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La ricerca elabora una proposta di lettura del Catasto antico di Fagnano e Ripa, formato nella seconda metà del XV secolo. Sulla scia dell’opera di digitalizzazione e schedatura dei catasti quattrocenteschi − pressoché inesplorati dagli... more

La ricerca elabora una proposta di lettura del Catasto antico di Fagnano e Ripa, formato nella seconda metà del XV secolo. Sulla scia dell’opera di digitalizzazione e schedatura dei catasti quattrocenteschi − pressoché inesplorati dagli studi storico-geografici − condotta dall’Archivio di Stato dell’Aquila, il contributo pone l’attenzione sul castello di Fagnano, nella Media Valle dell’Aterno, incluso tra gli abitati che, pur concorrendo al processo fondativo della città, non partecipò al popolamento dello specifico locale urbano. Oltre a fornire dati utili allo studio delle tipologie dei coltivi e delle pratiche rurali, la lettura del catasto restituisce un imponente novero di toponimi ad oggi tralasciato dai propositi di catalogazione, cui approcciarsi integrando l’analisi della cartografia storica, della produzione letteraria erudita e dei saperi locali. Una prima linea tematica richiama l’analisi del dato toponomastico nella sua chiave di indicatore ambientale e culturale che, come tale, richiede un’operazione di esegesi critica degli inventari di ogni ditta proprietaria per precisare la localizzazione dei possedimenti, tenendo conto delle problematiche d’interpretazione connesse ai duplicati di toponimo. Secondariamente, la documentazione consente di reperire nuove informazioni sui proprietari di Fagnano che si inurbarono in città, indagando da una parte le relazioni tra locali intus e omonimi castelli territoriali, e, dall’altra, i caratteri degli spazi intramurari occupati dai trasferiti. Per ultimo, la lettura del manoscritto ha permesso di individuare una carta sciolta che si configura quale promemoria del funzionario addetto al registro in relazione ad aggiornamenti sui confini amministrativi, certificando la perdurante interconnessione tra catasti e altre scritture.

Abstract: A wealth of churches were built throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, many of which are still preserved and in use today. Undeniably, this is why churches appear to be the most conservative genre of Western European architecture... more

Abstract: A wealth of churches were built throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, many of which are still preserved and in use today. Undeniably, this is why churches appear to be the most conservative genre of Western European architecture – at least when looking back through centuries of church building and maintenance. One is hardly ever in doubt of the function when confronted with this “type” of architecture. Church buildings, thus, seem an excellent place to look for impulses of standardization. However, any perceived sameness” in the visual articulation of the medieval church building is lessened by a wealth of deviations and pragmatic solutions: the only “standard” is that which makes the church, namely the high altar. This chapter argues that architecture is essentially dynamic and dialectic, meaning any notion of “standardized architecture,” or efforts at “streamlining” the visual articulation, is detectable only at a macro-level and across a considerable time span. Specifically, any perceived overall sameness is governed by a medieval sense of decorum: an aesthetic category that is easily mistaken as a means of standardization in the post-Enlightenment sense of the word. In the medieval period, however, architectural decorum was, this chapter argues, characterized by a “creativity dispositive.”

L’uso dei paramenti lapidei in bugnato nei monumenti sardi tra medioevo ed età moderna. TALKING STONES. SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN SARDINIA THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF STONE MATERIALS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. CONVEGNO DI STUDI. Cagliari,... more

L’uso dei paramenti lapidei in bugnato nei monumenti sardi tra medioevo ed età moderna.
TALKING STONES. SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN SARDINIA THROUGH
THE ANALYSIS OF STONE MATERIALS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. CONVEGNO DI STUDI. Cagliari, Cittadella dei Musei (Aula Coroneo) 15-16 giugno 2023

Reporte preliminar de trabajos de exploración y sondeos estratigráficos en el espacio de la Sacristía , Catedral de Irapuato.

The remains of the lower rooms of Philip the Good's Aula Magna were uncovered in the 1990s by excavations carried out by the Royal Archaeological Society of Brussels. Sectors of the main building and the entrance porch wing show signs of... more

The remains of the lower rooms of Philip the Good's Aula Magna were uncovered in the 1990s by excavations carried out by the Royal Archaeological Society of Brussels. Sectors of the main building and the entrance porch wing show signs of alterations during the Burgundian period.

