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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 My paper focuses on the correspondence between Layard and Sayce in the years 1879-1880 and on other unpublished documents preserved in archives in Oxford and London. Further information concerning this formative phase of Anatolian studies can be obtained from the letters - also unpublished - that both Layard and Sayce exchanged in the same period with the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), already well-known for his excavations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 My paper focuses on the correspondence between Layard and Sayce in the years 1879-1880 and on other unpublished documents preserved in archives in Oxford and London. Further information concerning this formative phase of Anatolian studies can be obtained from the letters - also unpublished - that both Layard and Sayce exchanged in the same period with the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), already well-known for his excavations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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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
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
DOI: 10.3390/heritage2010032
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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Characterization of mortars of Giotto's Bell Tower for radiocarbon dating
Calandra S., Barone S., Cantisani E., Fedi M., Garzonio C. A., Liccioli L., Salvadori B., Salvatici T., Ricci P.
A complete characterization of mortars of Giotto's Bell Tower (Florence) was performed in order to identify samples or portions of them suitable for dating by radiocarbon. In principle, considering at least the case of an aerial mortar, the material which can be dated is the carbon contained in the binder, since that carbon is derived from the calcite that forms in the moment of mortar hardening by interaction with atmospheric CO2. Six core samples were obtained from foundation and from different levels of the Bell Tower, each of them related to a different construction phase. A multianalytical approach was performed using X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), optical and electronic microscope to characterize binder and aggregates. Physical and mechanical parameters were also evaluated. Four samples, either from lumps or binder itself, were identified as possible candidates to be dated by radiocarbon. Obtained data have been encouraging.Source: 2019 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Florence, Italy, December 4-6, 2019
Calandra S., Barone S., Cantisani E., Fedi M., Garzonio C. A., Liccioli L., Salvadori B., Salvatici T., Ricci P.
A complete characterization of mortars of Giotto's Bell Tower (Florence) was performed in order to identify samples or portions of them suitable for dating by radiocarbon. In principle, considering at least the case of an aerial mortar, the material which can be dated is the carbon contained in the binder, since that carbon is derived from the calcite that forms in the moment of mortar hardening by interaction with atmospheric CO2. Six core samples were obtained from foundation and from different levels of the Bell Tower, each of them related to a different construction phase. A multianalytical approach was performed using X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), optical and electronic microscope to characterize binder and aggregates. Physical and mechanical parameters were also evaluated. Four samples, either from lumps or binder itself, were identified as possible candidates to be dated by radiocarbon. Obtained data have been encouraging.Source: 2019 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Florence, Italy, December 4-6, 2019
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Geoarchaeology and geomorphology of the Metaponto area, Ionian coastal belt, Italy
Gioia D., Bavusi M., Di Leo P., Giammatteo T., Schiattarella M.
A 1:28,000-scale geoarchaeological map has been prepared for a large sector of the Ionian coastal belt of the Basilicata region, southern Italy, in order to investigate the relationships between the spatial distribution of archaeological sites of Greek settlement of Metapontum and the main landforms of this sector of the Bradano Foredeep. Archaeological investigation consists of an examination and a re-organisation of published data and new field surveys, which has allowed us to infer the relationships between landform elements and spatial distribution of about 1400 archaeological remnants of the Greek colony of Metapontum. Our results highlight a non-random distribution of the archaeological evidence and the strong influence of geomorphological features and processes on the settlement pattern.Source: Journal of maps 16 (2020): 117–125. doi:10.1080/17445647.2019.1701575
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Gioia D., Bavusi M., Di Leo P., Giammatteo T., Schiattarella M.
