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> Archaeology of a fugitive: the cave of "el Castrin", a deserter who became an outlaw
The subject of this poster is the picaresque life of Abramo Zeni, also called “el Castrin”, who lived in the Cavedine Valley, near Riva del Garda (Trentino, Italy), in the 20th century.
He deserted during the Second World War (1941) thus becoming an outlaw, which although he was not a prisoner, limited his freedom.
Until 1945, when he was captured by nazi-fascist soldiers, he survived by theft and robbery, going around with two guns and disguising himself as a monk, a priest or a gentleman.
Some informers say that Castrin hid in a cave (Le Sarche, TN), where he carried the stolen goods and was forced to live in a sort of detention due to the world war events.
Archaeological survey in the cave has revealed the remains of a fireplace and many objects, including a fragment of a food jar, a nail, some crockery and other things.
The methodological potential of this project is the interdisciplinary approach and the correlation between the story of a single person and his archaeological-stratigraphical result.
In fact, some of the rescued objects, like a tooled leather piece and a French perfume bottle, confirm what the informers say: el Castrin was able to do leather-work and he made many presents to his lady friends.
e-mail: pisoni.gaetano@gmail.com
ARCHAEOLOGY OF A FUGITIVE: THE CAVE OF "EL CASTRIN", A DESERTER WHO BECAME AN OUTLAW
Luca PisoniThe subject of this poster is the picaresque life of Abramo Zeni, also called “el Castrin”, who lived in the Cavedine Valley, near Riva del Garda (Trentino, Italy), in the 20th century.
He deserted during the Second World War (1941) thus becoming an outlaw, which although he was not a prisoner, limited his freedom.
Until 1945, when he was captured by nazi-fascist soldiers, he survived by theft and robbery, going around with two guns and disguising himself as a monk, a priest or a gentleman.
Some informers say that Castrin hid in a cave (Le Sarche, TN), where he carried the stolen goods and was forced to live in a sort of detention due to the world war events.
Archaeological survey in the cave has revealed the remains of a fireplace and many objects, including a fragment of a food jar, a nail, some crockery and other things.
The methodological potential of this project is the interdisciplinary approach and the correlation between the story of a single person and his archaeological-stratigraphical result.
In fact, some of the rescued objects, like a tooled leather piece and a French perfume bottle, confirm what the informers say: el Castrin was able to do leather-work and he made many presents to his lady friends.
e-mail: pisoni.gaetano@gmail.com
