2020
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Hittite Studies at the Crossroads: Albrecht Goetze's and Hans Gustav Güterbock's Flight from Nazi Germany
Alaura S.
Il contributo presenta la corrispondenza inedita tra Albrecht Goetze e Hans Gustav Gueterbock, due dei più influenti orientalisti del XX sec., entrambi costretti all'esilio (rispettivamente negli USA e in Turchia) durante il periodo del Nazionalsocialismo.Source: Perspectives on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura, Lorenzo Verderame, pp. 3–24. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2020
Alaura S.
Il contributo presenta la corrispondenza inedita tra Albrecht Goetze e Hans Gustav Gueterbock, due dei più influenti orientalisti del XX sec., entrambi costretti all'esilio (rispettivamente negli USA e in Turchia) durante il periodo del Nazionalsocialismo.Source: Perspectives on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura, Lorenzo Verderame, pp. 3–24. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2020
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2020
Conference article
Open Access
Austen Henry Layard and Archibald Henry Sayce. An Anatolian Perspective
Alaura S.
One of the less well-known and less studied aspects of the multifaceted life and career of Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) is undoubtedly his role in the history of the pre-classical archaeology of Anatolia, which primarily dates back to the period when he was ambassador at Constantinople. This is documented by his contacts with the Anglican clergyman Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), Professor of Comparative Philology, and later of Assyriology, at Oxford. My paper focuses on the correspondence between Layard and Sayce in the years 1879-1880 and on other unpublished documents preserved in archives in Oxford and London. Further information concerning this formative phase of Anatolian studies can be obtained from the letters - also unpublished - that both Layard and Sayce exchanged in the same period with the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), already well-known for his excavations at Hisarlik-Troy and Mycenae.Source: Rethinking Layard 1817-2017, pp. 25–61, Venezia, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, 5-6/03/2018
Alaura S.
One of the less well-known and less studied aspects of the multifaceted life and career of Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) is undoubtedly his role in the history of the pre-classical archaeology of Anatolia, which primarily dates back to the period when he was ambassador at Constantinople. This is documented by his contacts with the Anglican clergyman Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), Professor of Comparative Philology, and later of Assyriology, at Oxford. My paper focuses on the correspondence between Layard and Sayce in the years 1879-1880 and on other unpublished documents preserved in archives in Oxford and London. Further information concerning this formative phase of Anatolian studies can be obtained from the letters - also unpublished - that both Layard and Sayce exchanged in the same period with the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), already well-known for his excavations at Hisarlik-Troy and Mycenae.Source: Rethinking Layard 1817-2017, pp. 25–61, Venezia, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, 5-6/03/2018
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2020
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The Fate of Oriental Studies in the Correspondence between Albrecht Goetze and Hans Gustav Güterbock
Alaura S.
The correspondence between Albrecht Goetze and Hans Gustav Gueterbock, two of the world's foremost scholars on the ancient Near East, is a remarkably important source for the study of the history of Oriental Studies during the central decades of the Twentieth Century. The rich epistolary exchange of these two leading German scholars dates mainly to the time of their exile and covers the span of time from 1931-1970. The paper presents an overview of the major topics discussed by Goetze and Gueterbock, ranging from academic to personal matters.Source: 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, pp. 29–54, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germania, 24-28/07/2017
Alaura S.
The correspondence between Albrecht Goetze and Hans Gustav Gueterbock, two of the world's foremost scholars on the ancient Near East, is a remarkably important source for the study of the history of Oriental Studies during the central decades of the Twentieth Century. The rich epistolary exchange of these two leading German scholars dates mainly to the time of their exile and covers the span of time from 1931-1970. The paper presents an overview of the major topics discussed by Goetze and Gueterbock, ranging from academic to personal matters.Source: 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, pp. 29–54, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germania, 24-28/07/2017
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2019
Book
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Nondestructive Testing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage A Practical Guide and New Perspectives
Leucci G.
This textbook provides a general introduction to the most important nondestructive testing (NDT) exploration methods for cultural heritage sites. It and highlights the application of NDT exploration methods to archaeology and monumental property. The ability to gauge the extent of an archaeological deposit or the state of preservation of artefacts without resorting to destructive actions is extremely useful in identifying unknown or potential artefacts, and can help to understand and approach a given site in a more targeted manner, both for excavation and restoration operations. This book describes the main physical principles, campaign procedures, and processing and interpretation techniques of NDT, while also introducing a new technique and algorithm for data acquisition and processing. A large section of the book is devoted to actual on-site applications, and focuses on significant historical-archaeological sites in Italy and Turkey. The book offers an essential reference guide for students and scientists in archaeology, geophysics, architecture, and the engineering disciplines, as well as specialistsSource: Berlin: Springer, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01899-3
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Leucci G.
