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The Accidental archaeologist : the unfortunate case of Antonio Filippello and the coin hoard of Castiglione (Catania, Sicily, 1818)
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Crisa, Antonino (2014) The Accidental archaeologist : the unfortunate case of Antonio Filippello and the coin hoard of Castiglione (Catania, Sicily, 1818). Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 24 (6). pp. 1-11. doi:10.5334/bha.246 ISSN 2047-6930.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5334/bha.246
Abstract
This paper describes a set of records from the State Archive of Palermo, that detail the experiences of Antonio Filippello, who, in 1818, unintentionally discovered some ancient coins during building renovations on his property in the small town of Castiglione (near Catania) and was unfairly arrested by local authorities. The records help to precisely reconstruct the historical event and to clarify significant aspects of Sicilian archaeology during the early Bourbon period, with regard to the enforcement of laws on archaeological heritage protection, the ambiguous role of the local and state authorities, and their potential abuse of power when dealing with serendipitous discoverers of antiquities. Filippello’s experiences can be compared with other contemporary events, to better understand their similarities and differences, and significance.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CJ Numismatics |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Ubiquity Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2047-6930 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 1 May 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 24 | ||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-11 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.5334/bha.246 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Crisa Antonino | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 August 2018 | ||||||
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