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Books by Giulio Amara
LED Edizioni Universitarie ( 'Archeologia e Arte Antica'), Milano, 2023
A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations... more A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations” undertaken by Paolo Orsi in the area around the Athenaion of Ortygia, the acropolis of Syracuse (1910-1917). Thanks to a gradual hermeneutic process intertwining the excavation data - published and unpublished - the analysis of the architecture and the systematic investigation of the votive deposits, still largely unpublished, the author provides a new reconstruction of the central sanctuary of Ortygia during the Archaic Greek period, from an architectural, anthropological and cultural point of view. Since the material culture, if properly examined, can provide evidence of ritual and cult practices, this research is the first ever investigation of the entire range of the ritual and votive objects from Orsi’s excavations, from a typological, contextual and functional point of view. Therefore, based on the most recent methodological approach, the interpretation of votive deposits allows not only to identify the ritual agency related to the sanctuary’s architectural development, but also to understand the ritual communication between the individual, the community and the worshipped deity, within the larger system of the polis religion. Thanks to the interrelation between contexts, votives and their meanings, this study sheds new light on several aspects of the Archaic Greek sanctuary, on the worshippers and on their deities, in a diachronic perspective ranging from the foundation of the city to the Deinomenid tyranny. Within this new framework, this work constitutes a very remarkable advancement in the understanding of Archaic Syracuse and, in particular, of one of its most significant sacred spaces.
L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER (Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69). ISBN: 9788891319937, 2020
To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeo... more To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, has not received the adequate consideration of its intrinsic value as a historical and archaeological document. At the origin of the creation of the model there were not only well defined cultural reasons, but also the strong desire to promote a more immediate understanding of the entire site of Pompeii and to document, with meticulousness and skill, the state of conservation closely following the phases of rediscovery. The "Great Imitation of Pompeii", as a precious and extraordinary document, continues to show us even today the original decoration and planivolumetric articulation of the monumental remains. The complete digitalization of the Great Scale Model not only provides a 3D copy of the original, but also an indispensable research and communication tool: it preserves and amplifies the documentary value of the original. In an uninterrupted game of reflections, cross-references, correspondences between archaeological reality, physical model and its digital replica, the Atlas returns to the Great Scale Model of Pompei the place it deserves in the history of archaeological research.
“Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trasc... more “Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trascurato. Con la medesima carica propositiva e originalità del progetto di Valorizzazione dell’Anfiteatro romano di Catania portato avanti dall’Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, da cui prende spunto, la presente guida rende conto non solo dei risultati delle più recenti indagini scientifiche condotte dall’IBAM-CNR nell’anfiteatro, ma anche dei racconti e delle curiosità nate intorno ad esso. Perché è solo con la conoscenza che la riconquista fisica di uno spazio può tramutarsi in ben più duraturo acquisto culturale.
Papers by Giulio Amara
The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle del... more The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle dell’Aci, both areas of fundamental importance situated on the eastern coast of Sicily, aimed to define the transformations that occurred in the countryside between the Hellenistic and medieval periods. For the first time this research shed light on the territories of Syracuse and Catania, cities for which, despite their important political and economic roles in Roman and medieval Sicily, there is a lack of data for the surrounding countryside. Indeed, the interest in this question derives from the absence of research whose main aim is the understanding of the social-economic role of the city in the Mediterranean during the long transition from the Roman to the medieval period, an investigation that cannot ignore the rural areas closest to the urban centres.
Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, 2023
For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html Past scholarship on Corin... more For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html
Past scholarship on Corinthian vase-painting of the Archaic period has long overlooked Akragas, since the body of evidence from the settlement was relatively scanty or not well known. The recent and remarkable investigations around temple D and in the residential area provide an opportunity to bridge this gap. Therefore, this paper deals with Corinthian figured pottery excavated from Akragas at large, that is from the sanctuaries, residential areas and cemeteries. Based on a stylistic and contextual approach, this study offers an updated and comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished Corinthian pottery imported to Akragas. It deals with the following aspects: a) nature and peculiarities of Corinthian imports in the Mediterranean and local contexts; b) their distribution within the city; c) relationship with specific painters and/or workshops; d) the absolute chronology of Corinthian pottery style.
