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Papers of the British School at Rome, 92, 2024
Individuals may receive the Papers as part of membership of the BSR: further information on membe... more Individuals may receive the Papers as part of membership of the BSR: further information on membership can be found at https://bsr.ac.uk/ institutional subscription rates The Papers of the British School at Rome (ISSN 0068-2462) is published once a year in October. The subscription price (excluding VAT) of volume 92 (2024), which includes print and online, is £167 net ($252 in the USA, Canada and Mexico) for institutions. EU subscribers (outside the UK) who are not registered for VAT should add VAT at their country's rate. VAT-registered customers should provide their VAT registration number. Japanese prices for institutions (including ASP delivery) are available from Kinokuniya Company Ltd.,
Papers of the British School at Rome, 2024
Free access to the text: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068246224000151 The report discusses the p... more Free access to the text: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068246224000151
The report discusses the preliminary results of the geophysical prospections carried out in the periurban area of Falerii Novi, which located agricultural plots, quarries, cisterns and a villa.
FOLD&R - Italy Series, 2024
In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdiscipl... more In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdisciplinary study organised through a 3-year research agreement between the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le Province di L’Aquila e Teramo, the University of Aquila – Department of Human Sciences, the British School at Rome and the Comune di Barisciano.
The aim of the research programme is the investigation of the vicus of Furfo, an important archaeological site in the territory of Barisciano (L’Aquila, Abruzzo) located in the Aterno Valley along the via Claudia Nova. The vicus has been identified since at least the 1700’s thanks to its correspondence with the toponym of the area conserved by the church of Santa Maria di Farfona and with the ancient name conserved by the celebrated Lex Aedis Furfensis (CIL IX, 3513). More recently in the 1990s some fieldwalking was undertaken which proposed an estimated extent of the vicus.
The first year of research of the new project saw the application of diverse types of non-invasive survey: fieldwalking, geophysical prospection (magnetometry) and LiDAR survey. The detailed analysis of each technique, and the combined synthesis of the overall results, allows a new reading of the topography and chronology of the site: a new understanding of the area occupied by the settlement has emerged, considerably more extensive and structured then previously hypothesised, and the complex topography of its long continuity of habitation attested by the material culture, from the ’Vestina’ to the medieval period.
The Journal of Fasti Online, 2024
In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdiscipl... more In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdisciplinary study organised through a 3-year research agreement between the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le Province di L’Aquila e Teramo, the University of Aquila – Department of Human Sciences, the British School at Rome and the Comune di Barisciano.
The aim of the research programme is the investigation of the vicus of Furfo, an important archaeological site in the territory of Barisciano (L’Aquila, Abruzzo) located in the Aterno Valley along the via Claudia Nova. The vicus has been identified since at least the 1700’s thanks to its correspondence with the toponym of the area conserved by the church of Santa Maria di Farfona and with the ancient name conserved by the celebrated Lex Aedis Furfensis (CIL IX, 3513). More recently in the 1990s some fieldwalking was undertaken which proposed an estimated extent of the vicus.
The first year of research of the new project saw the application of diverse types of non-invasive survey: fieldwalking, geophysical prospection (magnetometry) and LiDAR survey. The detailed analysis of each technique, and the combined synthesis of the overall results, allows a new reading of the topography and chronology of the site: a new understanding of the area occupied by the settlement has emerged, considerably more extensive and structured then previously hypothesised, and the complex topography of its long continuity of habitation attested by the material culture, from the ’Vestina’ to the medieval period.
Archeologia e Calcolatori 35.1, 2024
The Roman villa at Matrice, located in Molise, central Italy, offers a rare opportunity to reflec... more The Roman villa at Matrice, located in Molise, central Italy, offers a rare opportunity to reflect on a typology of site that is sparsely documented. The building at Matrice presents distinctive elements of a rural villa of the 1st century AD, dedicated to agricultural, pastoral and wine production activities. However, these elements are adapted here in a decentralized area of the Roman State, where the local elites did not exhibit the same opulence of those belonging to major urban centres. The villa displays peculiar aspects and reflects local economic, social, and geographical conditions. After the excavation of the 1980s, archaeological research at Matrice was renewed in 2017 by a joint team from the British School at Rome, King’s College London, and the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford. The project used a preliminary geophysical survey to explore the area around the site, discovering new archaeological features. The following excavation season assessed the geophysical results and provided significant stratigraphic information. The paper focuses on the methodological aspect of the research, comparing the geophysical results with data from the excavation. It also underlines the potential implications of the new evidence for the understanding of the site.