This textbook provides a general introduction to the most important nondestructive testing (NDT) exploration methods for cultural heritage sites. It and highlights the application of NDT exploration methods to archaeology and monumental property. The ability to gauge the extent of an archaeological deposit or the state of preservation of artefacts without resorting to destructive actions is extremely useful in identifying unknown or potential artefacts, and can help to understand and approach a given site in a more targeted manner, both for excavation and restoration operations. This book describes the main physical principles, campaign procedures, and processing and interpretation techniques of NDT, while also introducing a new technique and algorithm for data acquisition and processing. A large section of the book is devoted to actual on-site applications, and focuses on significant historical-archaeological sites in Italy and Turkey. The book offers an essential reference guide for students and scientists in archaeology, geophysics, architecture, and the engineering disciplines, as well as specialistsSource: Berlin: Springer, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01899-3
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Origin and Circulation of Calcarenite Artifacts in the Area of Montescaglioso between 6th and 3rd Century BC: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Roubis D., Sciuto C.
The study of stone artifacts and their provenance is an important proxy for understanding the entangled relationship between humans and geological resources. In this paper, we explore the potentialities of an interdisciplinary approach combining in situ documentation of tool marks and characterization of stone types using a near infrared (NIR) portable probe. We argue that this protocol is useful for collecting screening data on objects that cannot be moved or sampled. NIR spectra describe textural and molecular features of the materials and can be used to achieve a preliminary characterization of raw materials. We present a case study from the territory of Montescaglioso (Basilicata, near Matera, Italy), where we combined the analysis of a calcarenite (limestone) quarry, in Masseria D'Alessio, which was exploited since the 6th century BC, as well as artifacts of the same chronology from surveys and excavations in the surroundings. The aim was to collect preliminary data about the distribution of the particular calcarenite extracted from the quarry and identify exploitation and trade patterns. The data were processed using multivariate statistics to highlight the relevant spectral information and perform supervised classification of spectral features. Documentation of tool marks and the process of stone working were combined with the spectral signature of the artifacts to link the stone types to the description of their extraction/carving methods.Source: Heritage (Basel) Online 2 (2019): 467–489. doi:10.3390/heritage2010032
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Roubis D., Sciuto C.
The study of stone artifacts and their provenance is an important proxy for understanding the entangled relationship between humans and geological resources. In this paper, we explore the potentialities of an interdisciplinary approach combining in situ documentation of tool marks and characterization of stone types using a near infrared (NIR) portable probe. We argue that this protocol is useful for collecting screening data on objects that cannot be moved or sampled. NIR spectra describe textural and molecular features of the materials and can be used to achieve a preliminary characterization of raw materials. We present a case study from the territory of Montescaglioso (Basilicata, near Matera, Italy), where we combined the analysis of a calcarenite (limestone) quarry, in Masseria D'Alessio, which was exploited since the 6th century BC, as well as artifacts of the same chronology from surveys and excavations in the surroundings. The aim was to collect preliminary data about the distribution of the particular calcarenite extracted from the quarry and identify exploitation and trade patterns. The data were processed using multivariate statistics to highlight the relevant spectral information and perform supervised classification of spectral features. Documentation of tool marks and the process of stone working were combined with the spectral signature of the artifacts to link the stone types to the description of their extraction/carving methods.Source: Heritage (Basel) Online 2 (2019): 467–489. doi:10.3390/heritage2010032
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2019
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Attitudes towards Mythological Statues at the Crossroads of Cultures and Religions in Late Antiquity: Alexandria and Beyond
Sfameni C.
This paper presents an overview of the main different attitudes toward mythological statues in Late Antiquity offered by archaeological and literary sources. Mythological statues were an essential part of the urban landscape throughout the Greek and Roman period but with the rise of Christianity they become victims of the controversy between pagans and Christians, and the object of the religious policy by the emperors. Christians condemned mythological statues as cult statues and because they were believed to be 'animated' by demons; pagan writers elaborated theories about the nature of the cult statues and some philosophers admitted the presence of deities within the statues as a result of theurgical actions. Statues were destroyed or hidden, but they were also considered as works of art. Pagan statues played a significant role in religious conflicts in the city of Alexandria, where the episode of the violent destruction of the Serapeum is the most striking case. The city, with its multi-ethnic society, is a vantage point to investigate the different ways in which Christians coped with pagan sculpture and in general with classical culture in Late Antiquity.Source: Greco-Roman Cities at theCrossroads of Cultures, The 20th Anniversary of Polish-Egyptian Conservation Mission Marina el-Alamein, pp. 227–236, Breslavia, 17-18/09/ 2015
Sfameni C.
This paper presents an overview of the main different attitudes toward mythological statues in Late Antiquity offered by archaeological and literary sources. Mythological statues were an essential part of the urban landscape throughout the Greek and Roman period but with the rise of Christianity they become victims of the controversy between pagans and Christians, and the object of the religious policy by the emperors. Christians condemned mythological statues as cult statues and because they were believed to be 'animated' by demons; pagan writers elaborated theories about the nature of the cult statues and some philosophers admitted the presence of deities within the statues as a result of theurgical actions. Statues were destroyed or hidden, but they were also considered as works of art. Pagan statues played a significant role in religious conflicts in the city of Alexandria, where the episode of the violent destruction of the Serapeum is the most striking case. The city, with its multi-ethnic society, is a vantage point to investigate the different ways in which Christians coped with pagan sculpture and in general with classical culture in Late Antiquity.Source: Greco-Roman Cities at theCrossroads of Cultures, The 20th Anniversary of Polish-Egyptian Conservation Mission Marina el-Alamein, pp. 227–236, Breslavia, 17-18/09/ 2015
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2020
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Digital replica of cultural landscapes: an experimental reality-based workflow to create realistic, interactive open world experiences
Demetrescu E., D'Annibale E., Ferdani D., Fanini B.
