The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily

The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily

The Addaura Cave, located on Monte Pellegrino – Palermo, Sicily, is known for its exquisite engravings dating between the end of the Epigravettian and the Mesolithic periods. The frieze shows a group of men arranged in a circle around two very controversial figures which have generated much scholarl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Budano Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-12-01
Series:Open Archaeology
Subjects:
dance
performance
sicilian prehistory
addaura cave
iconographic analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2019-0036
id doaj-8a3c547a673c417aa879e41ebc3925da
record_format Article
spelling doaj-8a3c547a673c417aa879e41ebc3925da2021-10-02T19:15:50ZengDe GruyterOpen Archaeology2300-65602019-12-015158659710.1515/opar-2019-0036opar-2019-0036The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic SicilyBudano Paola0Department of Human Sciences, University of Catania, Via Morandi 14, Castelfidardo, 60022, ItalyThe Addaura Cave, located on Monte Pellegrino – Palermo, Sicily, is known for its exquisite engravings dating between the end of the Epigravettian and the Mesolithic periods. The frieze shows a group of men arranged in a circle around two very controversial figures which have generated much scholarly debate. So far, the purely choreographic and musical aspect has been little investigated. From the examination of the position of legs and arms and the presence of particular ornaments it is possible to deduce that these figures are engaged in a dance whose purpose is most probably linked to the ceremonial sphere. The purpose of the present contribution is to return to the concreteness of gesture related to dance, describing the modalities and the possible rhythmic implications.https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2019-0036danceperformancesicilian prehistoryaddaura caveiconographic analysis
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Budano Paola
spellingShingle Budano Paola
The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
Open Archaeology
dance
performance
sicilian prehistory
addaura cave
iconographic analysis
author_facet Budano Paola
author_sort Budano Paola
title The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
title_short The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
title_full The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
title_fullStr The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
title_full_unstemmed The Addaura Cave: Dance and Rite in Mesolithic Sicily
title_sort addaura cave: dance and rite in mesolithic sicily
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Archaeology
issn 2300-6560
publishDate 2019-12-01
description The Addaura Cave, located on Monte Pellegrino – Palermo, Sicily, is known for its exquisite engravings dating between the end of the Epigravettian and the Mesolithic periods. The frieze shows a group of men arranged in a circle around two very controversial figures which have generated much scholarly debate. So far, the purely choreographic and musical aspect has been little investigated. From the examination of the position of legs and arms and the presence of particular ornaments it is possible to deduce that these figures are engaged in a dance whose purpose is most probably linked to the ceremonial sphere. The purpose of the present contribution is to return to the concreteness of gesture related to dance, describing the modalities and the possible rhythmic implications.
topic dance
performance
sicilian prehistory
addaura cave
iconographic analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2019-0036
work_keys_str_mv AT budanopaola theaddauracavedanceandriteinmesolithicsicily
AT budanopaola addauracavedanceandriteinmesolithicsicily
_version_ 1716847524678991872

Similar Items