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Papers by Ascanio D'Andrea
ArcheoFOSS 14 | 2020 edited by Julian Bogdani, Riccardo Montalbano, and Paolo Rosati; Archaeopress Archaeology, 2021
SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that... more SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that has changed the relationship between the institution and citizens as regards the knowledge, protection, enhancement and communication of the city's archaeological heritage. The need to open up to external users was taken into account when structuring the technological platform, so that the work carried out by the Soprintendenza could benefit the various communities that make up our society. SITAR-awarded with the Archaeological Heritage Prize 2021 by the European Archaeology Association (EAA)-has become a platform that provides open-data under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, characterized by a participatory approach thanks to which different types of users can interact with the institution, directly intervening in the process of creating and reviewing the data.
Feasible Management of Archaeological Heritage Sites Open to Tourism, 2018
This paper uses the archaeological site of Herculaneum, Italy, as a case study on which to ground... more This paper uses the archaeological site of Herculaneum, Italy, as a case study on which to ground the complex debate surrounding heritage ‘sustainability’. The authors seek to quantify and qualify current and potential ‘reciprocal heritage benefits’ thanks to available information from strategic research – including the development of improved visitor and engagement strategies. They argue that it is necessary to re-examine the dynamic role that cultural heritage could potentially play in contemporary society, not just looking to reduce threats but seeking to transform them, wherever possible, into opportunities for ensuring that cultural heritage can contribute benefits to the modern world and – within a reciprocal relationship – gain benefits from a society that is more involved in its management and conservation. The authors conclude that much more needs to be done not just in terms of measuring progress but also in terms of identifying the correct indicators to measure in the fir...
I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione p... more I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione per svolgere indagini archeologiche preventive in un’area di grande interesse archeologico, prossima alla necropoli di Pianabella. Lo scavo stratigrafico ha evidenziato diversi momenti di frequentazione dell’area durante l’età imperiale con un utilizzo a scopi agricoli e poi funerari. Contestualmente allo scavo stratigrafico sono stati realizzati studi specialistici, per il materiale ceramico e le testimonianze epigrafiche. I dati così raccolti hanno permesso di proporre una datazione relativa e assoluta delle varie fasi individuate. Lo scavo del sepolcreto, in particolare, ha confermato alcuni aspetti dei rituali funerari romani già ampiamente attestati per il territorio ostiense : recinti a cielo aperto con nicchie per le sepolture a incinerazione e pozzi per i rituali funerari caratterizzano la fase più antica del sepolcreto, in associazione ai primi esempi di inumazioni ; per le fasi più avanzate si assiste ad un intervento di ristrutturazione generale del sepolcreto e ad un aumento delle sepolture a inumazione rispetto alle sepolture ad incinerazione con un’occupazione intensiva degli spazi interni ed esterni ai nuovi edifici funerari. Tra il III e il IV sec. d.C. si verifica un’attività di spoliazione alla quale segue un progressivo abbandono dell’area che continua ad essere utilizzata a scopi funerari solo in piccola parte, come attestano le sepolture più tarde rinvenute.The renovations of the S.S.P.P. Via del Mare and via Ostiense were an opportunity to carry out preventive archaeological investigations in an area of great archaeological interest, close to the necropolis of Pianabella. The stratigraphic excavation has highlighted several phases during the Roman imperial age, with uses for agricultural and funerary purposes. These excavations have been carried out with specialized studies for the ceramic material and the epigraphic evidence. The data thus collected has allowed to propose relative and absolute dating of the various phases identified. The excavation of the burial ground, in particular, confirmed some aspects of Roman funeral rituals already widely attested in the Ostian suburb : open enclosures with niches for incineration burials and wells for funeral rituals characterize the oldest period of the necropolis in association with the first examples of inhumations, in the next period there is a general restructuring of the burial ground and an increase in inhumation burials compared to the incineration burials, with an intensive occupation of the internal and external spaces of the new funerary buildings. Between the 3rd and 4th cent. A.D., a spoliation activity is followed by a progressive abandonment of the area which continues to be used for funeral purposes only in small part, as shown by the later burials
Managing Herculaneum in Context: Measuring Benefits for People and Places, 2019
It is worth grounding the complex debate surrounding heritage 'sustainability' in hard fa... more It is worth grounding the complex debate surrounding heritage 'sustainability' in hard facts, and one useful data set is gathered by the World Heritage Centre. Analysis of threats identified for cultural heritage sites (regardless of location or typology) indicates that global problems stemming from management issues, development projects and tourism are all in the top ten. As the authors of an earlier World Heritage report on Reflection on the Trends of the State of Conservation note, 'management and legal issues represent one of the key threats to World Heritage properties , and have done so consistently since 2005'. This trend should prompt us to realize that the energy dedicated to conserving the physical testimony of the past needs to be matched, if not surpassed, by that dedicated to managing change proactively, both within and without heritage sites. The Policy for the Integration of a Sustainable Development Perspective into the Processes of the World Heritag...
SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that... more SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that has changed the relationship between the institution and citizens as regards the knowledge, protection, enhancement and communication of the city’s archaeological heritage. The need to open up to external users was taken into account when structuring the technological platform, so that the work carried out by the Soprintendenza could benefit the various communities that make up our society. SITAR – awarded with the Archaeological Heritage Prize 2021 by the European Archaeology Association (EAA) – has become a platform that provides open-data under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, characterized by a participatory approach thanks to which different types of users can interact with the institution, directly intervening in the process of creating and reviewing the data.
Monitoraggio e Manutenzione delle Aree Archeologiche. Cambiamenti climatici, dissesto idrogeologico, degrado chimico ambientale (Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi Roma, Curia Iulia, 20-21 marzo 2019), Roma, a cura di Alfonsina Russo, Irma Della Giovampaola, 2020
What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable ... more What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable to natural and anthropic pressures? The answer of the Parco archeologico di Ercolano (the local heritage authority) proposed in this paper was developed in the context of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and sees the systematic strengthening in recent years of site-wide monitoring and maintenance campaigns, a core outcome the long-standing partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute.The methods and processes that have been tested at Herculaneum are extremely innovative, not necessarily from the point of view of the technology or equipment used (which is simple and widely available), but with regards to the precision and wide-spread system of monitoring and maintenance, which will keep the archaeological site ‘under observation’ long into the future.Thanks to the long- term testing and the results obtained, the authors believe that – even without the catalysing effect of the public-private partnership –the methodological and management approaches adopted at Herculaneum can be replicated elsewhere and similar results obtained.
Sistemi di garanzia della qualità UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 Sistemi di gestione ambientale ISO 14001:2... more Sistemi di garanzia della qualità UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 Sistemi di gestione ambientale ISO 14001:2015 Rivista di studi pompeiani / Associazione internazionale Amici di Pompei. -A. 1 (1987)-, -Roma: «L'ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER, 1987.-, III.; 29 cm. -Annuale.
MONITORAGGIO E MANUTENZIONE DELLE AREE ARCHEOLOGICHE Cambiamenti climatici, dissesto idrogeologico, degrado chimico-ambientale. a cura di Alfonsina Russo e Irma Della Giovampaola, 2020
What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable ... more What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable to natural and anthropic pressures? The answer of the Parco Archeologico di Ercolano (the local heritage authority) proposed in this paper was developed in the context of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and sees the systematic strengthening in recent years of site-wide monitoring and maintenance campaigns, a core outcome the long-standing partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute.The methods and processes that have been tested at Herculaneum are extremely innovative, not necessarily from the point of view of the technology or equipment used (which is simple and widely available), but with regards to the precision and wide-spread system of monitoring and maintenance, which will keep the archaeological site ‘under observation’ long into the future.Thanks to the long-term testing
and the results obtained, the authors believe that – even without the catalysing effect of the public-private partnership –the methodological and management approaches adopted at Herculaneum can be replicated elsewhere and similar results obtained.
This paper discusses recent efforts at the World Heritage site of Herculaneum to open up the heri... more This paper discusses recent efforts at the World Heritage site of Herculaneum to open up the heritage system to greater participation by stakeholders so as to secure heritage benefits for both the ancient Roman town and the modern town that surrounds it. The Herculaneum Conservation Project and the Herculaneum Centre have been working to overcome complex problems at the site, and have gained public attention for their approach to heritage conservation and management, and consideration for the potential implications of future approaches with regard to heritage management in general. This paper will explore these themes by discussing several specific initiatives that illustrate the impact of partnership at Herculaneum and where progress still needs to be made.
