- Mediterranean archaeology, History of Archaeology, Etruscology, Protohistory, Iron Age, Etruscan Archaeology, and 6 morePreistoria e protostoria, European Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Etruscan, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Late Bronze Age archaeology, and Paesaggi ed Insediamenti medievaliedit
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Archaeological excavations carried out in 2005–2006 by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany in the Porta a Lucca quarter of Pisa brought to light a cremation necropolis. Typology of the burials and of funerary urns... more
Archaeological excavations carried out in 2005–2006 by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany in the Porta a Lucca quarter of Pisa brought to light a cremation necropolis. Typology of the burials and of funerary urns dates back the first use of the necropolis to the IX–VIII century B.C., at the origins of Etruscan Pisa, and attests that it was still frequented in the Orientalising Period. Thirty-five urns have been documented and drawn from the respective pits, in order to perform the excavation of the content in laboratory. In this study tools proper to the medical investigations were used. In particular Computed Tomography (CT) which, unlike the conventional radiology allows to acquire hundreds of radiological sections slides, to completely map the urns and their content and to obtain a virtual tridimensional reconstruction, revealed several advantages. The efficacy of the CT to virtually investigate the urns content and to face the excavation with the most adequate competences and instruments will be highlighted.
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Like many other Italian cities, Pisa is a settlement that goes well back into history. Its subsurface conceals the remains of walls, floors, tombs and roads, as well as the fragments of tiles, vases, lamps and sculptures: briefly, the... more
Like many other Italian cities, Pisa is a settlement that goes well back into history. Its subsurface conceals the remains of walls, floors, tombs and roads, as well as the fragments of tiles, vases, lamps and sculptures: briefly, the more or less solid traces of the lives of the people who have inhabited the city over its almost three thousand years of history. By studying the city’s archaeological artefacts and its pollen, coal and human/animal bone remains and by analysing the area’s geological and geomorphological features and its resources, it is possible to reconstruct the landscape, or better the landscapes, that have evolved over time and have influenced the city’s economic and cultural development, and in turn have been influenced by them. The ground on which we walk, build and live today is an extraordinary palimpsest where uncountable traces that have been left by our predecessors evolve, merge and overlap. Yet since these traces lie under the ground, the vitally importan...
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Bini M. et al., Geoarchaeological evidences of changes in the coastline progradation rate of the Versilia coastal plain between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy): possible relationships with Late Holocene high-frequency... more
Bini M. et al., Geoarchaeological evidences of changes in the coastline progradation rate of the Versilia coastal plain between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy): possible relationships with Late Holocene high-frequency transgressive-regressive cycles. (IT ISSN 0394-3356, 2009) The Late Holocene progradation of the Versilia coastal-plain, between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy), was investigated on the basis of geomorphological, stratigraphical, and archaeological data. Five geomorphological units, corresponding to the Camaiore alluvial fan, beach-dune ridges, interdune marshes, a back dune marsh (Giardo and related Massaciuccoli lake area), and the presentday beach, were identified. Archaeological data provide some chronological constraints on the timing of Late Holocene coastal progradation. About 3000 yrs ago, the coastline was located about 2,5 km landward in respect to its present-day position, in the proximity of the Migliarina beach dune, behind which a marsh ar...
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GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCES OF CHANGES IN THE COASTLINE PROGRADATION RATE OF THE VERSILIA COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN CAMAIORE AND VIAREGGIO (TUSCANY, ITALY): POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LATE HOLOCENE HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSGRESSIVE-REGRESSIVE CYCLES Soprintendenza per i Beni archeologici della Toscana vi...more
If compared to the Etruscan Farm (6<sup>th </sup>- 5<sup>th</sup> cent. BC) along the river Alma, which is an emblematic case of political and cultural dominance of Vetulonia throughout the entire existence of a... more
If compared to the Etruscan Farm (6<sup>th </sup>- 5<sup>th</sup> cent. BC) along the river Alma, which is an emblematic case of political and cultural dominance of Vetulonia throughout the entire existence of a settlement, the case of the <em>Villa </em>of Nomadelfia (1<sup>st</sup> cent. BC - mid-2<sup>nd</sup> cent. AD) is very unusual: built in a 'liminare' territory, belonging to the Etruscan Vetulonia at first, and then to the contiguous <em>polis</em> of Rusellae (here the reason of the title). In this preliminary study, the examination of these two cases has brought out interesting common aspects, despite the different chronology: the formal contamination between the city and country residences; the development of variants compared to the 'canonical' planimetric model; the transposing of basic traditional elements of the house into the modern type of domestic architecture.
