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Mefite
Il Santuario della dea Mefite era un importante luogo di culto che vide nel II secolo a.C. una imponente ristrutturazione, legata alla presenza romana nel territorio, e rimane attivo fino alla prima metà del I secolo d.C.
Le numerose iscrizioni in esso ritrovate testimoniano una straordinaria osmosi culturale, paragonabile a quella che si evince dalle pitture funerarie lucane di Paestum. La scrittura, infatti, spesso è greca, la lingua utilizzata è osca, le istituzioni menzionate sono tipicamente romane, seppure con una forte connotazione identitaria lucana.
Il progetto di scavo
Nel settembre 2007 sono riprese le indagini archeologiche nel santuario di Rossano di Vaglio, a cura della Soprintendenza Archeologica della Basilicata, sotto la direzione di Marcello Tagliente, e in collaborazione con la Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia di Matera, con il coordinamento del prof. Emmanuele Curti; parimenti è stato avviato uno riesame complessivo dei materiali degli scavi Adamesteanu, a cura del prof. Massimo Osanna.
Il progetto di scavo ha perseguito due obiettivi principali:
- definire, con maggiore puntualità, le diverse fasi di vita del complesso;
- verificare la presenza di strutture riferibili alla fase più antica di vita del santuario fra IV e III sec. a.C., sinora attestata esclusivamente dagli ex-voto e dalle iscrizioni.
Lo scavo ha riguardato in particolare l’area dell’altare e del lastricato centrale, e l’area meridionale interessata da una serie di ambienti.
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Modalità di accesso
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Entra in E847
8,9 km
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Prosegui dritto su SS 407 Basentana/E847
10 m
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Prendi l'uscita
450 m
Prendi Contrada Prati in direzione di Strada Provinciale 10 Venosina/SP10 a Vaglio Basilicata
8 min (3,6 km)
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Svolta a destra verso Contrada Prati
150 m
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Continua su Contrada Prati
1,8 km
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Svolta a destra e prendi SS7
17 m
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Svolta a sinistra
850 m
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Svolta a sinistra
280 m
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Svolta a destra e prendi Via Paschiere
280 m
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Prosegui dritto su Via Carmine/Strada Provinciale 10 Venosina/SP10
100 m
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Svolta a sinistra e prendi Piazza dei Caduti/Strada Provinciale 10 Venosina/SP10
Continua su Strada Provinciale 10 Venosina/SP10
140 m
Georeferenziazione
Indirizzo: Vaglio Basilicata, Potenza, Basilicata, Italia
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Circoscrizione:
CAP: 85010