Ricerche su Ostia e il suo territorio, Atti del Terzo Seminario Ostiense (Roma, École française de Rome, 21-22 ottobre 2015), Mireille Cébeillac-Gervasoni, Nicolas Laubry et Fausto Zevi (dir.), 2015
I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione p... more I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione per svolgere indagini archeologiche preventive in un’area di grande interesse archeologico, prossima alla necropoli di Pianabella. Lo scavo stratigrafico ha evidenziato diversi momenti di frequentazione dell’area durante l’età imperiale con un utilizzo a scopi agricoli e poi funerari. Contestualmente allo scavo stratigrafico sono stati realizzati studi specialistici, per il materiale ceramico e le testimonianze epigrafiche. I dati così raccolti hanno permesso di proporre una datazione relativa e assoluta delle varie fasi individuate. Lo scavo del sepolcreto, in particolare, ha confermato alcuni aspetti dei rituali funerari romani già ampiamente attestati per il territorio ostiense : recinti a cielo aperto con nicchie per le sepolture a incinerazione e pozzi per i rituali funerari caratterizzano la fase più antica del sepolcreto, in associazione ai primi esempi di inumazioni ; per le fasi più avanzate si assiste ad un intervento di ristrutturazione generale del sepolcreto e ad un aumento delle sepolture a inumazione rispetto alle sepolture ad incinerazione con un’occupazione intensiva degli spazi interni ed esterni ai nuovi edifici funerari. Tra il III e il IV sec. d.C. si verifica un’attività di spoliazione alla quale segue un progressivo abbandono dell’area che continua ad essere utilizzata a scopi funerari solo in piccola parte, come attestano le sepolture più tarde rinvenute.
The Conservation and Presentation of Mosaics: At What Cost? , 2014
A major component of the Bulla Regia model field project is developing a planning methodology and... more A major component of the Bulla Regia model field project is developing a planning methodology and producing a long-term conservation plan for the almost four hundred excavated mosaics at the site. The first step in the planning process was to survey all the mosaics, assessing their condition, significance, and degree of exposure. A survey form was created that enabled the assignment of overall conservation priority ratings, as well as an estimation of work time for conservation interventions. An additional aid in the planning process has been the creation of a new topographic plan for the site and a geographic information system (GIS). The decision was made to rebury many of the exposed mosaics while maintaining and presenting selected others without allowing visitors to walk on them.
The focus of the project Tracce in luce is the external decoration of the fortress of Vignola (MD... more The focus of the project Tracce in luce is the external decoration of the fortress of
Vignola (MD). The fragile fragments of the architectonic and heraldic colourful
decorations are the latest evidence of a rich ensemble of frescos - now almost
completely lost - that adorned the upper parts of the fortress during the first
decades of the fifteenth century AD.
A multidisciplinary team has worked for ane year to achieve the exact and
complete identification of the ancient drawings and colours of the decorative
frescoes. The interaction between traditional and historical research and new
survey techniques with light-based technologies, such as 3D laser scanning relief
and high resolution photographic campaign of the fragments by UAV drone with
GPS, has allowed a rigorous philological research to recompose the ancient
decorative motifs. Furthermore, a video-mapping lighting projection of the
recomposed decorations recreated the splendid originai aspect of the south-west
façade of the castle.
The adoption of projected light for conservation projects enlarges the legibility and
the interpretation of historical and artistic objects and offers new non-invasive
methods in the restoration of artefacts, with the option to update the data as the
level of knowledge increases. We believe that the combination of traditional and
innovative approaches ensures consistency of method, historical awareness and
new ways of interpreting research results.