Tra Roma e il mare. Insediamenti, trasformazioni territoriali, patrimoni culturali e ambientali, tra evo antico ed età moderna, 2023
The large harbour basin of the monumental port of Claudius, of which only a few remains are now v... more The large harbour basin of the monumental port of Claudius, of
which only a few remains are now visible, are partially buried beneath the
southern part the “Leonardo da Vinci” airport at Fiumicino. The progressive geomorphological changes of the Tiber delta, derived in the first instance by the advancement of the coastline but also by anthropogenic activity, have brought a radical change to the landscape which has hidden traces of the ancient Imperial port. Through the use of non-invasive geophysical prospection and the integration of data deriving from environmental cores, it has been possible to locate the remains of a large section of the northern mole and to identify the eastern mole. The results achieved until now have opened up a new area of further research.
Non-Intrusive Methodologies for Large Area Urban Research, 2023
The church of Sant’Anastasia and the adjoining piazza occupy an area of great importance in the ... more The church of Sant’Anastasia and the adjoining piazza occupy an area of great importance in
the topography of ancient Rome. Seated between the Palatine and the Aventine hills, the area is
adjacent to the Circus Maximus and very close to the Forum Boarium (for the ancient topographical
context of the study area, see among others Coarelli 2008).
The aim of the survey was to locate archaeological features underneath the piazza with Ground-
Penetrating Radar (GPR) and to record the current layout of the area, dominated by the church
façade, with high-resolution 3D laser scanning. The ultimate objective was to combine the data in
a shared 3D environment capable of representing the diachronic evolution
Advances in on- and offshore archaeological prsopection, 2023
The study discusses the investigation of an Italian Renaissance church with combined laser scanni... more The study discusses the investigation of an Italian Renaissance church with combined laser scanning and ground penetrating radar. The survey discovered through GPR multiple unknown tombs and the remains of a lost chapel. The full dataset was merged as a point-cloud in Leica Cyclone for a holistic view of the standing architecture and subsurface remains.
Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2022
The gymnasium of Agrigento is one of the most important, if not the most important gymnasium in S... more The gymnasium of Agrigento is one of the most important, if not the most important gymnasium in Sicily and the western Mediterranean more generally, because of its size, design, and chronology. While parts of a race-track section and a pool were excavated between the 1950s and 2005 and were published in 2009 and 2011, crucial questions remain open: the extension, design, and most notably the existence and location of a palaestra; the construction date in the 2nd century B.C. or the Augustan period; and the urban context. To answer these questions, a project was launched in 2019 in cooperation between the Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico Valle dei Templi di Agrigento and the Freie Universität Berlin, and a first season, together with the British School at Rome, was carried out in 2020. This paper presents the results of this first campaign, which included first, a geophysical survey of the area around the gymnasium and of a field to the north of the Hellenistic-Roman temple; and second, an architectural survey of unpublished features and work in the archives and storerooms of the Parco Archeologico.
Papers of the British School at Rome, 2021
At the end of 2017, the University of Gothenburg began the Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) p... more At the end of 2017, the University of Gothenburg began the Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) project, the aim of which is to investigate the urban development of sites in Southern Etruria over the longue durée from the Bronze Age until Late Antiquity. In order to anchor the examination of the broader historical processes with the archaeological record, the site of Vulci was identified as a suitable case study, which may provide details of continuity and transformation in a settlement's configuration over time.
The fieldwork of the UUI project at Vulci commenced in 2019 and is undertaken in collaboration with the Parco Archeologico Naturalistico di Vulci and the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Provincia di Viterbo e per l'Etruria Meridionale.
