Federico Cantini
UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT:
* (2009-2014): Researcher in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2015-2018): Associate professor in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2018-) Full Professor in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2017-) Director of the Specialization School in Archaeology of the University of Pisa.
EDUCATION:
*1999, University of Siena, B.A. in Letters and Philosophy, Medieval Archaeology, supervisors: Prof. Riccardo Francovich, Alessandra Molinari, degree thesis “The castle of Montarrenti (Siena)”;
*2003 University of Siena, Ph.D. in Medieval Archaeology, supervisors: Prof. Riccardo Francovich, Alessandra Molinari, Ph.D dissertation “The 5th-10th century phases of the excavation of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena: for a definition of Siena in the early Middle Ages”;
*2006, Training in optical microscopy for archaeologists (University of Pavia);
*2008/2009, Research grant (University of Siena), “The Arno Valley between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages”.
* (2009-2014): Researcher in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2015-2018): Associate professor in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2018-) Full Professor in Medieval Archaeology, University of Pisa;
* (2017-) Director of the Specialization School in Archaeology of the University of Pisa.
EDUCATION:
*1999, University of Siena, B.A. in Letters and Philosophy, Medieval Archaeology, supervisors: Prof. Riccardo Francovich, Alessandra Molinari, degree thesis “The castle of Montarrenti (Siena)”;
*2003 University of Siena, Ph.D. in Medieval Archaeology, supervisors: Prof. Riccardo Francovich, Alessandra Molinari, Ph.D dissertation “The 5th-10th century phases of the excavation of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena: for a definition of Siena in the early Middle Ages”;
*2006, Training in optical microscopy for archaeologists (University of Pavia);
*2008/2009, Research grant (University of Siena), “The Arno Valley between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages”.
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The present study, despite the absence of traditional Germanic grave goods, has allowed to hypothesize the existence at San Genesio of an allochthonous group, a theory further supported by strontium isotope analysis.
of the site of Migliana, located South-West of the town of San Miniato
(Pisa). The illustration of the stratigraphic sequence and the finds is
shown with the analysis of the written sources and the discussion of the
data from the field survey in the Egola valley. The site called “Millano”
is mentioned for the first time in the first half of the 10th century, when
it was recalled as a curticella domnicata linked to the nearby center of
the curtis of Corazzano, owned by the bishop of Lucca. In the same
area the Castle of Scopetulo, owned by the Gherardeschi family, who
also had other castles in the same valley, was mentioned starting in the
early 11th century. During the archaeological excavation we uncovered
part of a village with houses in earth and brick and with silos for the
storage of agricultural products, built in the late 12th century and
already partially abandoned in the late 13th century. Although we were
not able to identify the site with one of the settlements known from
written sources, the village is particularly interesting as it seems to reflect
the fate of a territory whose fortune depended heavily on its central
place, the castle of San Miniato: the settlement grew economically
and demographically when San Miniato became the seat of imperial
power and entered a phase of crisis when the attempt of Frederick II
to assert his hegemony over central Italy failed, well before the great
black plague of the 14th century.
New data from the 2015 excavation campaign.
In this paper the results of the 2015 archaeological excavation
conducted at the Migliana site (Balconevisi, San Miniato-Pisa) are
presented with the study of pottery, numismatic and metal finds. The
analysis of the “Catasto terreni” (beginning of the 19th century) also
allows us to reconstruct the history of this territory in the post -medieval
era. The data collected show a first occupation of the site in the
10th – 11th century. when it was occupied by a tower and some wooden
structures, within an area bounded by a cut in the geological substrate,
perhaps the result of the leveling of the slope for the construction of a
fence structure. The archaeological remains are probably associated with
the Scopetulo castle, mentioned for the first time in written sources in
1004 AD as the property of the Gherardeschi, who used it to control the
curtes which depended on the nearby church of S. Maria di Quaratiana
and probably its tithes. The settlement was refounded between the end
of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, probably by
the nearby castle of San Miniato: a road that cuts through the crest of
the hill was opened and on its sides new buildings and a church were
built. The houses were partially dug into the geological substrate and
have earthen walls covered with bricks that were produced in a kiln
built just outside the village. The castle appears to have been abandoned
sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century.