![Research paper thumbnail of D. CAMARDO, A. D'ANDREA, D. ESPOSITO, C. IMPERATORE, Schedatura del Valore Archeologico del sito di Ercolano, in Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, XXII, [2011], Roma 2013, pp. 172-174.](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/46274071/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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Architecture domestique punique, hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur Architett... more Architecture domestique punique, hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur Architettura domestica punica, ellenistica e romana. Salvaguardia e valorizzazione 2 Financé par l'Union Européenne dans le cadre de la coopération transfrontalière Italie Tunisie 2007-2013, le Projet APER (Architecture punique hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur) a réuni des organismes italiens et tunisiens
![Research paper thumbnail of P. FRAMARIN, A. D' ANDREA , D. SEPIO, Il rilievo delle cosiddette "concamerazioni sostruttive", in "Bollettino della Soprintendenza per i beni e le attività culturali", 5 , [2008], Aosta 2008, pp. 65-69.](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/46121719/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a collaborative venture between the Soprintendenza ... more The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a collaborative venture between the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, the Packard Humanities Institute, and the British School at Rome. The project aims to halt the progressive decay of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, and includes rescuing the archaeological remains from immediate danger and the implementation of a conservation strategy in order to favour the long-term survival of the site. In order to understand the work involved and to establish best practices, one of the first steps taken was the adoption of an entire urban block, the Insula Orientalis I, as a case study area. HCP employed a team of multidisciplinary consultants to analyse and record the standing remains of this insula; the results of their research are providing the basis for any decision-making in the conservation, restoration and presentation to the public of the Insula Orientalis I. From the outset it was evident that a unique information management tool was needed to homogeneously record structured data collected in the field by each specialist. The information system has to provide immediate access to information and a prompt answer to any query made by different specialists on any aspect of the complex. This paper shows how the Insula Orientalis Information System manages to integrate specific approaches to analysis by creating a single geodatabase which is referenced to a detailed survey of the buildings with 'fly through' access. It provides useful tools for administrative management, as well as powerful instruments for scientific analysis and 3D visualization of results.
![Research paper thumbnail of P. FRAMARIN, D. MARQUET, A. D' ANDREA, Per una carta archeologica di Augusta Praetoria , in "Bollettino della Soprintendenza per i beni e le attività culturali", 7 , [2010], Aosta 2010, pp. 77-83.](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/46127325/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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ArcheoFOSS 14 | 2020 edited by Julian Bogdani, Riccardo Montalbano, and Paolo Rosati; Archaeopress Archaeology, 2021
SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that... more SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that has changed the relationship between the institution and citizens as regards the knowledge, protection, enhancement and communication of the city's archaeological heritage. The need to open up to external users was taken into account when structuring the technological platform, so that the work carried out by the Soprintendenza could benefit the various communities that make up our society. SITAR-awarded with the Archaeological Heritage Prize 2021 by the European Archaeology Association (EAA)-has become a platform that provides open-data under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, characterized by a participatory approach thanks to which different types of users can interact with the institution, directly intervening in the process of creating and reviewing the data.
Feasible Management of Archaeological Heritage Sites Open to Tourism, 2018
This paper uses the archaeological site of Herculaneum, Italy, as a case study on which to ground... more This paper uses the archaeological site of Herculaneum, Italy, as a case study on which to ground the complex debate surrounding heritage ‘sustainability’. The authors seek to quantify and qualify current and potential ‘reciprocal heritage benefits’ thanks to available information from strategic research – including the development of improved visitor and engagement strategies. They argue that it is necessary to re-examine the dynamic role that cultural heritage could potentially play in contemporary society, not just looking to reduce threats but seeking to transform them, wherever possible, into opportunities for ensuring that cultural heritage can contribute benefits to the modern world and – within a reciprocal relationship – gain benefits from a society that is more involved in its management and conservation. The authors conclude that much more needs to be done not just in terms of measuring progress but also in terms of identifying the correct indicators to measure in the fir...