KTISEIS Fondazioni d’Occidente. Intrecci culturali tra Gela, Agrigento, Creta e Rodi – Atti delle XIV Giornate Gregoriane Agrigento, Museo Archeologico 25-27 Novembre 2022. A cura di Valentina Caminneci, Matteo D’Acunto, Claudia Lambrugo, Maria Concetta Parello, 2024
Supplemento agli Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Classe di Lettere e Filosofia serie 5 2023, 15/2, 2023
This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D i... more This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D in Agrigento during the 2022 excavations, between the stereobate and the staircase at the front of the sacred building. Based on the archaeological evidence, this excavation focuses on the chronology, the building phases and construction technique of the temple foundations. The analysis of the ceramics from the foundation layers provides a chronological terminus for the start of the temple’s construction. The coroplastic finds include fragments belonging to two statuettes of Athena, possibly Athena Promachos. These figurines could shed light on the worship practised in the sanctuary before the monumentalisation of the sacred area in the 5th century BC.
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia 14/2, Suppl., 2022
in: F. Nicoletti (a cura di), Siracusa Antica. Nuove prospettive di ricerca, Palermo: 65-87, 2022
THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA.... more THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA. This paper deals with the earliest imports at Syracuse, in order to investigate the origins and early life of the apoikia (ca. 733-690 BC). During the last century, research has long been based mainly on ceramics and the chronology of the very earliest imported Greek pottery in the Western colonies, and, in particular at Syracuse. On the contrary, this study provides an updated reassessment of the much wider imported material culture in context. This paper offers a comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished material from several Protoarchaic contexts excavated at Syracuse. In particular, special attention is paid to the new archaeological evidence from the sanctuary in the area of the Athenaion of Ortygia. This investigation sheds new light on the following aspects: a) peculiarities, repertoire, use and distribution of imported objects within the local material context; b) social (and ethnic) features of the early settlement; c) process of foundation and development of the apoikia.
in: A. Scarci / R. Graells i Fabregat / F. Longo (a cura di), Armi votive in Sicilia, Atti del convegno Siracusa-Palazzolo Acreide 12-13 novembre 2021, RGZM-Tagungen 48. Mainz, 2022
open access at: https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1127
In M. Meyer and G. Adornato (eds.), Innovations and Inventions in Athens c. 530 to 470 BCE – Two Crucial Generations. Phoibos Verlag, Wien (Wiener Forschungen zur Archäologie, Band 18), 2020
in M. Jonasch (ed.), The Fight for Greek Sicily. Society, Politics, and Landscape. Oxbow Books , 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale", L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia Anno di Edizione: 2020 Edizione: L'ERMA d... more Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia
Anno di Edizione: 2020
Edizione: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Collane:
Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69
ISBN: 9788891319937
Rilegatura: Rilegato
Pagine: 328
Formato: 24 x 28 cm
in Atti del Convegno internazionale Miniere della Memoria. Scavi in archivi, depositi e biblioteche, a cura di P. Giulierini, A. Coralini, E. Calandra, Firenze, pp. 63-79., 2020
in S. Pallecchi (ed.), Raccontare l'Archeologia. Strategie e tecniche per la comunicazione delle ricerche archeologiche, Firenze, 2017
Tutti i contributi all'interno del volume sono stati sottoposti ad una procedura di single-blind ... more Tutti i contributi all'interno del volume sono stati sottoposti ad una procedura di single-blind peer review.