Nel contributo, coerentemente al tema del convegno, sono presentati preliminarmente alcuni elementi in marmo e serpentino, originariamente pertinenti alla chiesa di San Genesio, nel contesto della quale sono stati rinvenuti.
Gli elementi, integri o frammentari, presi in esame risultano essere componenti riconducibili a una decorazione a commesso marmoreo, con figure geometriche piane quali losanghe e triangoli, ma anche foglie lanceolate o di forma irregolare. Sono stati recuperati anche numerosi frammenti di cornici, forse coerenti con la funzione dei precedenti. Altri frammenti in serpentino di diversa tipologia, da ritenersi con ogni probabilità coevi agli elementi pertinenti il lavoro a commesso marmoreo sopracitato, sono stati rinvenuti in altre aree del sito indagato.
The present study, despite the absence of traditional Germanic grave goods, has allowed to hypothesize the existence at San Genesio of an allochthonous group, a theory further supported by strontium isotope analysis.
of the site of Migliana, located South-West of the town of San Miniato
(Pisa). The illustration of the stratigraphic sequence and the finds is
shown with the analysis of the written sources and the discussion of the
data from the field survey in the Egola valley. The site called “Millano”
is mentioned for the first time in the first half of the 10th century, when
it was recalled as a curticella domnicata linked to the nearby center of
the curtis of Corazzano, owned by the bishop of Lucca. In the same
area the Castle of Scopetulo, owned by the Gherardeschi family, who
also had other castles in the same valley, was mentioned starting in the
early 11th century. During the archaeological excavation we uncovered
part of a village with houses in earth and brick and with silos for the
storage of agricultural products, built in the late 12th century and
already partially abandoned in the late 13th century. Although we were
not able to identify the site with one of the settlements known from
written sources, the village is particularly interesting as it seems to reflect
the fate of a territory whose fortune depended heavily on its central
place, the castle of San Miniato: the settlement grew economically
and demographically when San Miniato became the seat of imperial
power and entered a phase of crisis when the attempt of Frederick II
to assert his hegemony over central Italy failed, well before the great
black plague of the 14th century.
New data from the 2015 excavation campaign.
In this paper the results of the 2015 archaeological excavation
conducted at the Migliana site (Balconevisi, San Miniato-Pisa) are
presented with the study of pottery, numismatic and metal finds. The
analysis of the “Catasto terreni” (beginning of the 19th century) also
allows us to reconstruct the history of this territory in the post -medieval
era. The data collected show a first occupation of the site in the
10th – 11th century. when it was occupied by a tower and some wooden
structures, within an area bounded by a cut in the geological substrate,
perhaps the result of the leveling of the slope for the construction of a
fence structure. The archaeological remains are probably associated with
the Scopetulo castle, mentioned for the first time in written sources in
1004 AD as the property of the Gherardeschi, who used it to control the
curtes which depended on the nearby church of S. Maria di Quaratiana
and probably its tithes. The settlement was refounded between the end
of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, probably by
the nearby castle of San Miniato: a road that cuts through the crest of
the hill was opened and on its sides new buildings and a church were
built. The houses were partially dug into the geological substrate and
have earthen walls covered with bricks that were produced in a kiln
built just outside the village. The castle appears to have been abandoned
sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century.
Nel contributo, coerentemente al tema del convegno, sono presentati preliminarmente alcuni elementi in marmo e serpentino, originariamente pertinenti alla chiesa di San Genesio, nel contesto della quale sono stati rinvenuti.
Gli elementi, integri o frammentari, presi in esame risultano essere componenti riconducibili a una decorazione a commesso marmoreo, con figure geometriche piane quali losanghe e triangoli, ma anche foglie lanceolate o di forma irregolare. Sono stati recuperati anche numerosi frammenti di cornici, forse coerenti con la funzione dei precedenti. Altri frammenti in serpentino di diversa tipologia, da ritenersi con ogni probabilità coevi agli elementi pertinenti il lavoro a commesso marmoreo sopracitato, sono stati rinvenuti in altre aree del sito indagato.