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A Mediterranean crossroads, Sicily provides a suitable ground for studying intercultural relationship. The study of archaic sarcophagi found in some of the Greek city-states’ cemeteries sheds light on exchange, distinction as well as competition between various agents. Inhumation in sarcophagi invol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Mondes Anciens |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/mondesanciens/417 |
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| Summary: | A Mediterranean crossroads, Sicily provides a suitable ground for studying intercultural relationship. The study of archaic sarcophagi found in some of the Greek city-states’ cemeteries sheds light on exchange, distinction as well as competition between various agents. Inhumation in sarcophagi involves symbolic, social and political issues. Therefore, it gives an insight on how individuals displayed their status within each community as well as it reflects poleis competition on a broader scale. Sarcophagi thus account for indicators of social distinction rather than ethnic markers, while remaining meaningful regarding issues of identity. The contrasting situation of Mainland Greece further enlightens this issue, as does an intricate set of similarities and differences in the specific context of Sicily. Does it allow for speaking of the emergence of a proper “siceliot” cultural identity, as early as the Late Archaic Times? |
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| ISSN: | 2107-0199 |