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Multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research in Landscape Archaeology, 2016
This study focuses on the analysis of the landscape in the territory of the colony of Himera. In ... more This study focuses on the analysis of the landscape in the territory of the colony of Himera. In particular, this work is inspired by a detailed examination conducted on the basis of parametric modelling, which has helped us to understand what factors (pedology, altimetry, geology, supply basins, etc.) had an effect in the settlement choices of the Imerese territory during the Colonial Age. We analysed the role intervisibility had between sites in the organisation of the landscape. By avoiding a deterministic logic, we intersected the data from previous surveys on the development of predictive models with the archaeological data, formulating hypotheses on the role that the main settlements in the area had on the control and economic management of the territory.
Cercare occupazione nel campo dei Beni Culturali impone oggi la consapevolezza di una realtà in m... more Cercare occupazione nel campo dei Beni Culturali impone oggi la consapevolezza di una realtà in mutamento dalle prospettive professionali tutt'altro che rosee.
1 Il lavoro non sarebbe stato possibile senza il costante appoggio e incoraggiamento della dott.s... more 1 Il lavoro non sarebbe stato possibile senza il costante appoggio e incoraggiamento della dott.ssa Rosalia Camerata Scovazzo e dell'arch. Pietro Meli, rispettivamente Presidente e Direttore del Parco, che hanno finanziato il progetto.
Durante tre successive campagne di ricerca (2005)(2006)(2007) sono state compiute prospezioni arc... more Durante tre successive campagne di ricerca (2005)(2006)(2007) sono state compiute prospezioni archeologiche e lavori di scavo sulla strada sommersa dell'isola di Mozia, Marsala (TP, Italia). Mozia è sede di una delle più note colonie fenicio-puniche del Mediterraneo e senza dubbio, la sua cosiddetta "strada sommersa" rappresenta un "unicum" archeologico: seguendo un percorso pressoché rettilineo verso Nord, essa collega la Porta Nord ( ) del circuito murario cittadino con la costa antistante, attraversando il tratto settentrionale dello Stagnone di Marsala in prossimità di Birgi, dove la necropoli lambisce la stessa strada (figg. 2-3).
This research has analysed the distribution of ceramic finds of archaic and classical age found d... more This research has analysed the distribution of ceramic finds of archaic and classical age found during the survey of the territory of the ancient Greek colony Himera, located near Termini Imerese, (Palermo, Sicily), which has been the site of systematic excavations carried out by the University of Palermo since the Sixties. The study of about 1500 ceramic fragments, dated back to the 6 th -5 th century B.C., has allowed to develop an approach to the understanding of the role played by ceramics in the relations between different societies and cultures. Besides the most common analysis factors, such as their production and distribution, a major factor is the way the manufactures were used. From this wider perspective, a new methodology has been developed about information potential of functional analysis. The interpretation of data about the distribution of the finds was made by means of GIS methodologies, querying the alphanumerical database and relating the typological data to the geocartographic ones by means of intersite spatial analysis. Thus, each archaeological information about the finds can be analyzed with regard to the geo-morphological features and the obtained data can be processed with specific software applications, in order to suggest reconstruction models for the anthropic landscape, based on the relation between coeval sites and their distance from specific environment features -for example, distance from water sources, raw materials, road conditions etc.. The computer application used for data handling, presentation and analysis, becomes (eliminare) a tool aimed at the comprehension of settlement dynamics in the historical scenery . This study is the occasion to propose such an analysis system of cultural heritage as a new tool to promote it and to increase its value, applying a territorial context related methodology founded on scientific evidence.
Il suddetto lavoro prende spunto dalle ricerche condotte nell'ambito della costruzione di un mode... more Il suddetto lavoro prende spunto dalle ricerche condotte nell'ambito della costruzione di un modello predittivo per lo studio dei territori dell'antica colonia d'Himera.
This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of ... more This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of Via Himera (Palermo). The site was already known for the presence of ancient stone quarries (exploited to extract building materials) and hypogea used during the paleochristian age. The explored area, about 7.500 sm., is located near the Papireto river valley and marked by a large number of shafts dated to Norman times. This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of Via Himera (Palermo). The site was already known for the presence of ancient stone quarries (exploited to extract building materials) and hypogea used during the paleochristian age. The explored area, about 7.500 sm., is located near the Papireto river valley and marked by a large number of shafts dated to Norman times.
Multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary research in Landscape Archaeology, 2016
This study focuses on the analysis of the landscape in the territory of the colony of Himera. In ... more This study focuses on the analysis of the landscape in the territory of the colony of Himera. In particular, this work is inspired by a detailed examination conducted on the basis of parametric modelling, which has helped us to understand what factors (pedology, altimetry, geology, supply basins, etc.) had an effect in the settlement choices of the Imerese territory during the Colonial Age. We analysed the role intervisibility had between sites in the organisation of the landscape. By avoiding a deterministic logic, we intersected the data from previous surveys on the development of predictive models with the archaeological data, formulating hypotheses on the role that the main settlements in the area had on the control and economic management of the territory.
Cercare occupazione nel campo dei Beni Culturali impone oggi la consapevolezza di una realtà in m... more Cercare occupazione nel campo dei Beni Culturali impone oggi la consapevolezza di una realtà in mutamento dalle prospettive professionali tutt'altro che rosee.
1 Il lavoro non sarebbe stato possibile senza il costante appoggio e incoraggiamento della dott.s... more 1 Il lavoro non sarebbe stato possibile senza il costante appoggio e incoraggiamento della dott.ssa Rosalia Camerata Scovazzo e dell'arch. Pietro Meli, rispettivamente Presidente e Direttore del Parco, che hanno finanziato il progetto.
Durante tre successive campagne di ricerca (2005)(2006)(2007) sono state compiute prospezioni arc... more Durante tre successive campagne di ricerca (2005)(2006)(2007) sono state compiute prospezioni archeologiche e lavori di scavo sulla strada sommersa dell'isola di Mozia, Marsala (TP, Italia). Mozia è sede di una delle più note colonie fenicio-puniche del Mediterraneo e senza dubbio, la sua cosiddetta "strada sommersa" rappresenta un "unicum" archeologico: seguendo un percorso pressoché rettilineo verso Nord, essa collega la Porta Nord ( ) del circuito murario cittadino con la costa antistante, attraversando il tratto settentrionale dello Stagnone di Marsala in prossimità di Birgi, dove la necropoli lambisce la stessa strada (figg. 2-3).
This research has analysed the distribution of ceramic finds of archaic and classical age found d... more This research has analysed the distribution of ceramic finds of archaic and classical age found during the survey of the territory of the ancient Greek colony Himera, located near Termini Imerese, (Palermo, Sicily), which has been the site of systematic excavations carried out by the University of Palermo since the Sixties. The study of about 1500 ceramic fragments, dated back to the 6 th -5 th century B.C., has allowed to develop an approach to the understanding of the role played by ceramics in the relations between different societies and cultures. Besides the most common analysis factors, such as their production and distribution, a major factor is the way the manufactures were used. From this wider perspective, a new methodology has been developed about information potential of functional analysis. The interpretation of data about the distribution of the finds was made by means of GIS methodologies, querying the alphanumerical database and relating the typological data to the geocartographic ones by means of intersite spatial analysis. Thus, each archaeological information about the finds can be analyzed with regard to the geo-morphological features and the obtained data can be processed with specific software applications, in order to suggest reconstruction models for the anthropic landscape, based on the relation between coeval sites and their distance from specific environment features -for example, distance from water sources, raw materials, road conditions etc.. The computer application used for data handling, presentation and analysis, becomes (eliminare) a tool aimed at the comprehension of settlement dynamics in the historical scenery . This study is the occasion to propose such an analysis system of cultural heritage as a new tool to promote it and to increase its value, applying a territorial context related methodology founded on scientific evidence.
Il suddetto lavoro prende spunto dalle ricerche condotte nell'ambito della costruzione di un mode... more Il suddetto lavoro prende spunto dalle ricerche condotte nell'ambito della costruzione di un modello predittivo per lo studio dei territori dell'antica colonia d'Himera.
This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of ... more This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of Via Himera (Palermo). The site was already known for the presence of ancient stone quarries (exploited to extract building materials) and hypogea used during the paleochristian age. The explored area, about 7.500 sm., is located near the Papireto river valley and marked by a large number of shafts dated to Norman times. This article proposes a preliminary report on the archaeological excavation in the urban area of Via Himera (Palermo). The site was already known for the presence of ancient stone quarries (exploited to extract building materials) and hypogea used during the paleochristian age. The explored area, about 7.500 sm., is located near the Papireto river valley and marked by a large number of shafts dated to Norman times.