The magnificent cork plastic model of Pompeii (1861-1929 ca.) represents a valuable document for ... more The magnificent cork plastic model of Pompeii (1861-1929 ca.) represents a valuable document for the archaeological research and an exceptional testimony of a fading methodology. The Pompeian maquette, summarizing multiple data and various documentary supports, constitutes a tridimensional physical archive, a holistic snapshot of the site close to its excavation: the urban topography, the residential and public architecture, the entire heritage of frescoes and mosaics. Emblematically it places itself in a period of transition: while the modellers still worked with cork, plaster and brushes, the earliest photographers were testing at Pompeii the new methodologies of documentation. The spread of the photographic sensibility, the interest for contexts and their open and objective reproduction conditioned deeply the conception of the great plastic model.The whole plastic model of Pompeii has been acquired and rendered through digital photography, taking into account each detail: from the tridimensional physical archive to a digital 3D model. At the crossroad between Phelloplastics, archive photography and new methodologies, the
digital 3D survey constitutes a peculiar archive of images and data set in their contextual environment and related to their analogue cork model. Considering some Pompeian domus, their decorations (frescoes, floorings) and building details, it is possible to make comparisons between their current status and the documentary evidence given by the
cork model and its digital 3D reproduction.
LED Edizioni Universitarie ( 'Archeologia e Arte Antica'), Milano, 2023
A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations... more A century later, this work is the updated and thorough re-edition of the “methodical explorations” undertaken by Paolo Orsi in the area around the Athenaion of Ortygia, the acropolis of Syracuse (1910-1917). Thanks to a gradual hermeneutic process intertwining the excavation data - published and unpublished - the analysis of the architecture and the systematic investigation of the votive deposits, still largely unpublished, the author provides a new reconstruction of the central sanctuary of Ortygia during the Archaic Greek period, from an architectural, anthropological and cultural point of view. Since the material culture, if properly examined, can provide evidence of ritual and cult practices, this research is the first ever investigation of the entire range of the ritual and votive objects from Orsi’s excavations, from a typological, contextual and functional point of view. Therefore, based on the most recent methodological approach, the interpretation of votive deposits allows not only to identify the ritual agency related to the sanctuary’s architectural development, but also to understand the ritual communication between the individual, the community and the worshipped deity, within the larger system of the polis religion. Thanks to the interrelation between contexts, votives and their meanings, this study sheds new light on several aspects of the Archaic Greek sanctuary, on the worshippers and on their deities, in a diachronic perspective ranging from the foundation of the city to the Deinomenid tyranny. Within this new framework, this work constitutes a very remarkable advancement in the understanding of Archaic Syracuse and, in particular, of one of its most significant sacred spaces.
L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER (Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69). ISBN: 9788891319937, 2020
To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeo... more To this date, the imposing scale model of the ruins of Pompeii, preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, has not received the adequate consideration of its intrinsic value as a historical and archaeological document. At the origin of the creation of the model there were not only well defined cultural reasons, but also the strong desire to promote a more immediate understanding of the entire site of Pompeii and to document, with meticulousness and skill, the state of conservation closely following the phases of rediscovery. The "Great Imitation of Pompeii", as a precious and extraordinary document, continues to show us even today the original decoration and planivolumetric articulation of the monumental remains. The complete digitalization of the Great Scale Model not only provides a 3D copy of the original, but also an indispensable research and communication tool: it preserves and amplifies the documentary value of the original. In an uninterrupted game of reflections, cross-references, correspondences between archaeological reality, physical model and its digital replica, the Atlas returns to the Great Scale Model of Pompei the place it deserves in the history of archaeological research.
“Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trasc... more “Catania torna nell’Arena”, riappropriandosi di uno straordinario monumento, troppo a lungo trascurato. Con la medesima carica propositiva e originalità del progetto di Valorizzazione dell’Anfiteatro romano di Catania portato avanti dall’Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, da cui prende spunto, la presente guida rende conto non solo dei risultati delle più recenti indagini scientifiche condotte dall’IBAM-CNR nell’anfiteatro, ma anche dei racconti e delle curiosità nate intorno ad esso. Perché è solo con la conoscenza che la riconquista fisica di uno spazio può tramutarsi in ben più duraturo acquisto culturale.
The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle del... more The research recently undertaken by IBAM in the territory of Priolo Gargallo and in the Valle dell’Aci, both areas of fundamental importance situated on the eastern coast of Sicily, aimed to define the transformations that occurred in the countryside between the Hellenistic and medieval periods. For the first time this research shed light on the territories of Syracuse and Catania, cities for which, despite their important political and economic roles in Roman and medieval Sicily, there is a lack of data for the surrounding countryside. Indeed, the interest in this question derives from the absence of research whose main aim is the understanding of the social-economic role of the city in the Mediterranean during the long transition from the Roman to the medieval period, an investigation that cannot ignore the rural areas closest to the urban centres.
Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni Italiane in Oriente, 2023
For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html Past scholarship on Corin... more For full text: https://www.scuoladiatene.it/dal-2021-al-2030/2023.html
Past scholarship on Corinthian vase-painting of the Archaic period has long overlooked Akragas, since the body of evidence from the settlement was relatively scanty or not well known. The recent and remarkable investigations around temple D and in the residential area provide an opportunity to bridge this gap. Therefore, this paper deals with Corinthian figured pottery excavated from Akragas at large, that is from the sanctuaries, residential areas and cemeteries. Based on a stylistic and contextual approach, this study offers an updated and comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished Corinthian pottery imported to Akragas. It deals with the following aspects: a) nature and peculiarities of Corinthian imports in the Mediterranean and local contexts; b) their distribution within the city; c) relationship with specific painters and/or workshops; d) the absolute chronology of Corinthian pottery style.
KTISEIS Fondazioni d’Occidente. Intrecci culturali tra Gela, Agrigento, Creta e Rodi – Atti delle XIV Giornate Gregoriane Agrigento, Museo Archeologico 25-27 Novembre 2022. A cura di Valentina Caminneci, Matteo D’Acunto, Claudia Lambrugo, Maria Concetta Parello, 2024
Supplemento agli Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Classe di Lettere e Filosofia serie 5 2023, 15/2, 2023
This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D i... more This paper deals with the archaeological trench (8) dug at the south-eastern corner of Temple D in Agrigento during the 2022 excavations, between the stereobate and the staircase at the front of the sacred building. Based on the archaeological evidence, this excavation focuses on the chronology, the building phases and construction technique of the temple foundations. The analysis of the ceramics from the foundation layers provides a chronological terminus for the start of the temple’s construction. The coroplastic finds include fragments belonging to two statuettes of Athena, possibly Athena Promachos. These figurines could shed light on the worship practised in the sanctuary before the monumentalisation of the sacred area in the 5th century BC.
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia 14/2, Suppl., 2022
in: F. Nicoletti (a cura di), Siracusa Antica. Nuove prospettive di ricerca, Palermo: 65-87, 2022
THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA.... more THE EARLIEST IMPORTED MATERIALS AT SYRACUSE RECONSIDERED. NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE EARLIEST APOIKIA. This paper deals with the earliest imports at Syracuse, in order to investigate the origins and early life of the apoikia (ca. 733-690 BC). During the last century, research has long been based mainly on ceramics and the chronology of the very earliest imported Greek pottery in the Western colonies, and, in particular at Syracuse. On the contrary, this study provides an updated reassessment of the much wider imported material culture in context. This paper offers a comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished material from several Protoarchaic contexts excavated at Syracuse. In particular, special attention is paid to the new archaeological evidence from the sanctuary in the area of the Athenaion of Ortygia. This investigation sheds new light on the following aspects: a) peculiarities, repertoire, use and distribution of imported objects within the local material context; b) social (and ethnic) features of the early settlement; c) process of foundation and development of the apoikia.