In the last decades, the awareness of what cultural heritage is, as well as its definition, has changed and broaden its horizon. Important international institutions such as ICOMOS and UNESCO, which represent the reference points for documentation and protection, have revised the definition of cultural heritage to include not only the elements of historical-artistic relevance and the testimonies of a civilization but also the environment around them. In other words, the meaning of cultural heritage has been extended to the concept of cultural landscape. This article tries to meet this last definition of cultural heritage: through an extensive 3D survey of the ancient city of Sarmizegetusa (National Historical Monument), it presents a new perspective for the documentation and representation of cultural landscape that includes not only the structures of the city but also the areas that have not been excavated yet, and the surrounding natural environment. The term "digital replica" is presented to define this new perspective. The article deals in detail with the whole digitization process and the tools used to obtain a digital replica of a Roman city deepening the integration between photogrammetry and computer graphics. The detailed description is intended to make the workflow reproducible by the scientific community. Besides, as a final remark, experimented optimization procedures and navigation tools designed to manage and explore large three-dimensional datasets will be illustrated.Source: Journal of cultural heritage 41 (2020): 125–141. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2019.07.018
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2019.07.018
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Demetrescu E., D'Annibale E., Ferdani D., Fanini B.
In the last decades, the awareness of what cultural heritage is, as well as its definition, has changed and broaden its horizon. Important international institutions such as ICOMOS and UNESCO, which represent the reference points for documentation and protection, have revised the definition of cultural heritage to include not only the elements of historical-artistic relevance and the testimonies of a civilization but also the environment around them. In other words, the meaning of cultural heritage has been extended to the concept of cultural landscape. This article tries to meet this last definition of cultural heritage: through an extensive 3D survey of the ancient city of Sarmizegetusa (National Historical Monument), it presents a new perspective for the documentation and representation of cultural landscape that includes not only the structures of the city but also the areas that have not been excavated yet, and the surrounding natural environment. The term "digital replica" is presented to define this new perspective. The article deals in detail with the whole digitization process and the tools used to obtain a digital replica of a Roman city deepening the integration between photogrammetry and computer graphics. The detailed description is intended to make the workflow reproducible by the scientific community. Besides, as a final remark, experimented optimization procedures and navigation tools designed to manage and explore large three-dimensional datasets will be illustrated.Source: Journal of cultural heritage 41 (2020): 125–141. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2019.07.018
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Ville residenziali nell'Italia tardoantica: dati recenti e nuove prospettive di ricerca
Sfameni C.
Aggiornamento critico sullo stato della ricerca archeologica in Italia relativa alle ville tardoantiche, a partire dal caso studio della villa romana del Casale di Piazza Armerina.Source: Piazza Armerina Villa del Casale. Scavi e studi nel decennio 2004-2014, edited by Pensabene Patrizio, Barresi Paolo, pp. 231–256. Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2019
Sfameni C.
Aggiornamento critico sullo stato della ricerca archeologica in Italia relativa alle ville tardoantiche, a partire dal caso studio della villa romana del Casale di Piazza Armerina.Source: Piazza Armerina Villa del Casale. Scavi e studi nel decennio 2004-2014, edited by Pensabene Patrizio, Barresi Paolo, pp. 231–256. Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2019
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2020
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Satellite and close range analysis for the surveillance and knowledge improvement of the Nasca geoglyphs
Masini N., Lasaponara R.
Traditionally the history of remote sensing began during the First World War when aerial photography became a valuable reconnaissance tool. However, moving back more than a thousand years, the real pioneers of remote observation were probably the Nasca, a pre-Hispanic civilization living in southern Peru, between 100BC and 700 AD. They used 'earth observation' as a mean of cultural expression drawing the geoglyphs (known as Nasca Lines) only visible from above. These drawings were made on flat desert surface of the Pampa by removing or clearing sand or stones, to create paths for ritual functions to please the gods and create harmonious relationships between man and environment. In this paper, the Nasca geoglyphs in Pampa de Atarco, are object of remote sensing based investigations with the twofold aim to identify and characterize them as well as to analyse and monitor their fragile state of conservation, threatened mainly by vandalism and off road vehicles. The approach herein proposed includes the integration and reuse of diverse remote sensing dataset, from multispectral satellite to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based LSAR data and close range photogrammetry. In particular, a multidate (2002-2013) very high resolution (VHR) optical satellite dataset has been processed in the spatial and temporal domain using textural indicators, including Skewness, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and automatic classification tools which allowed us to enhance the visibility of disturbance features and to automatically extract them. The best results in terms of enhancement and automatic extraction capability of disturbance features have been obtained by Skewness. Moreover, the reuse of UAV L SAR-based correlation map, available free of charge from NASA, provided useful information on the state of disturbance from 2013 to 2015, widening the observation time window of the VHR satellite data set from 2002 to 2013. Finally, the integrated use of satellite VHR data with UAV-based photographs and DTMs, processed using structure from motion (SfM), allowed us to characterize, identify and reconstruct the relative chronological sequence of geoglyphs thus providing new insights and opening new perspectives for archaeological studies.Source: Remote sensing of environment 236 (2020): Art.111447-1–Art.111447-19. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111447
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Masini N., Lasaponara R.