Bollettino di Archeologia Online, 2021
Molteplici studi hanno contribuito a creare nel corso degli anni una notevole, anche se dispersa,... more Molteplici studi hanno contribuito a creare nel corso degli anni una notevole, anche se dispersa, quantità di dati sul complesso processo di urbanizzazione che ha caratterizzato l’Etruria meridionale dalla fine dell’età del bronzo fino al periodo tardoantico. Il presente lavoro intende rivisitare and espandere la conoscenza del vibrante sviluppo storico dell’Italia centrooccidentale presentando vecchi e nuovi dati da uno dei suoi centri chiave, il sito di Vulci (VT). L’articolo si divide in tre parti. Nella prima ci si propone di presentare il progetto di ricerca Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) gestito dall’Università di Göteborg. La seconda parte propone una rapida panoramica dello sviluppo storico di Vulci, mentre nella terza ed ultima parte dell’articolo si presentano i risultati della prima campagna di prospezioni geofisiche condotte nell’area urbana dell’antica Vulci in collaborazione con la British School di Roma. I risultati delle prospezioni geofisiche dimostrano che l’area urbana investigata era probabilmente occupata da strutture di tipo domestico e produttivo. I segnali raccolti escludono la presenza di strutture monumentali e suggeriscono si tratti di un’area adatta allo studio dello sviluppo diacronico del sito. Dal punto di vista metodologico, il risultato delle prospezioni conferma quello di precedenti indagini nell’area urbana di Vulci e dimostra come nellastessa il Ground Penetrating Radar sia lo strumento più adatto allo studio non invasivo del sito.
https://bollettinodiarcheologiaonline.beniculturali.it/numero-3-2021-anno-xii/
GROMA, 2021
In 2008 the British School at Rome (BSR) and Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton (... more In 2008 the British School at Rome (BSR) and Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton (APSS) conducted a geophysical survey at the Etruscan site of Spina (Comacchio, Emilia Romagna) on the behalf of the University of Southampton, the University of Zurich and the Soprintendenza Arche-ologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Bologna e le Province di Modena, Reggio Emilia e Ferrara. The survey was conducted during a period of excavations in a central area of the site and aimed to place the excavation results in a wider context. This paper re-examines the geophysical survey results ahead of a new programme of research being led by the University of Bologna.
The Newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection Issue 61, 2021
Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2020
Geophysical surveys were conducted at Morgantina in 1970, 2012 and 2018, with the objective of be... more Geophysical surveys were conducted at Morgantina in 1970, 2012 and 2018, with the objective of better understanding the city plan of the Archaic city on the Cittadella Hill and the Classical and Hellenistic city on the Serra Orlando Ridge. This paper focuses on the results of the 2018 survey conducted over three sectors on the Serra Orlando Ridge. It demonstrates that magnetometry was successful in rapidly recording subsurface archaeological features across the site, including the presence of streets, walls and areas of habitation. The general layout of streets and insulae of the orthogonal grid plan that was established in the mid-5th century B.C. on the Serra Orlando Ridge has been confirmed and the precise course of streets has been defined in more detail than hitherto known.
Newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection, 2020
New global perspectives on archaeological prospection, 2019
The Museum of the Near East, Egypt and Mediterranean launched the " Save Palmyra " project for th... more The Museum of the Near East, Egypt and Mediterranean launched the " Save Palmyra " project for the awareness and knowledge of the damage that occurred in Syrian and Iraqi sites, in the last years. One of the aims of the project was to highlight the importance of 3D technologies applied to archaeology.
Conference Presentations by Elena Pomar
Traditionally, landscape archaeology has primarily analysed those territories that are most visib... more Traditionally, landscape archaeology has primarily analysed those territories that are most visible and accessible, at the expense, sometimes, of other areas that can be defined as ‘marginal’, ‘peripheric’, or ‘liminal’. Because of the focus on selected categories of landscape, including plains, valleys, and major urban sites, while often neglecting others, there is a clear informational gap in the history of study. This is particularly evident for contexts such as forests, lagoons, seas, lakes, mountains, and deserts, which, due to their inherent features, are more challenging to investigate. Similarly, in some areas the accessibility to the study of the archaeological heritage and the territory can be reduced or limited by anthropic factors. This is especially true in territories affected by wars. By neglecting to explore all these various landscapes, key elements for understanding the broader historical dynamics are often ignored. In such ‘marginal’ landscapes the application of standard methodologies may sometimes be ineffective; thus, the adoption of integrated and multidisciplinary approaches and methods becomes crucial. Landscape archaeology is well-positioned to fill such gaps and foster a dialogue about the investigation of various categories of ancient environments and landscapes. Several questions remain unanswered, including 1) how to fill gaps in the documentation, 2) which methodologies and approaches should be adopted, 3) which outcomes are expected, and 4) how to transform ‘emptyscapes’, or ‘near-emptyscapes’, and ‘marginal landscapes’ into ‘revealed landscapes’.
