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Papers by Federica Carbotti

L’ARCHEOLOGO SUBACQUEO XXX n.s., 76, 2024

A crucial key factor in the evolution of the coastal landscape of Butrint (southern Albania) is t... more A crucial key factor in the evolution of the coastal landscape of Butrint (southern Albania) is the dynamism of its lagoon. The Butrint peninsula is located at the end of the narrow strait that connects the Ionian Sea to the Vivari Lake and divides Butrint
from the Vrina plain, providing the city with a protected and optimal location for the exploitation of lagoon resources and the control of inland routes. Deposition of sediments from the Pavlla River, colluvium from the uplands in the mouth area, sea-level changes and bradyseism accelerated the formation of the Vrina plain and produced large backwaters. Settlement strategies and economic system in the territory of Butrint reveal a prevailing preference towards wetlands for economic exploitation and for shielding hilltop settlements to avoid the effect of swamping. In the dynamism of the coastal landscape, human action plays a key role: after the deduction of the Roman colony, the town expands on the now drained Vrina plain and becomes accessible by land through a bridge crossing the lagoon. This contribution presents settlement dynamics in the territory of Butrint and the possible access routes to the Acropolis in relation to the variations of the wetlands, from a diachronic perspective and in light of the latest surveys of the Butrint Project (University of Bologna and Archaeological Institute of Tirana). Special focus will be given to the
discussion of the preliminary results of the underwater survey in the Vivari channel, which uncovered the collapsed remains of the Roman bridge.

Cronache di Archeologia, 41, 2022

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UNESCO. Restauro, conservazione, valorizzazione, digitalizzazione e scienza del patrimonio, 2024

This paper intends to discuss the value of Laser Scanning survey both as a contribution to schola... more This paper intends to discuss the value of Laser Scanning survey both as a contribution to scholarship in terms of documenting archaeological heritage, and as an instrument for degradation diagnosis. The discus- sion examines two UNESCO World Heritage sites, which due to their conservation and archaeological im- portance constitute a privileged field of application. The methodology used in The Great Pompeii Project – Knowledge Plan made it possible to extend the application of digital documentation to the Butrint National Park (Southern Albania). The Butrint Project arises from the collaboration between the University of Bologna and the Archaeological Institute of Tirana, and aims to create a unified, up-to-date, accurate and scientifical- ly valuable topographical documentation of the site, overcoming the fragmentary of the context as a result of discontinuous and centennial fieldworks. Simultaneously, the analysis of surface degradation and static risk factors will allow us to obtain digital products useful for risk assessment and planning of conservation and restoration works.

Landscape 3: una sintesi di elementi diacronici. Uomo e ambiente nel mondo antico: un equilibrio possibile?, 2023

The Progetto Bisignano is a fieldwalking survey project carried out in the territory of Bisignano... more The Progetto Bisignano is a fieldwalking survey project carried out in the territory of Bisignano (CS) with the aim of drawing up the archaeological map of the municipality. During the first campaign, fieldwork included both the verification of already known evidence and the survey of geomorphological units potentially occupied in Antiquity. The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary analysis of the collected pottery and surveyed topographic units. The Medieval and Renaissance ages are the most attested. However, new useful data emerge on possible areas of occupation in the Protohistoric age

Landscape 3: una sintesi di elementi diacronici Uomo e ambiente nel mondo antico: un equilibrio possibile?, 2023

This contribution aims to present some forms of land organization and economic exploitation in an... more This contribution aims to present some forms of land organization and economic exploitation in ancient Epirus. Starting from a diachronic overview of population and economic resources of the Epirote landscape, the paper proposes a focus on some archaeological indicators useful to the reconstruction of Epirote ancient economy, whose studies still lack a systematic perspective on the entire region. Finally, some archaeozoological data from Phoinike and Butrint provide a preliminary
environmental and economic framework related to cultural, residential and subsistence needs of local communities.

Groma 6, 2021

The paper discusses the current state of research in relation to the archaic phases of Butrint (S... more The paper discusses the current state of research in relation to the archaic phases of Butrint (Southern Albania), one of the few sites of ancient Epirus with important archaeological evidence dating back to the Archaic period. The international archaeological missions that have investigated the acropolis of the site over the last century have brought to light few but clear traces of frequentation of the area. Pottery, an ash altar and roof tiles suggest that this was probably a cult place: the proximity and control of Corcyra over the mainland makes it plausible that the island had a role in shaping its appearance, however its features are still debated. The recent excavations and topographic surveys of the University of Bologna offer the opportunity for a new analysis of the historical and archaeological context in which Archaic Butrint is framed, as well as, at the same time, put forward open research questions that will need to be developed by future excavation campaigns.