A 1:28,000-scale geoarchaeological map has been prepared for a large sector of the Ionian coastal belt of the Basilicata region, southern Italy, in order to investigate the relationships between the spatial distribution of archaeological sites of Greek settlement of Metapontum and the main landforms of this sector of the Bradano Foredeep. Archaeological investigation consists of an examination and a re-organisation of published data and new field surveys, which has allowed us to infer the relationships between landform elements and spatial distribution of about 1400 archaeological remnants of the Greek colony of Metapontum. Our results highlight a non-random distribution of the archaeological evidence and the strong influence of geomorphological features and processes on the settlement pattern.Source: Journal of maps 16 (2020): 117–125. doi:10.1080/17445647.2019.1701575
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2019.1701575
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La villa di Cottanello in età tardoantica: alcuni dati dalle indagini 2010-2014
Sfameni C., Campoli F., Gasparini E., Restaino G., Vitelli D.
Sintesi dei risultati sulle fasi tardoantiche della villa romana di Cottanello (RI)Source: Lazio e Sabina 12, pp. 19–28, Roma, giugno 2015
Sfameni C., Campoli F., Gasparini E., Restaino G., Vitelli D.
Sintesi dei risultati sulle fasi tardoantiche della villa romana di Cottanello (RI)Source: Lazio e Sabina 12, pp. 19–28, Roma, giugno 2015
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A. Morigi, R. Villicich, Scavi nell'area della villa di Teoderico a Galeata, Le fasi di età romana, Bologna 2017
Sfameni C.
Source: Archeologia classica (Testo stamp.) 70 (2019): 790–795.
Sfameni C.
Source: Archeologia classica (Testo stamp.) 70 (2019): 790–795.
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Sculture mitologiche nelle residenze tardoantiche tra pagani e cristiani: la documentazione dell'Hispania
Sfameni C.
Studio della documentazione scultorea delle residenze tardoantiche dell'Hispania e del suo significato religiosoSource: Tarraco Biennal, Actes del IV Congrés Internacional d'Arqueologia i Món Antic Tarraco Biennal, pp. 427–434, Tarragona, 21-24 novembre 2018
Sfameni C.
Studio della documentazione scultorea delle residenze tardoantiche dell'Hispania e del suo significato religiosoSource: Tarraco Biennal, Actes del IV Congrés Internacional d'Arqueologia i Món Antic Tarraco Biennal, pp. 427–434, Tarragona, 21-24 novembre 2018
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Le ultime fasi delle ville tardoantiche: i riusi di età longobarda
Sfameni C.
Studio dei riusi longobardi delle ville tardoantiche in ItaliaSource: Intorno a Teodolinda. Verso una nuova immagine della regina dei Longobardi, edited by David, M., pp. 28–55, 2019
Sfameni C.
Studio dei riusi longobardi delle ville tardoantiche in ItaliaSource: Intorno a Teodolinda. Verso una nuova immagine della regina dei Longobardi, edited by David, M., pp. 28–55, 2019
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Analysis of chromophores in stained-glass windows using Visible Hyperspectral Imaging in-situ
Palomar T., Grazia C., Pombo Cardoso I., Vilarigues M., Miliani C., Romani A.
This work presents the implementation of Visible Hyperspectral Imaging for the in-situ analysis of glass chromophores in two glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (Lisbon, Portugal). The measurements were taken inside the building using natural sunlight as the illumination source. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of the followed methodology are discussed. The Dining Room glass window presents glasses colored in bulk with iron, manganese, cobalt, copper, and chromium; silver staining was also detected and was used to create the yellow and orange colors. The Atelier panel was produced with uncolored glasses painted with grisaille and enamels; the chromophores identified are similar to the species identified in the Dining Room panel.Source: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy (Print) 223 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.saa.2019.117378
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Palomar T., Grazia C., Pombo Cardoso I., Vilarigues M., Miliani C., Romani A.
This work presents the implementation of Visible Hyperspectral Imaging for the in-situ analysis of glass chromophores in two glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (Lisbon, Portugal). The measurements were taken inside the building using natural sunlight as the illumination source. In addition, advantages and disadvantages of the followed methodology are discussed. The Dining Room glass window presents glasses colored in bulk with iron, manganese, cobalt, copper, and chromium; silver staining was also detected and was used to create the yellow and orange colors. The Atelier panel was produced with uncolored glasses painted with grisaille and enamels; the chromophores identified are similar to the species identified in the Dining Room panel.Source: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy (Print) 223 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.saa.2019.117378
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2019
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New Data on the Messapian Necropolis of Monte D'Elia in Alezio (Apulia, Italy) from Topographical and Geophysical Surveys
Leucci G., De Giorgi L., Ditaranto I., Giuri F., Ferrari I., Scardozzi G.