I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione p... more I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione per svolgere indagini archeologiche preventive in un’area di grande interesse archeologico, prossima alla necropoli di Pianabella. Lo scavo stratigrafico ha evidenziato diversi momenti di frequentazione dell’area durante l’età imperiale con un utilizzo a scopi agricoli e poi funerari. Contestualmente allo scavo stratigrafico sono stati realizzati studi specialistici, per il materiale ceramico e le testimonianze epigrafiche. I dati così raccolti hanno permesso di proporre una datazione relativa e assoluta delle varie fasi individuate. Lo scavo del sepolcreto, in particolare, ha confermato alcuni aspetti dei rituali funerari romani già ampiamente attestati per il territorio ostiense : recinti a cielo aperto con nicchie per le sepolture a incinerazione e pozzi per i rituali funerari caratterizzano la fase più antica del sepolcreto, in associazione ai primi esempi di inumazioni ; per le fasi più avanzate si assiste ad un intervento di ristrutturazione generale del sepolcreto e ad un aumento delle sepolture a inumazione rispetto alle sepolture ad incinerazione con un’occupazione intensiva degli spazi interni ed esterni ai nuovi edifici funerari. Tra il III e il IV sec. d.C. si verifica un’attività di spoliazione alla quale segue un progressivo abbandono dell’area che continua ad essere utilizzata a scopi funerari solo in piccola parte, come attestano le sepolture più tarde rinvenute.The renovations of the S.S.P.P. Via del Mare and via Ostiense were an opportunity to carry out preventive archaeological investigations in an area of great archaeological interest, close to the necropolis of Pianabella. The stratigraphic excavation has highlighted several phases during the Roman imperial age, with uses for agricultural and funerary purposes. These excavations have been carried out with specialized studies for the ceramic material and the epigraphic evidence. The data thus collected has allowed to propose relative and absolute dating of the various phases identified. The excavation of the burial ground, in particular, confirmed some aspects of Roman funeral rituals already widely attested in the Ostian suburb : open enclosures with niches for incineration burials and wells for funeral rituals characterize the oldest period of the necropolis in association with the first examples of inhumations, in the next period there is a general restructuring of the burial ground and an increase in inhumation burials compared to the incineration burials, with an intensive occupation of the internal and external spaces of the new funerary buildings. Between the 3rd and 4th cent. A.D., a spoliation activity is followed by a progressive abandonment of the area which continues to be used for funeral purposes only in small part, as shown by the later burials
Managing Herculaneum in Context: Measuring Benefits for People and Places, 2019
It is worth grounding the complex debate surrounding heritage 'sustainability' in hard fa... more It is worth grounding the complex debate surrounding heritage 'sustainability' in hard facts, and one useful data set is gathered by the World Heritage Centre. Analysis of threats identified for cultural heritage sites (regardless of location or typology) indicates that global problems stemming from management issues, development projects and tourism are all in the top ten. As the authors of an earlier World Heritage report on Reflection on the Trends of the State of Conservation note, 'management and legal issues represent one of the key threats to World Heritage properties , and have done so consistently since 2005'. This trend should prompt us to realize that the energy dedicated to conserving the physical testimony of the past needs to be matched, if not surpassed, by that dedicated to managing change proactively, both within and without heritage sites. The Policy for the Integration of a Sustainable Development Perspective into the Processes of the World Heritag...
SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that... more SITAR is a project by the Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma that has changed the relationship between the institution and citizens as regards the knowledge, protection, enhancement and communication of the city’s archaeological heritage. The need to open up to external users was taken into account when structuring the technological platform, so that the work carried out by the Soprintendenza could benefit the various communities that make up our society. SITAR – awarded with the Archaeological Heritage Prize 2021 by the European Archaeology Association (EAA) – has become a platform that provides open-data under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, characterized by a participatory approach thanks to which different types of users can interact with the institution, directly intervening in the process of creating and reviewing the data.
Monitoraggio e Manutenzione delle Aree Archeologiche. Cambiamenti climatici, dissesto idrogeologico, degrado chimico ambientale (Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi Roma, Curia Iulia, 20-21 marzo 2019), Roma, a cura di Alfonsina Russo, Irma Della Giovampaola, 2020
What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable ... more What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable to natural and anthropic pressures? The answer of the Parco archeologico di Ercolano (the local heritage authority) proposed in this paper was developed in the context of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and sees the systematic strengthening in recent years of site-wide monitoring and maintenance campaigns, a core outcome the long-standing partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute.The methods and processes that have been tested at Herculaneum are extremely innovative, not necessarily from the point of view of the technology or equipment used (which is simple and widely available), but with regards to the precision and wide-spread system of monitoring and maintenance, which will keep the archaeological site ‘under observation’ long into the future.Thanks to the long- term testing and the results obtained, the authors believe that – even without the catalysing effect of the public-private partnership –the methodological and management approaches adopted at Herculaneum can be replicated elsewhere and similar results obtained.
Sistemi di garanzia della qualità UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 Sistemi di gestione ambientale ISO 14001:2... more Sistemi di garanzia della qualità UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 Sistemi di gestione ambientale ISO 14001:2015 Rivista di studi pompeiani / Associazione internazionale Amici di Pompei. -A. 1 (1987)-, -Roma: «L'ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER, 1987.-, III.; 29 cm. -Annuale.
