca di una storia e di un’archeologia delle interferenze mediterranee, con focus centrale nell’età fenicia e punica ma aperta a tutti i periodi dell’antichità, nel segno di un continuum temporale millenario.
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