The Messapian necropolis of Monte D'Elia is related to one of the most important ancient settlements in the Salento Peninsula (in south Italy). In order to understand the extension and layout of this necropolis in the various periods of its use, a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) prospection was undertaken in some important sample areas by a team of the Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council of Italy. The analysis of the GPR measurements revealed many anomalies that could be ascribed to archaeological structures (tombs), as well as other anomalies of presumable natural origin or referable to modern features. The data collected were georeferenced in the digital archaeological map of the site and integrated with a virtual reconstruction of the surveyed area.Source: Sensors (Basel) 19 (2019): 1–26. doi:10.3390/s19163494
DOI: 10.3390/s19163494
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Leucci G., De Giorgi L., Ditaranto I., Giuri F., Ferrari I., Scardozzi G.
The Messapian necropolis of Monte D'Elia is related to one of the most important ancient settlements in the Salento Peninsula (in south Italy). In order to understand the extension and layout of this necropolis in the various periods of its use, a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) prospection was undertaken in some important sample areas by a team of the Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage of the National Research Council of Italy. The analysis of the GPR measurements revealed many anomalies that could be ascribed to archaeological structures (tombs), as well as other anomalies of presumable natural origin or referable to modern features. The data collected were georeferenced in the digital archaeological map of the site and integrated with a virtual reconstruction of the surveyed area.Source: Sensors (Basel) 19 (2019): 1–26. doi:10.3390/s19163494
DOI: 10.3390/s19163494
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2019
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The Messapic Site of Muro Leccese: New Results from Integrated Geophysical and Archaeological Surveys
Bianco C., De Giorgi L., Giannotta M. T., Leucci G., Meo F., Persico R.
The regular application of geophysical survey techniques to evaluate archaeological sites is well established as a method for locating, defining, and mapping buried archaeological materials. However, it is not always feasible to apply a range of different methods over a particular site or landscape due to constraints in time or funding. This paper addresses the integrated application of three geophysical survey methods over an important archaeological site located in south Italy. In particular, it is focused on the results achieved from a past geophysical survey and the ongoing excavations performed by archaeologists in the site of Muro Leccese. Muro Leccese (Lecce) is one of the most important Messapian archaeological sites in southern Italy. The archaeological interest of the site was generated since the discovery of the remains of Messapian walls (late 4th-3rd centuries BC). With the aim of widening the archaeological knowledge of the Messapian settlement, several integrated methods, including magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity tomography were used on site to fulfill a number of different research objectives. Since the most important targets were expected to be located at shallow soil depth, a three-dimensional (3D) ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey was carried out in two zones, which were labeled respectively as zone 1 and zone 2, and were both quite close to the archaeological excavations. The GPR investigations were integrated with a 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey in zone 1 and with a magnetometric, in gradiometry configuration survey in zone 2. The integration of several techniques allowed mapping the structural remains of this area and leading the excavation project. The geophysical results show a good correspondence with the archaeological features that were found after the excavation. Current work on the geophysical survey data using different codes for the processing of the data and merging different datasets using a Geographic Information System allowed achieving a user-friendly visualization that was presented to the archaeologists.Source: Remote sensing (Basel) 11 (2019). doi:10.3390/rs11121478
DOI: 10.3390/rs11121478
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Bianco C., De Giorgi L., Giannotta M. T., Leucci G., Meo F., Persico R.
