The Phoenician-Punic Sanctuary of Ras il-Wardija (Gozo): A Reassessment of the Cult and Ritual of Astarte in the Light of Recent Discoveries by the Sapienza Archaeological Mission at Gozo–Ras il-Wardija Project (2021–2022)

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Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.11.2-3.0297

Federica Spagnoli

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abstract:The promontory of Ras il-Wardija, on the northwestern cusp of the Island of Gozo, holds one of the most spectacular temples of the ancient Mediterranean dedicated to the Phoenician goddess Astarte. It dates to the fourth century BCE and hosted an important cult of Astarte/Hera/Juno throughout the Roman period (third–second centuries CE). The general plan has been clarified by the excavations of the Italian Mission between 1963 and 1967. In 2021 Sapienza University, thanks to an agreement with Heritage Malta and the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, resumed research activities at Ras il-Wardija, studying the sanctuary’s cult and rituals through the pottery and small finds unearthed in the 1960s, but following new avenues of research. The discovery of several Punic dedication formulas similar to those found at Tas-Silġ suggests a link between the two cult places, probably stemming from festivities such as the Anagógia and Katagógia mentioned in classical sources.

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Ras il-Wardija(戈佐岛)的腓尼基-布尼基圣殿:根据戈佐- Ras il-Wardija项目(2021-2022)Sapienza考古任务的最新发现，重新评估阿斯达尔特的崇拜和仪式

位于戈佐岛西北角的拉斯瓦尔迪加海角，坐落着古代地中海最壮观的神庙之一，供奉着腓尼基女神阿斯塔特。它可以追溯到公元前4世纪，在整个罗马时期(公元3 - 2世纪)举办了阿斯达尔特/赫拉/朱诺的重要崇拜活动。意大利特派团在1963年至1967年期间的发掘工作澄清了总计划。2021年，Sapienza大学与马耳他遗产管理局和文化遗产管理局达成协议，恢复了在Ras il-Wardija的研究活动，通过20世纪60年代出土的陶器和小发现研究圣殿的邪教和仪式，但遵循新的研究途径。发现了几个类似于在塔斯-西尔吉发现的布匿奉献公式，这表明两个邪教场所之间存在联系，可能源于经典资料中提到的Anagógia和Katagógia等庆祝活动。

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期刊介绍： Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (JEMAHS) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to traditional, anthropological, social, and applied archaeologies of the Eastern Mediterranean, encompassing both prehistoric and historic periods. The journal’s geographic range spans three continents and brings together, as no academic periodical has done before, the archaeologies of Greece and the Aegean, Anatolia, the Levant, Cyprus, Egypt and North Africa. As the publication will not be identified with any particular archaeological discipline, the editors invite articles from all varieties of professionals who work on the past cultures of the modern countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Similarly, a broad range of topics are covered, including, but by no means limited to: Excavation and survey field results; Landscape archaeology and GIS; Underwater archaeology; Archaeological sciences and archaeometry; Material culture studies; Ethnoarchaeology; Social archaeology; Conservation and heritage studies; Cultural heritage management; Sustainable tourism development; and New technologies/virtual reality.