Area archeologica di Tindari

Archaeological site of the ancient settlement of Tyndaris, occupied from c.400 BCE through to the 9th century CE

Location

Via del Teatro Greco, Localita Tindari, ME

Patti, Messina, Italy

Inscriptions

13 inscriptions

Inventory numberIDTitleDateOriginMaterialTypeObject typeLanguageCurrent location
N/AISic000671I.Sicily inscription 000671CE 1 - CE 100stonehonorific altarLatinTindari
N/AISic000685I.Sicily inscription 000685Unknown - Unknowngrey sandstone , likely CODb (sandstone with angular quartz, plagioclases, feldspars, biotite and micritic cement) (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) unknown N/ALatinTindari
N/AISic000686I.Sicily inscription 000686Unknown - Unknowngrey fine conglomerate, likely CODb (fine conglomerate with subangular quartz, micritic cement) (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) funerary N/ALatinTindari
N/AISic000687I.Sicily inscription 000687Unknown - Unknownstoneunknown N/ALatinTindari
N/AISic000688I.Sicily inscription 000688Unknown - Unknownsandstoneunknown blockLatinTindari
N/AISic000689I.Sicily inscription 00068921 BCE - CE 200Very fine to fine-grained, spotted, white, calcitic marble, likely Lunense. Optical microscopy: homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) quarry mark architraveLatinTindari
N/AISic000690Epitaph for Ionia Iulia21 BCE - CE 100, likely (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD) funerary steleLatinTindari
N/AISic000691Fragment of an epitaphCE 51 - CE 200Very fine to fine-grained, veined, white, calcitic marble, likely Lunense, Hymettan. Optical microscopy: homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis)funerary plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic001904Mosaic depicting wrestlers, with artist's signatureCE 151 - CE 250mosaicArtist's signature (and labels) pavementAncient Greek and LatinTindari
N/AISic001906ISic001906300 BCE - 1 BCEplaster (identification based on visual observation only)unassigned wall fragmentAncient GreekTindari
N/AISic001907ISic00190721 BCE - CE 200Coarse-grained, banded, white, calcitic, smelly marble, likely Naxian. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic fabric with triple points, strained crystals. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) unassigned plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic001908ISic001908300 BCE - 1 BCEcompact whitish limestone with chonchoidal fracture, visible bioclasts and veins, likely (wackestone with foraminifera (globigerinoids, globotruncanids)) (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy)unassigned plaqueAncient GreekTindari
N/AISic001909ISic001909CE 101 - CE 300Medium-grained, homogeneous, white, calcitic marble, likely Aphrodisian, Naxian, Proconnesian. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic fabric with strained crystals. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy)unassigned plaqueLatinTindari