The regular application of geophysical survey techniques to evaluate archaeological sites is well established as a method for locating, defining, and mapping buried archaeological materials. However, it is not always feasible to apply a range of different methods over a particular site or landscape due to constraints in time or funding. This paper addresses the integrated application of three geophysical survey methods over an important archaeological site located in south Italy. In particular, it is focused on the results achieved from a past geophysical survey and the ongoing excavations performed by archaeologists in the site of Muro Leccese. Muro Leccese (Lecce) is one of the most important Messapian archaeological sites in southern Italy. The archaeological interest of the site was generated since the discovery of the remains of Messapian walls (late 4th-3rd centuries BC). With the aim of widening the archaeological knowledge of the Messapian settlement, several integrated methods, including magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity tomography were used on site to fulfill a number of different research objectives. Since the most important targets were expected to be located at shallow soil depth, a three-dimensional (3D) ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey was carried out in two zones, which were labeled respectively as zone 1 and zone 2, and were both quite close to the archaeological excavations. The GPR investigations were integrated with a 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) survey in zone 1 and with a magnetometric, in gradiometry configuration survey in zone 2. The integration of several techniques allowed mapping the structural remains of this area and leading the excavation project. The geophysical results show a good correspondence with the archaeological features that were found after the excavation. Current work on the geophysical survey data using different codes for the processing of the data and merging different datasets using a Geographic Information System allowed achieving a user-friendly visualization that was presented to the archaeologists.Source: Remote sensing (Basel) 11 (2019). doi:10.3390/rs11121478
DOI: 10.3390/rs11121478
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2019
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The Urban Planning of Doclea: Remote Sensing and Topographical Survey
Colosi F., Merola P., Moscati P.
The paper presents the study of Doclea by remote sensing (satellite, aerial photos, drone) and the first results of the topographic survey conducted within the urban walls. The analysis of the images has highlighted buried structures that follow the same alignment as the walls visible above ground. The same anomalies are detected on the geophysical maps. The territorial survey, conducted with the aid of a differential GPS to position the emerging structures, has allowed one to identify numerous ancient structures, sometimes preserved to some height, which have the same orientation of the buildings of the forum and a stone paved road corresponding to a cardo of the city. Analysing the archaeological findings, the geophysical results and the measurements of the principal monuments and the roads, a hypothetical reconstruction of the Doclea urban plan is presented, which, naturally, can only be verified with further research and with excavation on the spot.Source: The Archeolab Project in the Doclea Valley, Montenegro (Campaign 2017). Archaeology, technologies and future perspectives, edited by L. Alberti, pp. 55–71. Firenze: Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio, 2019
DOI: 10.19282/acs.11.2019.06
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Colosi F., Merola P., Moscati P.
The paper presents the study of Doclea by remote sensing (satellite, aerial photos, drone) and the first results of the topographic survey conducted within the urban walls. The analysis of the images has highlighted buried structures that follow the same alignment as the walls visible above ground. The same anomalies are detected on the geophysical maps. The territorial survey, conducted with the aid of a differential GPS to position the emerging structures, has allowed one to identify numerous ancient structures, sometimes preserved to some height, which have the same orientation of the buildings of the forum and a stone paved road corresponding to a cardo of the city. Analysing the archaeological findings, the geophysical results and the measurements of the principal monuments and the roads, a hypothetical reconstruction of the Doclea urban plan is presented, which, naturally, can only be verified with further research and with excavation on the spot.Source: The Archeolab Project in the Doclea Valley, Montenegro (Campaign 2017). Archaeology, technologies and future perspectives, edited by L. Alberti, pp. 55–71. Firenze: Edizioni All'Insegna del Giglio, 2019
DOI: 10.19282/acs.11.2019.06
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2019
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Open Access
Informatica archeologica e archeologia digitale. Le risposte dalla rete
Moscati P.