Carteia, in Roman times, was a city focused to the exploitation of sea resources, as enlightened by classical literature and monetary iconography show us. This paper presents the first results of the excavation project we are carrying out... more

Carteia, in Roman times, was a city focused to the exploitation of sea resources, as enlightened by classical
literature and monetary iconography show us. This paper presents the first results of the excavation project
we are carrying out in the salting quarter of Carteia, aimed at furthering this line of research. Specifically, the
campaign carried out in September 2022 focused on extending our knowledge of the existing salting workshops
in the so-called ‘Jardín Romántico’, excavated by Santa Olalla. Thanks to the excavations that have been carried
out, we have been able to obtain the first stratigraphic contexts that have allowed us to confirm an early
abandonment of the space during the High Imperial period.

Se describe el estudio desarrollado para restaurar los colores exteriores del Palacete Burgos (1921), un edificio ecléctico del arquitecto D. Javier Goerlich Lleó, ubicado en la Avda. del Puerto de Valencia. El estudio incluye un análisis... more

Se describe el estudio desarrollado para restaurar los colores exteriores del Palacete Burgos (1921), un edificio ecléctico del arquitecto D. Javier Goerlich Lleó, ubicado en la Avda. del Puerto de Valencia. El estudio incluye un análisis histórico del edificio, un análisis visual de los restos de colores encontrados y su medición cromática, así como la extracción y análisis de muestras de morteros coloreados. Estos análisis permiten formalizar una carta de colores y una propuesta de restauración que se basa en 6 criterios: (1) recuperar en la fachada la policromía frente a la monocromía actual, basándose en las características generales de la arquitectura ecléctica valenciana y los numerosos restos de colores encontrados; (2) emplear los colores para favorecer una mejor lectura de la estructura compositiva del edificio, diferenciando paños de fondo, elementos arquitectónicos y ornamentación, un criterio que expresa la voluntad de Goerlich de ir ordenando el proyecto en sus distintas versiones; (3) disponer en el paño de fondo y elementos decorativos un color siena rojizo de valor alto y baja saturación (NCS S2030-Y30R), habitual en la edilicia valenciana y equivalente a los restos encontrados in situ y caracterizados con ayuda de microscopía; (4) disponer en los elementos arquitectónicos verticales un color más claro y menos saturado (S1020-Y30R) equivalente a los ocres observados en microscopio óptico; (5) disponer en el resto de elementos arquitectónicos un color grisáceo similar a la piedra (S2005-Y40R), coherente con el análisis de las muestras y con la teoría arquitectónica del periodo, que establecía el empleo de piedra en los elementos más expuestos al desgaste; (6) y por último asegurar la coherencia de la nueva intervención con la composición mineralógica de los enlucidos originales. En definitiva, se recuperan los valores cromáticos originales de tan singular edificio para potenciar una mejor lectura de sus características estilísticas y compositivas.

Göbekli Tepe is mainly known for its special buildings with T-shaped pillars, which have been the main focus of research in the past 25 years. Rarely has the focus been on the domestic structures that form the main body of the built... more

Göbekli Tepe is mainly known for its special buildings with T-shaped pillars, which have been the main focus of research in the past 25 years. Rarely has the focus been on the domestic structures that form the main body of the built environment of the early Neolithic settlement in which the special buildings are embedded. This contribution will present some of the latest results (2016–2021) of the archaeological investigations and architectural studies, especially from the so far neglected structures with a domestic character.

The Hand Formed or Posterior-Turned Clay Cauldrons of the Southern Half of the Carpathian Basin. The present publication deals with the hand formed clay cauldrons of the Southern half of the Great Plain, a type of vessels from the Avar... more

The Hand Formed or Posterior-Turned Clay Cauldrons of the Southern Half of the Carpathian Basin. The present publication deals with the hand formed clay cauldrons of the Southern half of the Great Plain, a type of vessels from the Avar age. It gives a list of findspots, a chronological frame and a brief overview of the peculiarities of their shape.

Evidence about the nobility in Riga have been preserved as well in written as in archaeological sources, but both are scanty and give only few facts, not a complete picture. Until now, there have been few studies on the social topography... more

Evidence about the nobility in Riga have been preserved as well in written as in archaeological sources, but both are scanty and give only few facts, not a complete picture. Until now, there have been few studies on the social topography of Riga, only some plots inhabited by the nobles are known from written sources, but none have been thoroughly studied archaeologically. Several expensive and luxurious artefacts have been found in Riga during the excavations, but only in exception cases it was possible to establish their connection with specific noble persons. Therefore, this paper presents not only those archaeological evidence that are related to the nobility, but also some luxurious artifacts that could be used by both the nobles who lived in Riga, as well as the wealthy town-people or guests of the town.