Books by Federica Carbotti

The volume aims to give a contribute to the reconstruction of the ancient landscape of Epirus, th... more The volume aims to give a contribute to the reconstruction of the ancient landscape of Epirus, the historical region corresponding to present-day southern Albania and northwestern Greece. This context is investigated by the authors through a diachronic analysis of archaeological data, approaching the theme of the landscape from four different but complementary perspectives: fortified landscapes, sacred landscapes, rural landscapes, and epigraphic landscapes. In their respective thematic sections, the history of Chaonia is retraced from the genesis of ancient settlement during the Bronze Age, through the phenomenon of the so-called second Greek colonization, to the birth of the Epirote state in the Hellenistic age, and until the profound changes brought by the progressive expansion of Roman dominion.

This book collects the proceedings of these two days, during which the participants were invited ... more This book collects the proceedings of these two days, during which the participants were invited to address a highly topical issue that increasingly permeates the present and future of humanity. The proposed research approached the topic by attempting to historicise it, by projecting the challenges of the present into the societies of the past, and by attempting to respond to the provocative invitation inherent in the title of the conference: has there ever been a balance between man and nature? The main objective was to determine the level of ecological awareness inherent in ancient societies and to identify the possible solutions implemented, trying to answer two questions in particular: what were the choices (political, economic, social) implemented during climatic variations, and how were they perceived by ancient societies? Were these choices linked to ‘environmentalist’ awareness, or did a purely utilitarian purpose prevail?

Questo libro raccoglie gli atti di queste due giornate, durante le quali i partecipanti sono stati invitati ad affrontare un tema di grande attualità che investe sempre più il presente e il futuro dell’umanità. La ricerca proposta ha affrontato la questione cercando di storicizzarla, proiettando le sfide del presente nelle società del passato e cercando di rispondere all’invito provocatorio del titolo del convegno: è mai esistito un equilibrio tra uomo e natura? L’obiettivo principale è stato quello di determinare il livello di consapevolezza ecologica insito nelle società antiche e di individuare le possibili soluzioni attuate, cercando di rispondere in particolare a due domande: quali sono state le scelte (politiche, economiche, sociali) attuate in occasione delle variazioni climatiche e come sono state percepite dalle società antiche? Queste scelte erano legate a una coscienza “ambientalista” o prevaleva uno scopo puramente utilitaristico?

Conference Presentations by Federica Carbotti

Abstract of the conference presentation for Session #10 on Archaeology of the Uplands of the 2024... more Abstract of the conference presentation for Session #10 on Archaeology of the Uplands of the 2024 Landscape Archaeology Conference in Alcalá de Henares, June 2024

by LANDSCAPE UNA SINTESI DI ELEMENTI DIACRONICI, Davide Gangale Risoleo, Stefano De Nisi, Veronica Ferrari, maria luisa Marchi, Maria Elisa Amadasi, Antonio Campus, Federica Carbotti, Veronica Castignani, Lorenzo Ceruleo, Stefano Cespa, Cristina Corsi, Francesca D'Ambola, Marco Matta, David Mercuri, Giuseppina Renda, marcello guaitoli, and Giacomo Sigismondo

Il paesaggio antico è stato spesso analizzato attraverso le lenti della modernità con il tentativ... more Il paesaggio antico è stato spesso analizzato attraverso le lenti della modernità con il tentativo di attualizzare la tematica, da una parte individuando parallelismi tra il concetto moderno di ‘pianificazione’ e quello antico, dall’altra con la finalità di semplificare i fenomeni. Questo processo ha talvolta prodotto una ricostruzione lacunosa del paesaggio antico e degli elementi che lo componevano: le strade, la campagna, le città. Tuttavia, negli ultimi anni, soprattutto grazie all’introduzione di nuove metodologie, sono state rimesse in discussione alcune questioni pertinenti il concetto di ‘pianificazione antica’ introducendo nuove direzioni investigative o revisionando le interpretazioni del passato. Strumenti come i droni, la geofisica, la geomatica, hanno infatti permesso di condurre indagini su larga scala a costi più contenuti, talvolta agevolando la gestione di grandi quantità di dati e consentendo l’esecuzione di scavi stratigrafici mirati. Questo circolo virtuoso ha permesso di comprendere meglio la complessità del paesaggio antico, fatta non solo di città ma anche di insediamenti minori (vici, pagi), non solo di vie consolari, ma anche di direttrici secondarie e di una parcellizzazione agraria non tanto serrata quanto le ricostruzioni sulle centuriazioni del passato avevano fatto ipotizzare.
La quarta edizione di Landscape: una sintesi elementi diacronici mira ad approfondire queste tematiche, con l’auspicio di offrire una panoramica generale sullo stato attuale della ricerca.