Traditionally the history of remote sensing began during the First World War when aerial photography became a valuable reconnaissance tool. However, moving back more than a thousand years, the real pioneers of remote observation were probably the Nasca, a pre-Hispanic civilization living in southern Peru, between 100BC and 700 AD. They used 'earth observation' as a mean of cultural expression drawing the geoglyphs (known as Nasca Lines) only visible from above. These drawings were made on flat desert surface of the Pampa by removing or clearing sand or stones, to create paths for ritual functions to please the gods and create harmonious relationships between man and environment. In this paper, the Nasca geoglyphs in Pampa de Atarco, are object of remote sensing based investigations with the twofold aim to identify and characterize them as well as to analyse and monitor their fragile state of conservation, threatened mainly by vandalism and off road vehicles. The approach herein proposed includes the integration and reuse of diverse remote sensing dataset, from multispectral satellite to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based LSAR data and close range photogrammetry. In particular, a multidate (2002-2013) very high resolution (VHR) optical satellite dataset has been processed in the spatial and temporal domain using textural indicators, including Skewness, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and automatic classification tools which allowed us to enhance the visibility of disturbance features and to automatically extract them. The best results in terms of enhancement and automatic extraction capability of disturbance features have been obtained by Skewness. Moreover, the reuse of UAV L SAR-based correlation map, available free of charge from NASA, provided useful information on the state of disturbance from 2013 to 2015, widening the observation time window of the VHR satellite data set from 2002 to 2013. Finally, the integrated use of satellite VHR data with UAV-based photographs and DTMs, processed using structure from motion (SfM), allowed us to characterize, identify and reconstruct the relative chronological sequence of geoglyphs thus providing new insights and opening new perspectives for archaeological studies.Source: Remote sensing of environment 236 (2020): Art.111447-1–Art.111447-19. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111447
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Active Satellite Sensors in Cultural Heritage Research: The Use of SAR for Archaeological Prospection
Lasaponara R., Masini N.
This paper provides an overview on the application of satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology in archaeology. The growing developments of space SAR technologies in terms of observational capabilities (spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal coverage) had made the use of these technologies very attractive for archaeological investigations. Although several achievements have been made in recent years on the basis of pioneering efforts addressed to the assessment of the potentiality of the L-, C-, and X-band SAR in archaeology, the full capability of these technologies for archaeological site detection is still incompletely evaluated until now. Moreover, significant advances are expected from the most recent satellite data available at 25 cm in X-band (TerraSAR) and at 1 m in multipolarized L-band (PALSAR). These enhanced characteristics, in terms of spatial resolution and radiometric quality, take the most recent SAR technologies to a new level for archaeological applications, addressed to object detection and target recognition.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 107–121. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10979-0_7
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Lasaponara R., Masini N.
This paper provides an overview on the application of satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology in archaeology. The growing developments of space SAR technologies in terms of observational capabilities (spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal coverage) had made the use of these technologies very attractive for archaeological investigations. Although several achievements have been made in recent years on the basis of pioneering efforts addressed to the assessment of the potentiality of the L-, C-, and X-band SAR in archaeology, the full capability of these technologies for archaeological site detection is still incompletely evaluated until now. Moreover, significant advances are expected from the most recent satellite data available at 25 cm in X-band (TerraSAR) and at 1 m in multipolarized L-band (PALSAR). These enhanced characteristics, in terms of spatial resolution and radiometric quality, take the most recent SAR technologies to a new level for archaeological applications, addressed to object detection and target recognition.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 107–121. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2020
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Recent and Past Archaeological Looting by Satellite Remote Sensing: Approach and Application in Syria
Masini N., Lasaponara R.
Illegal excavations represent one of the main risks which affect archaeological heritage throughout the world. Actions oriented to quantify damage and prevent looting can be supported by satellite technologies which can provide reliable information to detect and map devastation phenomenon in particular for remote or non-accessible sites. In these cases, it is desirable to use satellite-based semiautomatic or automatic approaches for the mapping and quantification of looting patterns. In this paper, an automatic method for archaeological looting feature extraction approach (ALFEA) has been applied to an archaeological site in Syria, Tell Sheikh Hamad, affected by archaeological looting before and during the civil war. The aim is to evaluate the capability of ALFEA to extract past and recent looting features and patterns using Google Earth images. The results have been assessed through visual inspection, which shows that the rate of success was higher than 90% for recent looting and around the 80% for past archaeological disturbance.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 123–137. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag berlin, 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10979-0_8
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Masini N., Lasaponara R.