in: A. Scarci / R. Graells i Fabregat / F. Longo (a cura di), Armi votive in Sicilia, Atti del convegno Siracusa-Palazzolo Acreide 12-13 novembre 2021, RGZM-Tagungen 48. Mainz, 2022
open access at: https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1127
In M. Meyer and G. Adornato (eds.), Innovations and Inventions in Athens c. 530 to 470 BCE – Two Crucial Generations. Phoibos Verlag, Wien (Wiener Forschungen zur Archäologie, Band 18), 2020
in M. Jonasch (ed.), The Fight for Greek Sicily. Society, Politics, and Landscape. Oxbow Books , 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale”, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
In: D. Malfitana, G. Amara, A. Mazzaglia, "«La Grandiosa Imitazione». Il plastico di Pompei. Dal modello materico al digitale", L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2020
Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia Anno di Edizione: 2020 Edizione: L'ERMA d... more Daniele Malfitana , Giulio Amara , Antonino Mazzaglia
Anno di Edizione: 2020
Edizione: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Collane:
Bibliotheca Archaeologica, 69
ISBN: 9788891319937
Rilegatura: Rilegato
Pagine: 328
Formato: 24 x 28 cm
in Atti del Convegno internazionale Miniere della Memoria. Scavi in archivi, depositi e biblioteche, a cura di P. Giulierini, A. Coralini, E. Calandra, Firenze, pp. 63-79., 2020
in S. Pallecchi (ed.), Raccontare l'Archeologia. Strategie e tecniche per la comunicazione delle ricerche archeologiche, Firenze, 2017
Tutti i contributi all'interno del volume sono stati sottoposti ad una procedura di single-blind ... more Tutti i contributi all'interno del volume sono stati sottoposti ad una procedura di single-blind peer review.
The magnificent cork plastic model of Pompeii (1861-1929 ca.) represents a valuable document for ... more The magnificent cork plastic model of Pompeii (1861-1929 ca.) represents a valuable document for the archaeological research and an exceptional testimony of a fading methodology. The Pompeian maquette, summarizing multiple data and various documentary supports, constitutes a tridimensional physical archive, a holistic snapshot of the site close to its excavation: the urban topography, the residential and public architecture, the entire heritage of frescoes and mosaics. Emblematically it places itself in a period of transition: while the modellers still worked with cork, plaster and brushes, the earliest photographers were testing at Pompeii the new methodologies of documentation. The spread of the photographic sensibility, the interest for contexts and their open and objective reproduction conditioned deeply the conception of the great plastic model.The whole plastic model of Pompeii has been acquired and rendered through digital photography, taking into account each detail: from the tridimensional physical archive to a digital 3D model. At the crossroad between Phelloplastics, archive photography and new methodologies, the
digital 3D survey constitutes a peculiar archive of images and data set in their contextual environment and related to their analogue cork model. Considering some Pompeian domus, their decorations (frescoes, floorings) and building details, it is possible to make comparisons between their current status and the documentary evidence given by the
cork model and its digital 3D reproduction.
Questa innovativa serie monografica nasce dalla volontà di promuovere sul territorio siciliano nu... more Questa innovativa serie monografica nasce dalla volontà di promuovere sul territorio siciliano nuovi studi e ricerche che, superando la frammentazione che spesso ha contraddistinto lo spirito della ricerca archeologica in Sicilia, guidino verso un approccio globale e multidisciplinare al fenomeno storico ed archeologico di età classica e post-classica. Essa riflette anche il recente revival che sul tema del documento, del paesaggio e della cultura materiale si è avviato in questi ultimi anni. L'aggettivo "post-classico" non è inteso esclusivamente nel suo significato storiografico restrittivo ma serve, invece, per creare una congiunzione tra culture recenti spesso immeritatamente trascurate. L'obiettivo è chiaro: dar vita ad una piattaforma operativa che possa vedere finalmente dialogare, con un linguaggio comune improntato su metodologie di approccio nuove e stimolanti, specialisti di discipline diverse il cui contributo, specie in ricerche di ampio respiro come queste qui presentate, è sicuramente innegabile. L'elemento aggregante è quello delle metodologie di approccio all'argomento in virtù delle quali oggi si può cercare di analizzare e studiare uno specifico tema da angolazioni e punti di vista differenti, da competenze professionali diverse all'interno di un ampio contenitore cronologico che sia in grado di far valutare un territorio o un manufatto non nella specificità di uno o due secoli solamente ma, al contrario, all'interno di una sequenza cronologica di sei, sette o più secoli, l'unica in grado di far emergere dati coerenti