Riuso, riciclaggio e importazione del vetro a Sibari/Thurii nella tarda Antichità

The paper focuses on a selection of late antiq probably transformed into the episcopalis insula. The fragments examined come from the two phases of the episcopal church, dated between the 4th and 5th centuries. They consist of window glass, fragments of liturgical vessel and lamps of Roman and late Roman type, and some small coloured-glass plaques with geometric and phytomorphic motifs, similar to Hellenistic and early Imperial types. The typological analysis of the objects was completed by physical-chemical analysis of the samples, using LA-ICP-MS to define the composition and Raman to determine the nature of the opaque and crystalline phases. The results testify to the insertion of Thurii into the main commercial routes. A recycling industry is also archaeologically documented through the discovery of a kiln from the 4th century onwards. The same supply and recycling dynamics are documented at Herdonia and Faragola, suggesting a probable commercial and economic trend that Thurii shared with sites in south-eastern Italy.