In the ceramics of the Culture of Ripoli three main classes are distinguished: figurine of highly purified mixture of yellow or pink colour, fine black or reddish smoothed and polished, coarse with large inclusions and white granules. In fine pottery, truncated conical bowls predominate, often decorated on the inside, just below the rim, with a…
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In the list of various terracotta objects found in the Village of Ripoli, Giuliano Cremonesi defines the clay statuettes as "Probable idols". “The clay figurines are all of figulina clay and very fragmented. Among the most interesting is the one found in hut 8 and is a large, slightly flattened cylinder covered with…
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The first real and small necropolises organized within the villages at the center of the large inhabited area date back to the cultures of Ripoli and Serra d'Alto. Burials are one of the most peculiar aspects of Neolithic history. The funerary ritual of the Early Neolithic is characterized by simple pits “……
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