con lo sviluppo storico complessivo cui i medesimi dati appartengono. Daniele Malfitana -Giuseppe CaCCiaGuerra arCheoloGia ClassiCa in siCilia e nel Mediterraneo didattiCa e riCerCa nell'esperienza Mista Cnr e università Il contributo delle giovani generazioni. Un triennio di ricerche e di tesi universitarie con la collaborazione di annarita di Mauro e Maria luisa sCrofani Catania 2014 © Tutti i diritti riservati. è vietata la riproduzione di testi ed illustrazioni senza il permesso scritto dell'Editore, dei Curatori, del Responsabile scientifico dei progetti e degli Autori. Ricerche di archeologia classica e post-classica, vol. II arCheoloGia ClassiCa in siCilia e nel Mediterraneo. didattiCa e riCerCa nell'esperienza Mista Cnr e università. Il contributo delle giovani generazioni. Un triennio di ricerche e di tesi universitarie 446 pp., ill. 17 x 24 cm. ISBN(13): 978-88-89375-12-9 I. Malfitana, Daniele <1967> II. Cacciaguerra, Giuseppe <1977> Progettazione grafica ed impaginazione: Maria Luisa Scrofani Coordinamento grafico e rielaborazione immagini dei contributi: INDICE Introduzione daniele Malfitana, Archeologia classica oggi: il "modello catanese" nell'interazione CNR e Università. Opportunità di crescita ed innovazione per le giovani generazioni daniele Malfitana, Giuseppe CaCCiaGuerra, Il quadro delle ricerche e delle attività in laboratorio e sul campo. Strategie per la crescita delle nuove generazioni
This paper presents the preliminary results of the research on the so-called “ingrottamento”, an ... more This paper presents the preliminary results of the research on the so-called “ingrottamento”, an archaeological context of extraordinary importance for the understanding of Archaic Greek Syracuse and of the early settlement on the mainland.
Despite the importance of the discovery, the context of the "ingrottamento" - excavated in 1968 - remains unpublished, since neither its location, nor the function nor the content of the archaeological deposit are known. Yet, this assemblage not only provides an extraordinary insight into the material culture of Archaic Syracuse (8th-early 6th century BC), but also provides a new picture of the “outer city” (Thuc. 6, 3, 2), that is, the part extended on the mainland in front of Ortigia (the “inner city”), corresponding to the future quarter of Achradina.
Therefore, this contribution aims to fill this gap, through the rediscovery of the grotto, the examination of the archive documentation and the extensive, typological and functional analysis of the entire archaeological assemblage.
War and Society in Colonial Sicily International Workshop 27.-28. April 2018 UBC Vancouver Ca... more War and Society in Colonial Sicily
International Workshop
27.-28. April 2018
UBC Vancouver
Canada
Program: https://www.sns.it/it/evento/corinth-syracuse
Convegno Internazionale "Armi Votive in Sicilia" (Siracusa-Palazzolo Acreide 12-13 novembre 2021), 2021
design massimo cibelli Incontro internazionale di studio con call for poster 12-13 novembre 2021 ... more design massimo cibelli Incontro internazionale di studio con call for poster 12-13 novembre 2021 Siracusa-Palazzolo Acreide in Sicilia ARMI VOTIVE università degli studi di salerno dip. di scienze del patrimonio culturale universitat d'alacant universidad de alicante comune di palazzolo acreide assessorato turismo, benessere e politiche sociali sabato 13 novembre salone comunale palazzolo acreide EVIDENZE DALLA SICILIA CENTRALE ore 10,00 D. Palermo Le armi dai santuari indigeni della Sicilia centrale
L’imponente plastico in sughero delle rovine di Pompei, conservato al Museo Nazionale Archeologic... more L’imponente plastico in sughero delle rovine di Pompei, conservato al Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Napoli, per lungo tempo non è stato tenuto abbastanza in considerazione, non solo in quanto esempio di grande maestria artigianale, ma soprattutto per il suo potenziale valore documentario nella ricerca archeologica. Eppure, prima di inoltrarsi in una preliminare ricostruzione delle fasi di realizzazione del grande modello pompeiano, occorrerà tentare di iscrivere quest’ultimo nella sua complessa tradizione, nel background culturale da cui scaturisce e da cui si allontana, cercando inoltre di valutarne le motivazioni sottese e, in quanto riproduzione, i suoi rapporti con l’originale. Obiettivo del progetto è quello di utilizzare la tecnologia di documentazione 3D come uno strumento privilegiato per mettere in evidenza le straordinarie potenzialità documentarie del plastico, ricreando un modello tridimensionale tale da consentire la fruizione, lo studio analitico e una percezione potenziata delle strutture riprodotte, con la possibilità, per l’utente/fruitore, di potersi muovere liberamente all’interno di uno spazio virtuale, ma esattamente e rigorosamente riprodotto. Attraverso tale modello sarà, ad esempio, possibile, registrare, a livello autoptico, le analogie e le differenze con lo stato attuale degli ambienti pompeiani in esso riprodotti.