Upland Archaeology Workshop. Round Table, 2023

Ancient Epirus, divided between southern Albania and northwestern Greece, is characterised by a h... more Ancient Epirus, divided between southern Albania and northwestern Greece, is characterised by a highly dynamic ancient landscape. In a predominantly mountainous region such as Epirus, with reliefs running subparallel to the coast alternated with valleys crossed by the main watercourses, it must necessarily be considered that the characteristics of the territory have affected the dynamics and settlement patterns as well as the economic structure of the region. Consequently, in this environmental context, relying on farming and pastoral resources, linked to short-distance mobility, and natural resources as part of the exploitation of the uncultivated landscape is a winning solution in a diachronic perspective. This fits well with the forms of tribal aggregation in open villages that characterised the population dynamics until at least the mid-4th century BC, when they were joined by urban centres and secondary fortified sites. The studies carried out by the Archaeological Mission of the University of Bologna and the Institute of Archaeology of Tirana (Butrint Project) have focused on surface investigations in some of the fortified hilltop sites in the Pavla river basin. Peculiarities of the mountain environment imply a series of natural factors which compromise the preservation of the archaeological record and reduce visibility on the ground. In addition, the specificities of the context into consideration, characterised by well-preserved but hardly datable walls and poorly diagnostic archaeological material lying on the surface, complicate the interpretation further. The paper intends to present some of the case studies by observing their methodological problems and proposing some interpretative approaches, in order to understand the role of hilltop sites in the management, control and exploitation of land and road network.

International workshop: Epirus in the Roman World and New research on the Acropolis of Butrint, 2022

Overview of the results of the 2021 and 2022 excavations on the Acropolis of Butrint by the Unive... more Overview of the results of the 2021 and 2022 excavations on the Acropolis of Butrint by the University of Bologna and the Archaeological Institute of Tirana.

by LANDSCAPE UNA SINTESI DI ELEMENTI DIACRONICI, Davide Gangale Risoleo, Paolo Liverani, Maria Elisa Amadasi, Francesca Bindelli, Carlotta Borella, Alessandra Canale, Federica Carbotti, Margherita Casandra, Veronica Castignani, Francesca Francesconi, Valentina Limina, Sara Malavasi, Francesca D'Ambola, Michele Matteazzi, Giovanni Polizzi, Matteo Rivoli, Sofia Vagnuzzi, Letizia Aldrovandi, Jessica Tomasi, Giacomo Sigismondo, and Francesca D'Ambola

La progettazione di un mondo eco-sostenibile, che sappia convivere con l'ambiente circostante ris... more La progettazione di un mondo eco-sostenibile, che sappia convivere con l'ambiente circostante rispettando gli equilibri ecologici, è una delle sfide delle comunità contemporanee, non a caso è tra le linee guida di Horizon 2020. La terza edizione di Landscape vuole tentare di declinare questa tematica nell'antichità, cercando di comprendere il livello di consapevolezza ecologica delle società antiche ed evidenziando quali sono state le scelte politiche ed economiche attuate tenendo in considerazione la componente ambientale. Il convegno, organizzato in collaborazione con l'Università di Bologna e la Consulta di Topografia Antica, si terrà tra il 5 ed il 6 maggio 2022 a Bologna e Ravenna.

by LANDSCAPE UNA SINTESI DI ELEMENTI DIACRONICI, Davide Gangale Risoleo, Paolo Liverani, Giuseppe Ceraudo, Maria Elisa Amadasi, Francesca Bindelli, Carlotta Borella, Alessandra Canale, Federica Carbotti, Margherita Casandra, Veronica Castignani, Davide Giubileo, Sara Malavasi, Michele Matteazzi, Giovanni Polizzi, Matteo Rivoli, Saverio Scerra, Sofia Vagnuzzi, and Francesca D'Ambola

La terza edizione di Landscape vuole tentare di declinare questa tematica nell'antichità, cercando di comprendere il livello di consapevolezza ecologica delle società antiche ed evidenziando quali sono state le scelte politiche ed economiche attuate tenendo in considerazione la componente ambientale.

Il convegno, organizzato in collaborazione con l'Università di Bologna e la Consulta di Topografia Antica, si terrà tra il 5 ed il 6 maggio 2022 a Bologna e Ravenna.