MONITORAGGIO E MANUTENZIONE DELLE AREE ARCHEOLOGICHE Cambiamenti climatici, dissesto idrogeologico, degrado chimico-ambientale. a cura di Alfonsina Russo e Irma Della Giovampaola, 2020
What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable ... more What is the future for large and complex archaeological areas, which are increasingly vulnerable to natural and anthropic pressures? The answer of the Parco Archeologico di Ercolano (the local heritage authority) proposed in this paper was developed in the context of the Herculaneum Conservation Project and sees the systematic strengthening in recent years of site-wide monitoring and maintenance campaigns, a core outcome the long-standing partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute.The methods and processes that have been tested at Herculaneum are extremely innovative, not necessarily from the point of view of the technology or equipment used (which is simple and widely available), but with regards to the precision and wide-spread system of monitoring and maintenance, which will keep the archaeological site ‘under observation’ long into the future.Thanks to the long-term testing
and the results obtained, the authors believe that – even without the catalysing effect of the public-private partnership –the methodological and management approaches adopted at Herculaneum can be replicated elsewhere and similar results obtained.
This paper discusses recent efforts at the World Heritage site of Herculaneum to open up the heri... more This paper discusses recent efforts at the World Heritage site of Herculaneum to open up the heritage system to greater participation by stakeholders so as to secure heritage benefits for both the ancient Roman town and the modern town that surrounds it. The Herculaneum Conservation Project and the Herculaneum Centre have been working to overcome complex problems at the site, and have gained public attention for their approach to heritage conservation and management, and consideration for the potential implications of future approaches with regard to heritage management in general. This paper will explore these themes by discussing several specific initiatives that illustrate the impact of partnership at Herculaneum and where progress still needs to be made.
Ricerche su Ostia e il suo territorio, Atti del Terzo Seminario Ostiense (Roma, École française de Rome, 21-22 ottobre 2015), Mireille Cébeillac-Gervasoni, Nicolas Laubry et Fausto Zevi (dir.), 2015
I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione p... more I lavori di ristrutturazione delle S.S.P.P. via del Mare e via Ostiense sono stati un’occasione per svolgere indagini archeologiche preventive in un’area di grande interesse archeologico, prossima alla necropoli di Pianabella. Lo scavo stratigrafico ha evidenziato diversi momenti di frequentazione dell’area durante l’età imperiale con un utilizzo a scopi agricoli e poi funerari. Contestualmente allo scavo stratigrafico sono stati realizzati studi specialistici, per il materiale ceramico e le testimonianze epigrafiche. I dati così raccolti hanno permesso di proporre una datazione relativa e assoluta delle varie fasi individuate. Lo scavo del sepolcreto, in particolare, ha confermato alcuni aspetti dei rituali funerari romani già ampiamente attestati per il territorio ostiense : recinti a cielo aperto con nicchie per le sepolture a incinerazione e pozzi per i rituali funerari caratterizzano la fase più antica del sepolcreto, in associazione ai primi esempi di inumazioni ; per le fasi più avanzate si assiste ad un intervento di ristrutturazione generale del sepolcreto e ad un aumento delle sepolture a inumazione rispetto alle sepolture ad incinerazione con un’occupazione intensiva degli spazi interni ed esterni ai nuovi edifici funerari. Tra il III e il IV sec. d.C. si verifica un’attività di spoliazione alla quale segue un progressivo abbandono dell’area che continua ad essere utilizzata a scopi funerari solo in piccola parte, come attestano le sepolture più tarde rinvenute.
The Conservation and Presentation of Mosaics: At What Cost? , 2014
A major component of the Bulla Regia model field project is developing a planning methodology and... more A major component of the Bulla Regia model field project is developing a planning methodology and producing a long-term conservation plan for the almost four hundred excavated mosaics at the site. The first step in the planning process was to survey all the mosaics, assessing their condition, significance, and degree of exposure. A survey form was created that enabled the assignment of overall conservation priority ratings, as well as an estimation of work time for conservation interventions. An additional aid in the planning process has been the creation of a new topographic plan for the site and a geographic information system (GIS). The decision was made to rebury many of the exposed mosaics while maintaining and presenting selected others without allowing visitors to walk on them.
The focus of the project Tracce in luce is the external decoration of the fortress of Vignola (MD... more The focus of the project Tracce in luce is the external decoration of the fortress of
Vignola (MD). The fragile fragments of the architectonic and heraldic colourful
decorations are the latest evidence of a rich ensemble of frescos - now almost
completely lost - that adorned the upper parts of the fortress during the first
decades of the fifteenth century AD.