Bini M. et al., Geoarchaeological evidences of changes in the coastline progradation rate of the Versilia coastal plain between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy): possible relationships with Late Holocene high-frequency... more
Bini M. et al., Geoarchaeological evidences of changes in the coastline progradation rate of the Versilia coastal plain between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy): possible relationships with Late Holocene high-frequency transgressive-regressive cycles. (IT ISSN 0394-3356, 2009) The Late Holocene progradation of the Versilia coastal-plain, between Camaiore and Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy), was investigated on the basis of geomorphological, stratigraphical, and archaeological data. Five geomorphological units, corresponding to the Camaiore alluvial fan, beach-dune ridges, interdune marshes, a back dune marsh (Giardo and related Massaciuccoli lake area), and the present-day beach, were identified. Archaeological data provide some chronological constraints on the timing of Late Holocene coastal progradation. About 3000 yrs ago, the coastline was located about 2,5 km landward in respect to its present-day position, in the proximity of the Migliarina beach dune, behind which a marsh a...
The cremation urn is a tiny archaeological site of its own, with finds, features, stratification and structure. The old prescription was to take the pot apart, or slice it, and micro-excavate with inevitable damage and loss. Here is a new... more
The cremation urn is a tiny archaeological site of its own, with finds, features, stratification and structure. The old prescription was to take the pot apart, or slice it, and micro-excavate with inevitable damage and loss. Here is a new methodology – the application of a CT scan as used in medicine. The authors evaluate the results on 35 Etruscan cremations, finding that CT not only provides an excellent guide for micro-excavation, but allows the degree of fragmentation to be appreciated inside the pot and maps those metal objects that have corroded to a crust and do not survive excavation. They emphasise the value of the method in making a ‘first resort’ primary record especially in commercial archaeology.
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Abstract: The heritage site of Luni is a very interesting location, which tells the story of an ancient roman colony, and of an area where different cultures left their heritage. In particular, the remains of the pediments of an ancient... more
Abstract: The heritage site of Luni is a very interesting location, which tells the story of an ancient roman colony, and of an area where different cultures left their heritage. In particular, the remains of the pediments of an ancient temple represent a very interesting case and an open field of study for art historians. The scanning of a group of statue belonging to the pediments showed that the produced 3D models could be used in several ways, not only for archival and presentation purposes but also to provide interactive support for the work of ...
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Abstract: The heritage site of Luni is a very interesting location, which tells the story of an ancient roman colony, and of an area where different cultures left their heritage. In particular, the remains of the pediments of an ancient... more
Abstract: The heritage site of Luni is a very interesting location, which tells the story of an ancient roman colony, and of an area where different cultures left their heritage. In particular, the remains of the pediments of an ancient temple represent a very interesting case and an open field of study for art historians. The scanning of a group of statue belonging to the pediments showed that the produced 3D models could be used in several ways, not only for archival and presentation purposes but also to provide interactive support for the work of ...
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Archaeomagnetic studies have recently undergone a significant progress in Italy, and a preliminary Italian Secular Variation Curve (Tema et al., 2007) for the last three millennia is available as a useful reference curve to compare... more
Archaeomagnetic studies have recently undergone a significant progress in Italy, and a preliminary Italian Secular Variation Curve (Tema et al., 2007) for the last three millennia is available as a useful reference curve to compare archaeomagnetic directions ...