This paper investigates a significant deposit of Panathenaic amphoras from the temple of Athena i... more This paper investigates a significant deposit of Panathenaic amphoras from the temple of Athena in Syracuse. Excavations were carried out by Paolo Orsi from 1910 to 1917 and large amount of Archaic Greek pottery was found in two different areas.
The Panathenaic prize amphoras were discovered into the so-called “Deinomenid backfill”, an archaeological layer sealed during the Deinomenid tyranny in conjunction with the building of the temple of Athena. As for the Perserschutt on the Athenian Acropolis, the archaeological material from the backfill constitutes the terminus post quem for the building of the surviving temple of Athena.
This paper deals with unpublished black-figure Panathenaic and Panathenaic-shaped amphoras from this archaeological context and sheds new light on the distribution and meaning of Panathenaic amphoras in the West and in the Western Greek sanctuaries.
The investigation focuses on the following aspects: 1) characteristics and chronology of the Panathenaic deposit; 2) attribution of some fragments to Attic workshops and painters; 3) meaning of Panathenaic amphoras within the archaic urban sanctuary of Syracuse and in the wider context of Western Greek sanctuaries; 4) chronology of the temple of Athena.
"War and Society in Colonial Sicily", International workshop (27th - 29th April 2018), University... more "War and Society in Colonial Sicily", International workshop (27th - 29th April 2018), University of British Columbia, Vancouver
"Tradition/Transition/Revolution in the Late Archaic Period: Contexts, Artists, Styles", Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (12-14 novembre), 2018
Il plastico pompeiano, sintetizzando molteplici informazioni e supporti documentari, costituisce ... more Il plastico pompeiano, sintetizzando molteplici informazioni e supporti documentari, costituisce un archivio materico tridimensionale, un’istantanea olistica del sito prossima al momento della scoperta: la topografia urbana, l’architettura residenziale, pubblica, utilitaria, l’intero patrimonio delle decorazioni parietali e musive. Voluto dall’intelligenza documentaria di Fiorelli ma realizzato dalla perizia di più mani e in un ampio arco storico, si pone emblematicamente in un momento di transizione: dalla camera lucida, dal disegno quadrettato, dall’acquarello dei quadri figurativi e delle decorazioni parietali, alla fotografia. Mentre si modellava il plastico con sughero, stucco e pennello, a Pompei l’architetto Normand eseguiva i suoi primi calotipi.
Oggi, sulla scia della campagna di rilevamento fotografico di Pompei curata dall’ICCD anni or sono, l’intero Plastico di Pompei è stato acquisito mediante fotografia digitale e restituito tridimensionalmente: dall’archivio materico ad un archivio digitale 3D. All’incrocio tra fotografia d’archivio e nuove metodologie, il suo rilievo costituisce un archivio singolare di immagini e informazioni correlate nello spazio e mediate a loro volta dal modello analogico in sughero: un efficace strumento di ricerca, conoscenza e divulgazione nell’era degli open data. Considerando alcune domus pompeiane e le loro decorazioni parietali, è possibile operare con più efficacia un confronto fra il loro stato attuale di conservazione, il corpus fotografico d’archivio in merito a quei contesti e la testimonianza del plastico mediata dal suo modello 3D.
Convegno "Raccontare l’archeologia. Strategie e tecniche per la comunicazione dei risultati delle... more Convegno "Raccontare l’archeologia. Strategie e tecniche per la comunicazione dei risultati delle ricerche archeologiche" - Policastro Bussentino 14-15 maggio 2016