The article opens the special section "30 anni di Archeologia e Calcolatori. Tra memoria e progettualità" edited by Paola Moscati and dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the scholarly journal "Archeologia e Calcolatori". The author illustrates the most recent achievements of archaeological computing, through a systematic survey that starts with the very name of the discipline, as used at national and international levels. The aim is to examine if the distinction made between 'archaeological computing' and 'digital archaeology' can really be helpful in framing the discipline in its theoretical and methodological evolution. From the synthesis made, the dominance of technological aspects on the theoretical and methodological approach clearly emerges. For some time now, technology has governed the three main areas of archaeological practice: field work, laboratory analysis and cultural heritage management and promotion. Two other important aspects are today rapidly gaining ground: 'Communicating archaeological research' and 'European digital infrastructures for archaeology'. Finally, particularly significant is the sector of Digital Heritage or Heritage Science, which today seems to be the focus of all digital archaeology involvements.Source: Archeologia e calcolatori 30 (2019): 21–38. doi:10.19282/ac.30.2019.03
DOI: 10.19282/ac.30.2019.03
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Moscati P.
The article opens the special section "30 anni di Archeologia e Calcolatori. Tra memoria e progettualità" edited by Paola Moscati and dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the scholarly journal "Archeologia e Calcolatori". The author illustrates the most recent achievements of archaeological computing, through a systematic survey that starts with the very name of the discipline, as used at national and international levels. The aim is to examine if the distinction made between 'archaeological computing' and 'digital archaeology' can really be helpful in framing the discipline in its theoretical and methodological evolution. From the synthesis made, the dominance of technological aspects on the theoretical and methodological approach clearly emerges. For some time now, technology has governed the three main areas of archaeological practice: field work, laboratory analysis and cultural heritage management and promotion. Two other important aspects are today rapidly gaining ground: 'Communicating archaeological research' and 'European digital infrastructures for archaeology'. Finally, particularly significant is the sector of Digital Heritage or Heritage Science, which today seems to be the focus of all digital archaeology involvements.Source: Archeologia e calcolatori 30 (2019): 21–38. doi:10.19282/ac.30.2019.03
DOI: 10.19282/ac.30.2019.03
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2019
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Lo stato dell'arte dell'innovazione tecnologica per le architetture web: presente e futuro per "Archeologia e Calcolatori"
Fiorino S.
The paper illustrates the recent evolution of web architectures and the choices made for the web portal of 'Archeologia e Calcolatori'. The website needed an urgent restyling to update its ASP platform, even though for 15 years it had performed its interactive work very well. Today, the ASP language is no longer supported by Microsoft and the infrastructural choices of the CNR are and will be increasingly oriented towards the world of open source and LAMP architectures (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Phyton). For this reason, a transformation was not only suggested, but vital. It was therefore decided to completely renew the website, a task consisting of about 70 physical pages to be rewritten in PHP. This work transformation has helped to pave the way for new technologies that today are modifying the web architecture of the entire WWW and that will soon allow us to implement new services and functions. Particular attention was paid to the most significant phenomena in the innovative technological panorama of Web Information Systems, with particular emphasis on the Semantic Databases and the new RIA (Rich Internet Application) technologies, the latter a splendid evolution of client-side web architectures.Source: Archeologia e calcolatori 30 (2019): 55–74. doi:10.19282/ac.30.2019.05
DOI: 10.19282/ac.30.2019.05
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Fiorino S.
The paper illustrates the recent evolution of web architectures and the choices made for the web portal of 'Archeologia e Calcolatori'. The website needed an urgent restyling to update its ASP platform, even though for 15 years it had performed its interactive work very well. Today, the ASP language is no longer supported by Microsoft and the infrastructural choices of the CNR are and will be increasingly oriented towards the world of open source and LAMP architectures (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Phyton). For this reason, a transformation was not only suggested, but vital. It was therefore decided to completely renew the website, a task consisting of about 70 physical pages to be rewritten in PHP. This work transformation has helped to pave the way for new technologies that today are modifying the web architecture of the entire WWW and that will soon allow us to implement new services and functions. Particular attention was paid to the most significant phenomena in the innovative technological panorama of Web Information Systems, with particular emphasis on the Semantic Databases and the new RIA (Rich Internet Application) technologies, the latter a splendid evolution of client-side web architectures.Source: Archeologia e calcolatori 30 (2019): 55–74. doi:10.19282/ac.30.2019.05
DOI: 10.19282/ac.30.2019.05
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