Illegal excavations represent one of the main risks which affect archaeological heritage throughout the world. Actions oriented to quantify damage and prevent looting can be supported by satellite technologies which can provide reliable information to detect and map devastation phenomenon in particular for remote or non-accessible sites. In these cases, it is desirable to use satellite-based semiautomatic or automatic approaches for the mapping and quantification of looting patterns. In this paper, an automatic method for archaeological looting feature extraction approach (ALFEA) has been applied to an archaeological site in Syria, Tell Sheikh Hamad, affected by archaeological looting before and during the civil war. The aim is to evaluate the capability of ALFEA to extract past and recent looting features and patterns using Google Earth images. The results have been assessed through visual inspection, which shows that the rate of success was higher than 90% for recent looting and around the 80% for past archaeological disturbance.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 123–137. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag berlin, 2020
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Big Earth Data for Cultural Heritage in the Copernicus Era
Lasaponara R., Masini N.
Digital data is stepping in its golden age characterized by an increasing growth of both classical and emerging big earth data along with trans- and multidisciplinary methodological approaches and services addressed to the study, preservation and sustainable exploitation of cultural heritage (CH). The availability of new digital technologies has opened new possibilities, unthinkable only a few years ago for cultural heritage. The currently available digital data, tools and services with particular reference to Copernicus initiatives make possible to characterize and understand the state of conservation of CH for preventive restoration and opened up a frontier of possibilities for the discovery of archaeological sites from above and also for supporting their excavation, monitoring and preservation. The different areas of intervention require the availability and integration of rigorous information from different sources for improving knowledge and interpretation, risk assessment and management in order to make more successful all the actions oriented to the preservation of cultural properties. One of the biggest challenges is to fully involve the citizen also from an emotional point of view connecting "pixels with people" and "bridging" remote sensing and social sensing.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 31–46, 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10979-0_3
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Lasaponara R., Masini N.
Digital data is stepping in its golden age characterized by an increasing growth of both classical and emerging big earth data along with trans- and multidisciplinary methodological approaches and services addressed to the study, preservation and sustainable exploitation of cultural heritage (CH). The availability of new digital technologies has opened new possibilities, unthinkable only a few years ago for cultural heritage. The currently available digital data, tools and services with particular reference to Copernicus initiatives make possible to characterize and understand the state of conservation of CH for preventive restoration and opened up a frontier of possibilities for the discovery of archaeological sites from above and also for supporting their excavation, monitoring and preservation. The different areas of intervention require the availability and integration of rigorous information from different sources for improving knowledge and interpretation, risk assessment and management in order to make more successful all the actions oriented to the preservation of cultural properties. One of the biggest challenges is to fully involve the citizen also from an emotional point of view connecting "pixels with people" and "bridging" remote sensing and social sensing.Source: Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes, edited by Hadjimitsis D.G.; Themistocleous K.; Cuca B.; Agapiou A.; Lysandrou V.; Lasaponara R.; Masini N.; Schreier G., pp. 31–46, 2020
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Hellenistic Cylindrical and Truncated Cone Beakers from Tarquinia and Ager Tarquiniensis
Ambrosini L.
Hellenistic cylindrical and truncated cone clay beakers with a flattened rim, made of rough clay, have been found in settlements and necropoleis of Tarquinia and Ager Tarquiniensis (Viterbo, Tuscania, Montefiascone, Norchia, Castel d'Asso, Musarna, Ferento, Magugnano, Acquarossa-San Cataldo), and sporadically in Vulci, Sovana and in other sites such as Ampurias. They are characterized by an hard red, grainy clay sometimes with, a thin matte paint on the surface. From the second century B.C., the shape seems to continue over time at least until the age of Augustus. Nevertheless it evolves: the clay becomes finer, the surfaces smoother and the walls thinner. In this study we intend to analyze this shape, focusing on the older phase of production (II century B.C.), to better understand the characteristics, function, chronology, places of production and distribution. It will also seek to verify the presence of this pottery shape in similar Hellenistic productions of the Mediterranean BasinSource: Daily Life in A Cosmopolitan World: Pottery and Culture during the Hellenistic Period, 2nd Conference of The International Association for Research on Pottery of the Hellenistic Period (IARPotHP), pp. 33–41, Lyon, 5th-8th November 2015
Ambrosini L.