L’indagine archeologica sui paesaggi è stata prevalentemente rivolta all’analisi e alla ricostruzione di quelle porzioni di territorio maggiormente visibili e accessibili, a scapito, talvolta, di altre aree, che possiamo definire "marginali", “periferiche”, o “liminali”. La preferenza verso lo studio di quei tipi di paesaggio che più facilmente si offrono alla ricerca, come le pianure e i siti di maggiori dimensioni, ha generato una discrepanza nella documentazione storico-archeologica. In alcuni casi, questo ha portato a un vero e proprio vuoto conoscitivo per altri tipi di paesaggio, quelli marginali. Ciò appare particolarmente evidente in contesti come, boschi, lagune, ambienti marittimi, montani o desertici, che per le loro caratteristiche intrinseche risultano più difficilmente indagabili. Stessa situazione si registra in aree dove l’accessibilità è limitata e il patrimonio storico-archeologico risulta in costante rischio a causa dei conflitti bellici. Tralasciare l'indagine di questi paesaggi significa sottrarre elementi fondamentali per la comprensione delle più ampie dinamiche storiche occorse nel passato. In tali contesti l'adozione di approcci integrati e multidisciplinari propri della topografia archeologica risulta essere il metodo più efficace per colmare tali lacune e favorire uno studio integrato tra le diverse tipologie di paesaggio. Rimangono aperte numerose questioni su come colmare i vuoti documentari, quali siano gli approcci metodologici da adottare e quali i risultati auspicabili, e in definitiva come trasformare gli emptyscapes e i paesaggi marginali in “paesaggi rivelati”.
Terzo Convegno Internazionale di Archeologia Aerea, 2022
I Convegno - Tra Roma e il Mare. TRASFORMAZIONI TERRITORIALI E INSEDIAMENTI UMANI DALL’EVO ANTICO ALLA FINE DELLO STATO PONTIFICIO Roma 10 dicembre 2019
Papers of the British School at Rome, 92, 2024
Individuals may receive the Papers as part of membership of the BSR: further information on membe... more Individuals may receive the Papers as part of membership of the BSR: further information on membership can be found at https://bsr.ac.uk/ institutional subscription rates The Papers of the British School at Rome (ISSN 0068-2462) is published once a year in October. The subscription price (excluding VAT) of volume 92 (2024), which includes print and online, is £167 net ($252 in the USA, Canada and Mexico) for institutions. EU subscribers (outside the UK) who are not registered for VAT should add VAT at their country's rate. VAT-registered customers should provide their VAT registration number. Japanese prices for institutions (including ASP delivery) are available from Kinokuniya Company Ltd.,
Papers of the British School at Rome, 2024
Free access to the text: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068246224000151 The report discusses the p... more Free access to the text: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068246224000151
The report discusses the preliminary results of the geophysical prospections carried out in the periurban area of Falerii Novi, which located agricultural plots, quarries, cisterns and a villa.
FOLD&R - Italy Series, 2024
In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdiscipl... more In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdisciplinary study organised through a 3-year research agreement between the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le Province di L’Aquila e Teramo, the University of Aquila – Department of Human Sciences, the British School at Rome and the Comune di Barisciano.
The aim of the research programme is the investigation of the vicus of Furfo, an important archaeological site in the territory of Barisciano (L’Aquila, Abruzzo) located in the Aterno Valley along the via Claudia Nova. The vicus has been identified since at least the 1700’s thanks to its correspondence with the toponym of the area conserved by the church of Santa Maria di Farfona and with the ancient name conserved by the celebrated Lex Aedis Furfensis (CIL IX, 3513). More recently in the 1990s some fieldwalking was undertaken which proposed an estimated extent of the vicus.
The first year of research of the new project saw the application of diverse types of non-invasive survey: fieldwalking, geophysical prospection (magnetometry) and LiDAR survey. The detailed analysis of each technique, and the combined synthesis of the overall results, allows a new reading of the topography and chronology of the site: a new understanding of the area occupied by the settlement has emerged, considerably more extensive and structured then previously hypothesised, and the complex topography of its long continuity of habitation attested by the material culture, from the ’Vestina’ to the medieval period.
The Journal of Fasti Online, 2024
In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdiscipl... more In September 2023 the first season of work was conducted by the Furfo Project, a new interdisciplinary study organised through a 3-year research agreement between the Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le Province di L’Aquila e Teramo, the University of Aquila – Department of Human Sciences, the British School at Rome and the Comune di Barisciano.