Les travaux repris a Mallaha en 1996 ont porte sur l'etendue du gisement et sur les couches superieures, Natoufien final. Ils ont montre que l'occupation se poursuit au moins 25 m a l'est de la fouille principale. Le Natoufien... more

Les travaux repris a Mallaha en 1996 ont porte sur l'etendue du gisement et sur les couches superieures, Natoufien final. Ils ont montre que l'occupation se poursuit au moins 25 m a l'est de la fouille principale. Le Natoufien final a livre plusieurs niveaux d'architecture avec des "maisons" jusque-la inconnues et de nouvelles sepultures. La materiel, ou figure un peu d'obsidienne, est tres abondant mais les vegetaux ne sont pas conserves. Son analyse permet de mieux comprendre un stade culturel peu documente qui semble s'inscrire dans la tradition anterieure mais dont certains traits annoncent le PPNA. La recherche a venir devrait eclairer le mode de vie, et en particulier le degre de sedentarite, maintenu a cette epoque.

Building archaeological investigation of roof trusses in Ärentuna church, Uppland, Sweden

Dendrochronological results from medieval roof trusses in Tensta church, Uppland, Sweden

El presente trabajo consiste en una primera aproximacion a la personhood del sitio La Rinconada (Departamentode Ambato, Catamarca) para el Periodo Medio a partir del estudio de los adornos. Estos elementoscomprenden una serie de objetos o... more

El presente trabajo consiste en una primera aproximacion a la personhood del sitio La Rinconada (Departamentode Ambato, Catamarca) para el Periodo Medio a partir del estudio de los adornos. Estos elementoscomprenden una serie de objetos o modos de arreglarse que permiten a las personas y los gruposdiferenciarse de los demas. El enfoque centrado en la Arqueologia de la Personhood busco entender lasparticularidades en las construcciones de persona, desde una perspectiva alternativa a la elegida hasta elmomento para abordar a las personas y los grupos Aguada.Para su estudio, el material fue analizado macro y microscopicamente, considerando los contextos dehallazgo de cada adorno, de modo tal de inferir su Performance potencial (sensu Nielsen 1995). Losresultados obtenidos permitieron arribar a un entendimiento de los grupos y las personas en Ambato, apartir de una mirada alejada de la predominante en Occidente hasta el momento.

The study of wall claddings has long remained confined to the stylistic approach of figurative painting. However, in recent decades, the development of building archaeology made it possible to put forward a much more exhaustive analysis... more

The study of wall claddings has long remained confined to the stylistic approach of figurative painting. However, in recent decades, the development of building archaeology made it possible to put forward a much more exhaustive analysis of the wall surfaces. The knowledge on mortars, painted plasters and whitewashes broke then largely free from the field of representations history, integrating a global approach to the medieval monument. This paper do revisit the archaeological approach contributions, through methodology issues as well as questions raised by the study of architectural polychromies.

This article investigates the development of urbanism and architecture at the site of Sala (Chellah), from the end of the first century BC to the latter half of the second century AD. By looking at the transformations in the town's... more

This article investigates the development of urbanism and architecture at the site of Sala (Chellah), from the end of the first century BC to the latter half of the second century AD. By looking at the transformations in the town's civic centre from the Mauretanian to Roman imperial period, the aim is to assess how the layout and function of public spaces and buildings were reshaped to respond to new ideas of monumentality. A range of research methodologies are applied to address this question, including architectural, archival, and archaeological analyses, as well as the use of 3D digital modelling. The case study of Sala is of particular importance, as it shows how certain pre-Roman monuments were kept in use within new public contexts, and how imperial-style, urban and architectural features were introduced in the town as part of trends that can be recognized across North Africa and the Roman Empire more broadly.

Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet de partenariat institutionnel 2017-2020 entre le centre algerien du patrimoine culturel bâti en terre, CAPTERRE, Timimoun, Algerie, et le centre international de la construction en terre... more

Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet de partenariat institutionnel 2017-2020 entre le centre algerien du patrimoine culturel bâti en terre, CAPTERRE, Timimoun, Algerie, et le centre international de la construction en terre CRAterre-ENSAG, Grenoble, France. Inscrit au programme PROFAS C+ de cooperation bilaterale Algerie France et intitule « Renforcement des capacites des corps techniques du CAPTERRE en matiere d’architectures de terre », ce projet avait pour objectif dans sa phase 2018-2020 le renforcement des capacites operationnelles du personnel technique du CAPTERRE a travers un projet pilote de rehabilitation d’une maison en adobe. C’est la Dar zaouia de Sidi Ahmed O’Athmane qui a ete choisie par le CAPTERRE pour en etre l’objet. Cela parce qu’en sa qualite de maison de reception ouverte a tous, la maison de la zaouia « Dar Zaouia » du fils du Saint patron de Timimoun, Sidi Othmane, situee au coeur du Ksar (centre historique) de Timimoun et qui recoit chaque annee une...