Hellenistic cylindrical and truncated cone clay beakers with a flattened rim, made of rough clay, have been found in settlements and necropoleis of Tarquinia and Ager Tarquiniensis (Viterbo, Tuscania, Montefiascone, Norchia, Castel d'Asso, Musarna, Ferento, Magugnano, Acquarossa-San Cataldo), and sporadically in Vulci, Sovana and in other sites such as Ampurias. They are characterized by an hard red, grainy clay sometimes with, a thin matte paint on the surface. From the second century B.C., the shape seems to continue over time at least until the age of Augustus. Nevertheless it evolves: the clay becomes finer, the surfaces smoother and the walls thinner. In this study we intend to analyze this shape, focusing on the older phase of production (II century B.C.), to better understand the characteristics, function, chronology, places of production and distribution. It will also seek to verify the presence of this pottery shape in similar Hellenistic productions of the Mediterranean BasinSource: Daily Life in A Cosmopolitan World: Pottery and Culture during the Hellenistic Period, 2nd Conference of The International Association for Research on Pottery of the Hellenistic Period (IARPotHP), pp. 33–41, Lyon, 5th-8th November 2015
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Elementi per la ricostruzione della fisionomia del Latium vetus durante l'età mediorepubblicana attraverso l'analisi delle produzioni e del commercio
Ambrosini L.
Lo studio intende tracciare un quadro generale sulle produzioni e commerci in età medio-repubblicana nel Lazio. Si tratta di un'impresa molto complessa dal momento che vari elementi ostacolano una visione d'insieme, come la frammentarietà e la dispersione della documentazione scientifica. Dopo una rassegna sulle ben note produzioni ceramiche e sulla metallo-tecnica, si cercherà di gettare un po' di luce sull'aspetto più oscuro della produzione del Lazio, cioè quello dei materiali deperibili, che non possiamo individuare grazie ai resti archeologici ma dei quali questi ultimi lasciano presupporre l'esistenza. Il Latium vetus sembra mostrare delle caratteristiche produttive proprie e ben evidenziate che distinguono tale regione da quelle contigue, alcune delle quali affini dal punto di vista culturale. Il panorama offerto dalla ceramica, dalla metallo-tecnica, dalla produzione dei beni deperibili e dall'allevamento, questi ultimi noti dalle fonti letterarie, consentono di ricostruire vie trasversali, terrestri e fluviali che mettono in comunicazione la pianura laziale interna con l'area appenninica e con l'area costiera, vie di breve percorso legate ad empori costieri e strade longitudinali cioè vie pedemontane che funzionavano come itinerari interni con l'Etruria e con la Campania.Source: Oltre "Roma medio-repubblicana": Il Lazio tra i Galli e la battaglia di Zama, pp. 227–248, Roma, 7-9 giugno 2017
Ambrosini L.
Lo studio intende tracciare un quadro generale sulle produzioni e commerci in età medio-repubblicana nel Lazio. Si tratta di un'impresa molto complessa dal momento che vari elementi ostacolano una visione d'insieme, come la frammentarietà e la dispersione della documentazione scientifica. Dopo una rassegna sulle ben note produzioni ceramiche e sulla metallo-tecnica, si cercherà di gettare un po' di luce sull'aspetto più oscuro della produzione del Lazio, cioè quello dei materiali deperibili, che non possiamo individuare grazie ai resti archeologici ma dei quali questi ultimi lasciano presupporre l'esistenza. Il Latium vetus sembra mostrare delle caratteristiche produttive proprie e ben evidenziate che distinguono tale regione da quelle contigue, alcune delle quali affini dal punto di vista culturale. Il panorama offerto dalla ceramica, dalla metallo-tecnica, dalla produzione dei beni deperibili e dall'allevamento, questi ultimi noti dalle fonti letterarie, consentono di ricostruire vie trasversali, terrestri e fluviali che mettono in comunicazione la pianura laziale interna con l'area appenninica e con l'area costiera, vie di breve percorso legate ad empori costieri e strade longitudinali cioè vie pedemontane che funzionavano come itinerari interni con l'Etruria e con la Campania.Source: Oltre "Roma medio-repubblicana": Il Lazio tra i Galli e la battaglia di Zama, pp. 227–248, Roma, 7-9 giugno 2017
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2019
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Hyperspectral approach for the assessment of biocide treatments on archeological walls
Cuzman O. A., Manganelli Del Fà R., Salvadori B., Chiarantini L., De Nigris M. B., Riminesi C.
In this study, a prototypal hyper-spectral imaging device was used in combination with ASD FieldSpec spectrometer for evaluating the efficacy and durability of a biocide treatment applied on selected areas covered mainly by lichens of a wall of Macellum, in Pompeii. These techniques were used for monitor the phototrophs health for a period of 7 months. The results were compared to bioluminescence measurements of the ATP, used as reference. The spectra showed significant characteristic signals of photosynthetic pigments and fresh organic matter (lignin, starch, cellulose, pectin).Source: IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (MetroArchaeo 2017), pp. 393–396, Lecce, Italy, 23-25/10/2017
Cuzman O. A., Manganelli Del Fà R., Salvadori B., Chiarantini L., De Nigris M. B., Riminesi C.