The aim of the research programme is the investigation of the vicus of Furfo, an important archaeological site in the territory of Barisciano (L’Aquila, Abruzzo) located in the Aterno Valley along the via Claudia Nova. The vicus has been identified since at least the 1700’s thanks to its correspondence with the toponym of the area conserved by the church of Santa Maria di Farfona and with the ancient name conserved by the celebrated Lex Aedis Furfensis (CIL IX, 3513). More recently in the 1990s some fieldwalking was undertaken which proposed an estimated extent of the vicus.
The first year of research of the new project saw the application of diverse types of non-invasive survey: fieldwalking, geophysical prospection (magnetometry) and LiDAR survey. The detailed analysis of each technique, and the combined synthesis of the overall results, allows a new reading of the topography and chronology of the site: a new understanding of the area occupied by the settlement has emerged, considerably more extensive and structured then previously hypothesised, and the complex topography of its long continuity of habitation attested by the material culture, from the ’Vestina’ to the medieval period.
Archeologia e Calcolatori 35.1, 2024
The Roman villa at Matrice, located in Molise, central Italy, offers a rare opportunity to reflec... more The Roman villa at Matrice, located in Molise, central Italy, offers a rare opportunity to reflect on a typology of site that is sparsely documented. The building at Matrice presents distinctive elements of a rural villa of the 1st century AD, dedicated to agricultural, pastoral and wine production activities. However, these elements are adapted here in a decentralized area of the Roman State, where the local elites did not exhibit the same opulence of those belonging to major urban centres. The villa displays peculiar aspects and reflects local economic, social, and geographical conditions. After the excavation of the 1980s, archaeological research at Matrice was renewed in 2017 by a joint team from the British School at Rome, King’s College London, and the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford. The project used a preliminary geophysical survey to explore the area around the site, discovering new archaeological features. The following excavation season assessed the geophysical results and provided significant stratigraphic information. The paper focuses on the methodological aspect of the research, comparing the geophysical results with data from the excavation. It also underlines the potential implications of the new evidence for the understanding of the site.
Tra Roma e il mare. Insediamenti, trasformazioni territoriali, patrimoni culturali e ambientali, tra evo antico ed età moderna, 2023
The large harbour basin of the monumental port of Claudius, of which only a few remains are now v... more The large harbour basin of the monumental port of Claudius, of
which only a few remains are now visible, are partially buried beneath the
southern part the “Leonardo da Vinci” airport at Fiumicino. The progressive geomorphological changes of the Tiber delta, derived in the first instance by the advancement of the coastline but also by anthropogenic activity, have brought a radical change to the landscape which has hidden traces of the ancient Imperial port. Through the use of non-invasive geophysical prospection and the integration of data deriving from environmental cores, it has been possible to locate the remains of a large section of the northern mole and to identify the eastern mole. The results achieved until now have opened up a new area of further research.
Non-Intrusive Methodologies for Large Area Urban Research, 2023
The church of Sant’Anastasia and the adjoining piazza occupy an area of great importance in the ... more The church of Sant’Anastasia and the adjoining piazza occupy an area of great importance in
the topography of ancient Rome. Seated between the Palatine and the Aventine hills, the area is
adjacent to the Circus Maximus and very close to the Forum Boarium (for the ancient topographical
context of the study area, see among others Coarelli 2008).
The aim of the survey was to locate archaeological features underneath the piazza with Ground-
Penetrating Radar (GPR) and to record the current layout of the area, dominated by the church
façade, with high-resolution 3D laser scanning. The ultimate objective was to combine the data in
a shared 3D environment capable of representing the diachronic evolution
Advances in on- and offshore archaeological prsopection, 2023
The study discusses the investigation of an Italian Renaissance church with combined laser scanni... more The study discusses the investigation of an Italian Renaissance church with combined laser scanning and ground penetrating radar. The survey discovered through GPR multiple unknown tombs and the remains of a lost chapel. The full dataset was merged as a point-cloud in Leica Cyclone for a holistic view of the standing architecture and subsurface remains.
Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2022
The gymnasium of Agrigento is one of the most important, if not the most important gymnasium in S... more The gymnasium of Agrigento is one of the most important, if not the most important gymnasium in Sicily and the western Mediterranean more generally, because of its size, design, and chronology. While parts of a race-track section and a pool were excavated between the 1950s and 2005 and were published in 2009 and 2011, crucial questions remain open: the extension, design, and most notably the existence and location of a palaestra; the construction date in the 2nd century B.C. or the Augustan period; and the urban context. To answer these questions, a project was launched in 2019 in cooperation between the Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico Valle dei Templi di Agrigento and the Freie Universität Berlin, and a first season, together with the British School at Rome, was carried out in 2020. This paper presents the results of this first campaign, which included first, a geophysical survey of the area around the gymnasium and of a field to the north of the Hellenistic-Roman temple; and second, an architectural survey of unpublished features and work in the archives and storerooms of the Parco Archeologico.
Papers of the British School at Rome, 2021
At the end of 2017, the University of Gothenburg began the Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) p... more At the end of 2017, the University of Gothenburg began the Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) project, the aim of which is to investigate the urban development of sites in Southern Etruria over the longue durée from the Bronze Age until Late Antiquity. In order to anchor the examination of the broader historical processes with the archaeological record, the site of Vulci was identified as a suitable case study, which may provide details of continuity and transformation in a settlement's configuration over time.
The fieldwork of the UUI project at Vulci commenced in 2019 and is undertaken in collaboration with the Parco Archeologico Naturalistico di Vulci and the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Provincia di Viterbo e per l'Etruria Meridionale.
Bollettino di Archeologia Online, 2021
Molteplici studi hanno contribuito a creare nel corso degli anni una notevole, anche se dispersa,... more Molteplici studi hanno contribuito a creare nel corso degli anni una notevole, anche se dispersa, quantità di dati sul complesso processo di urbanizzazione che ha caratterizzato l’Etruria meridionale dalla fine dell’età del bronzo fino al periodo tardoantico. Il presente lavoro intende rivisitare and espandere la conoscenza del vibrante sviluppo storico dell’Italia centrooccidentale presentando vecchi e nuovi dati da uno dei suoi centri chiave, il sito di Vulci (VT). L’articolo si divide in tre parti. Nella prima ci si propone di presentare il progetto di ricerca Understanding Urban Identities (UUI) gestito dall’Università di Göteborg. La seconda parte propone una rapida panoramica dello sviluppo storico di Vulci, mentre nella terza ed ultima parte dell’articolo si presentano i risultati della prima campagna di prospezioni geofisiche condotte nell’area urbana dell’antica Vulci in collaborazione con la British School di Roma. I risultati delle prospezioni geofisiche dimostrano che l’area urbana investigata era probabilmente occupata da strutture di tipo domestico e produttivo. I segnali raccolti escludono la presenza di strutture monumentali e suggeriscono si tratti di un’area adatta allo studio dello sviluppo diacronico del sito. Dal punto di vista metodologico, il risultato delle prospezioni conferma quello di precedenti indagini nell’area urbana di Vulci e dimostra come nellastessa il Ground Penetrating Radar sia lo strumento più adatto allo studio non invasivo del sito.
https://bollettinodiarcheologiaonline.beniculturali.it/numero-3-2021-anno-xii/
GROMA, 2021
In 2008 the British School at Rome (BSR) and Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton (... more In 2008 the British School at Rome (BSR) and Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton (APSS) conducted a geophysical survey at the Etruscan site of Spina (Comacchio, Emilia Romagna) on the behalf of the University of Southampton, the University of Zurich and the Soprintendenza Arche-ologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Bologna e le Province di Modena, Reggio Emilia e Ferrara. The survey was conducted during a period of excavations in a central area of the site and aimed to place the excavation results in a wider context. This paper re-examines the geophysical survey results ahead of a new programme of research being led by the University of Bologna.
The Newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection Issue 61, 2021
Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2020
Geophysical surveys were conducted at Morgantina in 1970, 2012 and 2018, with the objective of be... more Geophysical surveys were conducted at Morgantina in 1970, 2012 and 2018, with the objective of better understanding the city plan of the Archaic city on the Cittadella Hill and the Classical and Hellenistic city on the Serra Orlando Ridge. This paper focuses on the results of the 2018 survey conducted over three sectors on the Serra Orlando Ridge. It demonstrates that magnetometry was successful in rapidly recording subsurface archaeological features across the site, including the presence of streets, walls and areas of habitation. The general layout of streets and insulae of the orthogonal grid plan that was established in the mid-5th century B.C. on the Serra Orlando Ridge has been confirmed and the precise course of streets has been defined in more detail than hitherto known.
Newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection, 2020
New global perspectives on archaeological prospection, 2019
The Museum of the Near East, Egypt and Mediterranean launched the " Save Palmyra " project for th... more The Museum of the Near East, Egypt and Mediterranean launched the " Save Palmyra " project for the awareness and knowledge of the damage that occurred in Syrian and Iraqi sites, in the last years. One of the aims of the project was to highlight the importance of 3D technologies applied to archaeology.
Traditionally, landscape archaeology has primarily analysed those territories that are most visib... more Traditionally, landscape archaeology has primarily analysed those territories that are most visible and accessible, at the expense, sometimes, of other areas that can be defined as ‘marginal’, ‘peripheric’, or ‘liminal’. Because of the focus on selected categories of landscape, including plains, valleys, and major urban sites, while often neglecting others, there is a clear informational gap in the history of study. This is particularly evident for contexts such as forests, lagoons, seas, lakes, mountains, and deserts, which, due to their inherent features, are more challenging to investigate. Similarly, in some areas the accessibility to the study of the archaeological heritage and the territory can be reduced or limited by anthropic factors. This is especially true in territories affected by wars. By neglecting to explore all these various landscapes, key elements for understanding the broader historical dynamics are often ignored. In such ‘marginal’ landscapes the application of standard methodologies may sometimes be ineffective; thus, the adoption of integrated and multidisciplinary approaches and methods becomes crucial. Landscape archaeology is well-positioned to fill such gaps and foster a dialogue about the investigation of various categories of ancient environments and landscapes. Several questions remain unanswered, including 1) how to fill gaps in the documentation, 2) which methodologies and approaches should be adopted, 3) which outcomes are expected, and 4) how to transform ‘emptyscapes’, or ‘near-emptyscapes’, and ‘marginal landscapes’ into ‘revealed landscapes’.
L’indagine archeologica sui paesaggi è stata prevalentemente rivolta all’analisi e alla ricostruzione di quelle porzioni di territorio maggiormente visibili e accessibili, a scapito, talvolta, di altre aree, che possiamo definire "marginali", “periferiche”, o “liminali”. La preferenza verso lo studio di quei tipi di paesaggio che più facilmente si offrono alla ricerca, come le pianure e i siti di maggiori dimensioni, ha generato una discrepanza nella documentazione storico-archeologica. In alcuni casi, questo ha portato a un vero e proprio vuoto conoscitivo per altri tipi di paesaggio, quelli marginali. Ciò appare particolarmente evidente in contesti come, boschi, lagune, ambienti marittimi, montani o desertici, che per le loro caratteristiche intrinseche risultano più difficilmente indagabili. Stessa situazione si registra in aree dove l’accessibilità è limitata e il patrimonio storico-archeologico risulta in costante rischio a causa dei conflitti bellici. Tralasciare l'indagine di questi paesaggi significa sottrarre elementi fondamentali per la comprensione delle più ampie dinamiche storiche occorse nel passato. In tali contesti l'adozione di approcci integrati e multidisciplinari propri della topografia archeologica risulta essere il metodo più efficace per colmare tali lacune e favorire uno studio integrato tra le diverse tipologie di paesaggio. Rimangono aperte numerose questioni su come colmare i vuoti documentari, quali siano gli approcci metodologici da adottare e quali i risultati auspicabili, e in definitiva come trasformare gli emptyscapes e i paesaggi marginali in “paesaggi rivelati”.
Terzo Convegno Internazionale di Archeologia Aerea, 2022
I Convegno - Tra Roma e il Mare. TRASFORMAZIONI TERRITORIALI E INSEDIAMENTI UMANI DALL’EVO ANTICO ALLA FINE DELLO STATO PONTIFICIO Roma 10 dicembre 2019
14th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection, 2021
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14th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection, 2021
Distribution électronique Cairn.info pour Presses universitaires de Rennes. © Presses universitai... more Distribution électronique Cairn.info pour Presses universitaires de Rennes. © Presses universitaires de Rennes. Tous droits réservés pour tous pays. La reproduction ou représentation de cet article, notamment par photocopie, n'est autorisée que dans les limites des conditions générales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas échéant, des conditions générales de la licence souscrite par votre établissement. Toute autre reproduction ou représentation, en tout ou partie, sous quelque forme et de quelque manière que ce soit, est interdite sauf accord préalable et écrit de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France. Il est précisé que son stockage dans une base de données est également interdit.