Scaloria Cave is in Apulia, where the Tavoliere Plain rises to meet the Gargano peninsula. The final publication after decades of excavation at this site reveals fascinating data about mysterious rituals held in its chambers.
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L’Eneolitico di Manfredonia nella Grotta di ‘Occhiopinto’
L’Eneolitico di Manfredonia nella Grotta di ‘Occhiopinto’
Oct 14, 2021
Quagliati, Quintino; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "L’Eneolitico di Manfredonia nella Grotta di ‘Occhiopinto’", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/HCECPO, UCLA Dataverse, V1
A summary of the excavation work conducted under the direction of Quintino Quagliati after the discovery of Grotta Scaloria in 1931.
The Heritage of Two Subsistence Strategies
The Heritage of Two Subsistence Strategies
Oct 14, 2021
Winn, Shan M. M.; Shimabuku, Daniel M.; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "The Heritage of Two Subsistence Strategies", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/PULTIP, UCLA Dataverse, V1
The Heritage of Two Subsistence Strategies: Preliminary Report on the Excavations at Grotta Scaloria, Southeastern Italy, 1978. Dr. Winn was the field director for the excavation and affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Shimabuku served as research advisor...
Cult of the Waters
Cult of the Waters
Oct 14, 2021
Tinè, Santo; Isetti, Eugenia; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Cult of the Waters", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/B0LI8P, UCLA Dataverse, V1
“Culto Neolitico delle Acque e Recenti Scavi nella Grotta Scaloria” in Bullettino di Paletnologia Italiana
Preliminary Report on 1979 Excavations at Scaloria Cave near Manfredonia, Italy
Preliminary Report on 1979 Excavations at Scaloria Cave near Manfredonia, Italy
Oct 14, 2021
Tinè, Santo; Gimbutas, Marija; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Preliminary Report on 1979 Excavations at Scaloria Cave near Manfredonia, Italy", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/GUKC75, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Brief report on the exploration of Grotta Scaloria.
Report on 1980 Research of 1979 Excavation of Grotta Scaloria at Manfredonia, Southeast Italy
Report on 1980 Research of 1979 Excavation of Grotta Scaloria at Manfredonia, Southeast Italy
Oct 14, 2021
Gimbutas, Marija; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Report on 1980 Research of 1979 Excavation of Grotta Scaloria at Manfredonia, Southeast Italy", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/7JSO1V, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Preliminary report on the 1979 excavations at Grotta Scaloria.
The Scaloria Cave
The Scaloria Cave
Oct 14, 2021
Gimbutas, Marija; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "The Scaloria Cave", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/Q05CCQ, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Brief overview of the cave, excavation, and findings.
Extracts Regarding Scaloria from "The Language of the Goddess" and "Civilization of the Goddess"
Extracts Regarding Scaloria from "The Language of the Goddess" and "Civilization of the Goddess"
Oct 14, 2021
Gimbutas, Marija; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Extracts Regarding Scaloria from "The Language of the Goddess" and "Civilization of the Goddess"", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/FHJGQQ, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Texts from two publications (1989 and 1991) related to the findings at Grotta Scaloria.
Interviews with Santo Tiné, Luigi Coppolecchia, Giulio Perotti, and Sergio Duda
Interviews with Santo Tiné, Luigi Coppolecchia, Giulio Perotti, and Sergio Duda
Oct 14, 2021
Isetti, Eugenia; Traverso, Antonella; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Interviews with Santo Tiné, Luigi Coppolecchia, Giulio Perotti, and Sergio Duda", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/SB6KFF, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Interviews with Santo Tinè, Luigi Coppolecchia, Giulio Perotti and Sergio Duda Scaloria Cave: Between Scientific Research and Speleological Adventure by Eugenia Isetti and Antonella Traverso
Letter from Enrico Davanzo to Santo Tiné
Letter from Enrico Davanzo to Santo Tiné
Oct 14, 2021
Davanzo, Enrico; Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Letter from Enrico Davanzo to Santo Tiné", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/3FWDWE, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Handwritten correspondence from Enrico Davanzo to Santo Tiné concerning the drawing of a floor plan for Grotta Scaloria.
Daybook 1979
Daybook 1979
Oct 14, 2021
Elster, Ernestine S., 2021, "Daybook 1979", https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/88MACV, UCLA Dataverse, V1
Sample handwritten daybook from Trench 10.
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