In this study, a prototypal hyper-spectral imaging device was used in combination with ASD FieldSpec spectrometer for evaluating the efficacy and durability of a biocide treatment applied on selected areas covered mainly by lichens of a wall of Macellum, in Pompeii. These techniques were used for monitor the phototrophs health for a period of 7 months. The results were compared to bioluminescence measurements of the ATP, used as reference. The spectra showed significant characteristic signals of photosynthetic pigments and fresh organic matter (lignin, starch, cellulose, pectin).Source: IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (MetroArchaeo 2017), pp. 393–396, Lecce, Italy, 23-25/10/2017
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Approccio interdisciplinare per la conservazione. Risultati preliminari della diagnostica sul caso di studio del castello del Camerlengo a Trogir
Riminesi C., Calia A.
Source: Città fortificate della Serenissima nello Stato da Mar. Dalmazia e Montenegro, Verona, 21/11/2019
Riminesi C., Calia A.
Source: Città fortificate della Serenissima nello Stato da Mar. Dalmazia e Montenegro, Verona, 21/11/2019
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2019
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Long-Term Monitoring of Landslide Displacements and Damage at Latronico, Italian Apennines
Di Maio C., Fornaro G., Gioia D., Reale D., Schiattarella M., Vassallo R.
Like many villages of the Italian Apennines, Latronico is constructed on a huge landslide system which causes severe damage to the entire inhabited zone. Continuous reinforcement works, and even demolition and reconstruction of the most damaged structures are continuously being performed, with high social and private costs. This paper presents the results of a long-term monitoring of the displacements carried out by in situ (mobile and fixed-in-place inclinometers and theodolite) and remote sensors (ERS, ENVISAT, COSMO-SkyMed satellites) showing that the landslide system has been moving over the last 25 years with almost constant average yearly rates. The movements in correspondence of the inhabited area occur with rates of several cm/yr along a system of shallow and deep slip surfaces in the range 20 m-40 m depth. The stabilization interventions (shallow and deep drainage, retaining works, reshaping) have had in practice no effects on the general kinematics over the monitoring time. The analysis of the displacement field allows: (a) the localization of the zones of largest deformations and greatest risk for the inhabited area, (b) the identification of the most active triggers and (c) the evaluation of the effects on the displacement rate of the main remedial works.Source: , pp. 164–173, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21359-6_18
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Di Maio C., Fornaro G., Gioia D., Reale D., Schiattarella M., Vassallo R.
Like many villages of the Italian Apennines, Latronico is constructed on a huge landslide system which causes severe damage to the entire inhabited zone. Continuous reinforcement works, and even demolition and reconstruction of the most damaged structures are continuously being performed, with high social and private costs. This paper presents the results of a long-term monitoring of the displacements carried out by in situ (mobile and fixed-in-place inclinometers and theodolite) and remote sensors (ERS, ENVISAT, COSMO-SkyMed satellites) showing that the landslide system has been moving over the last 25 years with almost constant average yearly rates. The movements in correspondence of the inhabited area occur with rates of several cm/yr along a system of shallow and deep slip surfaces in the range 20 m-40 m depth. The stabilization interventions (shallow and deep drainage, retaining works, reshaping) have had in practice no effects on the general kinematics over the monitoring time. The analysis of the displacement field allows: (a) the localization of the zones of largest deformations and greatest risk for the inhabited area, (b) the identification of the most active triggers and (c) the evaluation of the effects on the displacement rate of the main remedial works.Source: , pp. 164–173, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21359-6_18
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2019
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Integrated geomorphological and geospatial analysis for mapping fluvial landforms in Murge basse karst of Apulia (Southern Italy)
Teofilo G., Gioia D., Spalluto L.
An integrated geomorphological and geospatial study was performed in order to map fluvial landforms in a sector of Lama Lamasinata close to the town of Binetto in the Murge Basse karst (metropolitan area of Bari, Apulia, Southern Italy). This study describes a combined approach, based on geomorphological fieldwork and topographical position index (TPI)-based landform classification, aimed at identifying the main landforms in an anthropically-modified environment, which suffered a progressive transformation of original morphologies. The resulting geomorphological map of fluvial features was then compared with the available cartography in order to highlight the main strength of the applied methodology in mapping fluvial landforms. Moreover, semi-automatic landform classification was performed for the entire catchment of the Lama Lamasinata in order to evaluate the usefulness of the approach for the fast and objective delimitation of widespread geomorphological elements of the Murge area such as flat-bottomed valleys with steep-or gently-dipping flanks and relict incised valleys. We demonstrated that such an approach can efficiently support land use planning in an area affected by hydrogeological hazards.Source: Geosciences (Basel) 9 (2019): 1–21. doi:10.3390/geosciences9100418
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9100418
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Teofilo G., Gioia D., Spalluto L.