A multidisciplinary team has worked for ane year to achieve the exact and
complete identification of the ancient drawings and colours of the decorative
frescoes. The interaction between traditional and historical research and new
survey techniques with light-based technologies, such as 3D laser scanning relief
and high resolution photographic campaign of the fragments by UAV drone with
GPS, has allowed a rigorous philological research to recompose the ancient
decorative motifs. Furthermore, a video-mapping lighting projection of the
recomposed decorations recreated the splendid originai aspect of the south-west
façade of the castle.
The adoption of projected light for conservation projects enlarges the legibility and
the interpretation of historical and artistic objects and offers new non-invasive
methods in the restoration of artefacts, with the option to update the data as the
level of knowledge increases. We believe that the combination of traditional and
innovative approaches ensures consistency of method, historical awareness and
new ways of interpreting research results.
Architecture domestique punique, hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur Architett... more Architecture domestique punique, hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur Architettura domestica punica, ellenistica e romana. Salvaguardia e valorizzazione 2 Financé par l'Union Européenne dans le cadre de la coopération transfrontalière Italie Tunisie 2007-2013, le Projet APER (Architecture punique hellénistique et romaine. Sauvegarde et mise en valeur) a réuni des organismes italiens et tunisiens
The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a collaborative venture between the Soprintendenza ... more The Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP) is a collaborative venture between the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, the Packard Humanities Institute, and the British School at Rome. The project aims to halt the progressive decay of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, and includes rescuing the archaeological remains from immediate danger and the implementation of a conservation strategy in order to favour the long-term survival of the site. In order to understand the work involved and to establish best practices, one of the first steps taken was the adoption of an entire urban block, the Insula Orientalis I, as a case study area. HCP employed a team of multidisciplinary consultants to analyse and record the standing remains of this insula; the results of their research are providing the basis for any decision-making in the conservation, restoration and presentation to the public of the Insula Orientalis I. From the outset it was evident that a unique information management tool was needed to homogeneously record structured data collected in the field by each specialist. The information system has to provide immediate access to information and a prompt answer to any query made by different specialists on any aspect of the complex. This paper shows how the Insula Orientalis Information System manages to integrate specific approaches to analysis by creating a single geodatabase which is referenced to a detailed survey of the buildings with 'fly through' access. It provides useful tools for administrative management, as well as powerful instruments for scientific analysis and 3D visualization of results.
by Julian Bogdani, Fabiana Battistin, Giancarlo Pastura, Matteo Serpetti, Gabriele Ciccone, Domizia D'Erasmo, Filippo Diara, Lorenzo Fornaciari, Giovanni Caratelli, Cecilia Giorgi, Pellegrino Michele, Paolo Rosati, Alessandra Piergrossi, Irene Rossi, Andrea D'Andrea, Francesca Anichini, Piergiovanna Grossi, Marco Ciurcina, Marianna Figuera, Frederic Auth, Riccardo Montalbano, Ascanio D'Andrea, Emanuel Demetrescu, Timo Homburg, Daniele Santamaria, and Livia Tirabassi
The book of abstracts of ArcheoFOSS International Conference, 14th edition 2020. The conference w... more The book of abstracts of ArcheoFOSS International Conference, 14th edition 2020.
The conference will be held on October 15-17, in the World Wide Web. More information is available at https://2020.archeofoss.org
Giornata di studi SITAR 2007-2022. 15 anni di progetto a servizio dell’archeologia di Roma, 2022
Non-Intrusive methodologies for large area urban research Rome Transformed conference (1st – 2nd of July 2021)
SITAR (Sistema Informativo Territoriale Archeologico di Roma - Archaeological Territorial Informa... more SITAR (Sistema Informativo Territoriale Archeologico di Roma - Archaeological Territorial Information System of Rome) has been launched in 2008 by the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma in order to digitize and gather all the scientific data coming from the archaeological excavations and the geological researchsurveys carried out within the territ ory of Rome and Fiumicino. Its goal is to ensure the visibility, transparency, and dissemination of the scientific data on archaeological excavations in the city of Rome: a digital
registry dedicated to Rome’s heritage, free for all to access and consult.