Vorlage eines fragmentierten bronzezeitlichen Artefaktes, das als Teil eines Absatzbeiles interpretiert wird. Der Fund stammt aus einem Gebiet, das - nach den bisherigen Funden - in urgeschichtlicher Zeit nur wenig besiedelt war.... more

Vorlage eines fragmentierten bronzezeitlichen Artefaktes, das als Teil eines Absatzbeiles interpretiert wird. Der Fund stammt aus einem Gebiet, das - nach den bisherigen Funden - in urgeschichtlicher Zeit nur wenig besiedelt war. Absatzbeile sind als Einzelfunde im Waldviertel von dieser Hohenlage bereits bekannt. Aus dem Übergang von der frühen zur mittleren Bronzezeit gibt es in der Nähe des Beilfundortes eine Siedlungsstelle, sodass hier ein Zusammenhang bestehen könnte.

Many eighteenth-and early nineteenth-century New Jersey farmsteads were equipped with an out kitchen or summer kitchen. Once ubiquitous, these important buildings are typically only briefly described in probate inventories. Set apart from... more

Many eighteenth-and early nineteenth-century New Jersey farmsteads were equipped with an out kitchen or summer kitchen. Once ubiquitous, these important buildings are typically only briefly described in probate inventories. Set apart from the main house, such buildings were necessary to keep homes cool while cooking during hot, humid summer months. Their distance and spatial relationship from the dwelling also ensured that uncontrolled kitchen fires did not destroy a family's dwelling. Rural out kitchens were places where women cooked; clothing was cleaned, tended and mended; and quarter was given to enslaved individuals, apprentices, and free laborers. Archaeology at the Manalapan Village House Site in Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey permitted an opportunity to examine the contents and construction of an out kitchen built in the mid-eighteenth century and destroyed by fire in 1800. Examination of crawlspace contents provided insight into structure size, spatial layout, kitchen activities and consumer behavior at the moment the blaze grew out of control. This snap shot in time reveals unrecorded aspects of life for the Forman family at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Im Rahmen neuer Kultur-Infotafeln der Gemeinde Schmelz wurde auf dem Aussichtspunkt Renges eine Panoramatafel erstellt. Den roten Faden durch die Tafel liefert das lokale Rhyolith-Gestein, ein magmatisches Gestein, das in historischer... more

Im Rahmen neuer Kultur-Infotafeln der Gemeinde Schmelz wurde auf dem Aussichtspunkt Renges eine Panoramatafel erstellt. Den roten Faden durch die Tafel liefert das lokale Rhyolith-Gestein, ein magmatisches Gestein, das in historischer Zeit gerne als Baustein genutzt wurde.

Stift Göttweig is located approx. 4 km south of the city Krems an der Donau on the hill "Göttweiger Berg" in the foreland of the Dunkelsteinerwald on c. 420 m. The monastery has been founded by bishop Altmann von Passau in 1083... more

Stift Göttweig is located approx. 4 km south of the city Krems an der Donau on the hill "Göttweiger Berg" in the foreland of the Dunkelsteinerwald on c. 420 m. The monastery has been founded by bishop Altmann von Passau in 1083 at the latest and was redesigned in the 18th century according to plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, who brought the monastery to its present form of landscape-defining appearance. In 2019, geophysical examinations of the entire area were carried out using georadar. The collected data answered architectural questions and created a sustainable basis for planning potential future construction projects and earth movements in the area.

Grazie a 20 anni di ricerche della Missione archeologica dell’Università di Firenze, Shawbak è riemersa dalle sabbie del deserto meridionale della Giordania. Dal 19 giugno, alla Limonaia di Palazzo Pitti, una grande, spettacolare... more

Grazie a 20 anni di ricerche della Missione archeologica dell’Università di Firenze, Shawbak è riemersa dalle sabbie del deserto meridionale della Giordania. Dal 19 giugno, alla Limonaia di Palazzo Pitti, una grande, spettacolare esposizione racconterà, per la prima volta, la storia di questa lunga, complessa «rinascita» di Shawbak e, con essa, darà conto delle più recenti scoperte nell’area della Transgiordania che ha in Petra il suo centro più noto. E da Petra, oltre che da Shawbak giungeranno reperti sino ad oggi mai esposti al pubblico, frutto appunto di scoperte degli ultimi anni.