À propos d’un cas de procubitus du VIIe s. av. n. è. dans la nécropole phénicienne d’Utique

Marie De Jonghe (1) , Solenn de Larminat (2)

1 Ecole des hautes études hispaniques, Casa de Velázquez
2 CCJ - Centre Camille Jullian - Histoire et archéologie de la Méditerranée et de l'Afrique du Nord de la protohistoire à la fin de l'Antiquité

In 1949, P. Cintas excavated in the necropolis “of the bank” in Utica the grave of an individual in prone position (grave XXIII). This grave is a pit with raw brick walls, as all the other graves of this site for this period,and whose ceramic material is representative of the material found in the VIIthcentury BC Phoenician graves. In the meantime, the position of the deceased,in procubitus with the elbows tied up in the back, denotes in a context of decubitus positions. Through an actualization of the data of this grave XXIII, we will think about the place of those deceased in prone position within the Phoenician funerary practices. Aside from a different treatment of the body, can other elements, such as architecture or material in the grave, induce a distinction of the deceased? How would the grave XXIII be regarded compared to the collective standard seen in Utica?

Mots clés: sépulture individuelle; position du cadavre; nécropole; époque phénicienne; Utique; Rite funéraire

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Marie De Jonghe, Solenn de Larminat. À propos d’un cas de procubitus du VIIe s. av. n. è. dans la nécropole phénicienne d’Utique. Valentino Nizzo. Archeologia e antropologia della morte. 1. La regola dell’exxezione [Atti del III Incontro Internazionale di Studi di Antropologia e Archeologia a confronto [Roma, Ecole francaise de Rome - Stadio di Domiziano, 20-22 Maggio 2015], Editorial Service System, pp.487-502, 2018, 978-88-8444-179-9. ⟨hal-02134811⟩