An integrated geomorphological and geospatial study was performed in order to map fluvial landforms in a sector of Lama Lamasinata close to the town of Binetto in the Murge Basse karst (metropolitan area of Bari, Apulia, Southern Italy). This study describes a combined approach, based on geomorphological fieldwork and topographical position index (TPI)-based landform classification, aimed at identifying the main landforms in an anthropically-modified environment, which suffered a progressive transformation of original morphologies. The resulting geomorphological map of fluvial features was then compared with the available cartography in order to highlight the main strength of the applied methodology in mapping fluvial landforms. Moreover, semi-automatic landform classification was performed for the entire catchment of the Lama Lamasinata in order to evaluate the usefulness of the approach for the fast and objective delimitation of widespread geomorphological elements of the Murge area such as flat-bottomed valleys with steep-or gently-dipping flanks and relict incised valleys. We demonstrated that such an approach can efficiently support land use planning in an area affected by hydrogeological hazards.Source: Geosciences (Basel) 9 (2019): 1–21. doi:10.3390/geosciences9100418
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9100418
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2019
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Geological and geomorphological controls on the path of an intermountain roman road: The case of the via herculia, southern Italy
Gioia D., Del Lungo S., Sannazzaro A., Lazzari M.
This work introduces the results of a geoarchaeological study about a large segment of a Roman road (i.e., Via Herculia, III and the beginning of IV century A.D.), which crossed the Lucanian segment of the southern Apennines (Italy). Classical approach of the archaeological research based on the analysis of bibliographic, archival, literary, archaeological, and historical sources allowed us to infer the Roman road path, which is quite different from previous hypotheses. Geoarchaeological analysis is based on the detailed mapping of lithological and geomorphological features of the study area and has been primarily focused on a well-known segment of the Roman road from Filiano to the southern mountains of the Potenza city (Sasso di Castalda). Our results suggest that the choice of the road path has been driven by the outcrop of some deposits and the presence of specific geomorphological landforms, such as low-relief areas in mountain landscape. Then, the same approach was applied to a sector with controversial archaeological evidences (i.e., the Upper Agri river valley), where geological and geomorphological analyses support archaeological research in the reconstruction of the ancient path. This integrated approach can help archaeology to understand and then discover ancient road paths crossing complex and impervious landscapes such as the intramontane lands.Source: Geosciences (Basel) 9 (2019): 1–30. doi:10.3390/geosciences9090398
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9090398
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Gioia D., Del Lungo S., Sannazzaro A., Lazzari M.
This work introduces the results of a geoarchaeological study about a large segment of a Roman road (i.e., Via Herculia, III and the beginning of IV century A.D.), which crossed the Lucanian segment of the southern Apennines (Italy). Classical approach of the archaeological research based on the analysis of bibliographic, archival, literary, archaeological, and historical sources allowed us to infer the Roman road path, which is quite different from previous hypotheses. Geoarchaeological analysis is based on the detailed mapping of lithological and geomorphological features of the study area and has been primarily focused on a well-known segment of the Roman road from Filiano to the southern mountains of the Potenza city (Sasso di Castalda). Our results suggest that the choice of the road path has been driven by the outcrop of some deposits and the presence of specific geomorphological landforms, such as low-relief areas in mountain landscape. Then, the same approach was applied to a sector with controversial archaeological evidences (i.e., the Upper Agri river valley), where geological and geomorphological analyses support archaeological research in the reconstruction of the ancient path. This integrated approach can help archaeology to understand and then discover ancient road paths crossing complex and impervious landscapes such as the intramontane lands.Source: Geosciences (Basel) 9 (2019): 1–30. doi:10.3390/geosciences9090398
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9090398
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Testing the prediction ability of LEM-derived sedimentary budget in an upland catchment of the southern apennines, Italy: A source to sink approach
Gioia G., Lazzari M.
Landscape evolution models (LEMs) represent one of the most promising approaches to evaluate sedimentary budget, although factors such as the high number of parameters or the difficulty evaluating the robustness of the results can represent a limitation in their application in natural landscapes. In this paper, the Caesar-Lisflood LEM has been applied in a small catchment (i.e., about 9 km) of southern Italy draining an artificial reservoir in order to test its ability to predict sediment flux and erosion rate. Short-term (i.e., about 20 years) estimation of the sediment volumes accumulated in the reservoir has been reconstructed by a bathymetric survey and compared to the results coming from the coeval LEM simulations. Results indicate a good accordance between LEM-based erosion volume estimations and direct sedimentation assessment, thus testifying to the high potential of such models to solve issues of sedimentary budget and short-term landscape modification.Source: Water (Basel) 11 (2019): 1–18. doi:10.3390/w11050911
DOI: 10.3390/w11050911
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Gioia G., Lazzari M.
Landscape evolution models (LEMs) represent one of the most promising approaches to evaluate sedimentary budget, although factors such as the high number of parameters or the difficulty evaluating the robustness of the results can represent a limitation in their application in natural landscapes. In this paper, the Caesar-Lisflood LEM has been applied in a small catchment (i.e., about 9 km) of southern Italy draining an artificial reservoir in order to test its ability to predict sediment flux and erosion rate. Short-term (i.e., about 20 years) estimation of the sediment volumes accumulated in the reservoir has been reconstructed by a bathymetric survey and compared to the results coming from the coeval LEM simulations. Results indicate a good accordance between LEM-based erosion volume estimations and direct sedimentation assessment, thus testifying to the high potential of such models to solve issues of sedimentary budget and short-term landscape modification.Source: Water (Basel) 11 (2019): 1–18. doi:10.3390/w11050911
DOI: 10.3390/w11050911
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