{"product_id":"the-last-battle","title":"The Last Battle of Muro Leccese, the Town That Faced Rome \u003cbr\u003eArchaeology of a Battlefield of the Second Punic War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cura di:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Francesco Meo, Serena Viva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnno edizione:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eIsbn:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-88-5491-742-2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterie:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/edizioniquasar.it\/collections\/archeologia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eArcheologia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eFormato:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e21x29,7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003ePagine:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Access: \u003c\/strong\u003eDOI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e🇮🇹 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/edizioniquasar.it\/products\/ultima-battaglia\"\u003eVersione in italiano\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last battle of Muro Leccese, the town that faced Rome represents one of the most innovative and significant contributions of recent years in the fields of conflict archaeology and pre-Roman Messapian studies. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of archaeological research conducted at the Messapian site of Muro Leccese, the volume reconstructs the events that led to the destruction of the town during the Second Punic War with scientific rigour and an extraordinary wealth of data.\u003cbr\u003eThe work integrates, in an original manner, archaeological data, military history, physical anthropology, taphonomic analysis, experimental archaeology, and digital technologies, offering a multidisciplinary reading of the military events that affected the Salento region in the third century BCE. The evidence recovered from the excavations – lead sling bullets, stone catapult balls, scorpio bolt-heads, defensive structures, and material traces of the siege – allows for the reconstruction, with rare precision, of the dynamics of an armed confrontation between Rome and one of the principal Messapian cities of southern Italy.\u003cbr\u003eParticular prominence is given to the anthropological analyses of the anomalous burials uncovered at the site, which restore the human dimension of warfare through the observation of emergency funerary practices, the study of trauma, and the living conditions of the individuals involved in the conflict.\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is further distinguished by its attention to public archaeology, with contributions by Ruben Cataldo and Francesco Cellamare devoted to the reconstruction of Roman siege engines. Of considerable relevance for the purpose of wider dissemination is also the facial reconstruction of one of the individuals involved in the fighting, carried out by Chantal Milani using advanced three-dimensional modelling technologies.\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a work that successfully combines scientific rigour, methodological innovation, and communicative impact.\u003cbr\u003eOwing to the quality of the evidence gathered and the interdisciplinary approach adopted, the book constitutes a substantial contribution to the field of battlefield archaeology. In a scholarly landscape in which the Hannibalic War has long been studied predominantly through literary sources, this volume demonstrates how much archaeology can restore what texts leave unspoken: the bodies, the weapons, and the desperate choices of a town that attempted to resist Roman conquest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eSommario:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresentation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAntonio Lorenzo Donno (\u003ci\u003eMayor of Muro Leccese\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSara Spano (\u003ci\u003eCouncillor for Culture, Tourism, and Strategic Planning of Muro Leccese\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGirolamo Fiorentino (\u003ci\u003eHead of Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAntonio Zunno (\u003ci\u003eSoprintendente ABAP per le province di Brindisi, Lecce e Taranto\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e, Juan P. Bellón Ruiz (\u003ci\u003eInstitute of Iberian Archaeology, University of Jaén\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e, Gianluca Tagliamonte (\u003ci\u003eDirector of the Postgraduate Specialisation School in Archaeology “Dinu Adamesteanu”, University of Salento) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Muro Leccese in the framework of messapian settlements \u003c\/b\u003e(FM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1.1 Introduction: Muro Leccese between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e     1.1.1 8th - first half of the 6th century BCE (800-550 BCE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     1.1.2 Second half of the 6th - first half of the 5th century BCE (550-450 BCE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     1.1.3 Second half of the 5th - third quarter of the 4th century BCE (450-325 BCE)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     1.1.4 Last quarter of the 4th century BCE - \u003c\/i\u003ebellum sallentinum\u003ci\u003e (325-266 BCE)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1.2 The 3rd century BCE: contextualising the archaeological evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1.3 Muro Leccese and the first clash against Rome: the bellum sallentinum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Messapian funerary customs and research methodologies\u003c\/b\u003e (SV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2.1 Introduction: burials in Messapia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2.2 Anthropological analysis methods\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Muro Leccese: the siege and the battlefield\u003c\/b\u003e (FM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3.1 Muro Leccese and Hannibal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3.2 The siege and the attack on the nameless Messapian town\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     3.2.1 The siege engines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     3.2.2 The lead sling bullets\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     3.2.3 The stone sling bullets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3.3 The reconstruction of the battle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The atypical burials: contexts and anthropological analyses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4.1 Recovery contexts and taphonomic analyses\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.1 The burials in the Cunella district (T6 and T7): the context\u003c\/i\u003e (FM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.2 The burials in the Cunella district (T6 and T7): taphonomic analyses\u003c\/i\u003e (SV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.3 The skeletons near the walls and the deposition of Individual 1 in the Palombara district: the contexts (FM) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.4 The skeletons near the walls in the Palombara district: taphonomic analyses\u003c\/i\u003e (SV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.5 The deposition of Individual 1 in the Palombara district: taphonomic analyses\u003c\/i\u003e (SV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.6 The skeleton in the Sitrie district: the context\u003c\/i\u003e (FM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.7 The skeleton from Sitrie: taphonomic analyses\u003c\/i\u003e (SV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.1.8 Comparison of atypical burials\u003c\/i\u003e (SV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4.2 Degree of preservation (SV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4.3 Anthropological analyses (SV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.1 Estimating sex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.2 Estimating age at death\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.3 Height and body mass\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.4 Functional stress and HRS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.5 Traumas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.6 Stress markers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e     4.3.7 Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4.4 The anthropological study: discussion and conclusions (SV)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices: From research to proposals for the dissemination of results\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Experimental archaeology and public archaeology: the reconstruction of a scorpio bolt-head\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. The reconstruction of a Roman scorpio through experimental archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. The facial reconstruction of Individual 1 from the Palombara district at Muro Leccese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edizioni Quasar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53590674407762,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0134\/2026\/5531\/files\/ThelastbattleofMuroLeccese_inuscita.png?v=1779976076","url":"https:\/\/edizioniquasar.it\/products\/the-last-battle","provider":"Edizioni Quasar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}