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Archeologia e Calcolatori, 2023
Mountain archaeology has a long research tradition and in recent years the number of studies on t... more Mountain archaeology has a long research tradition and in recent years the number of studies on this topic has increased considerably, shedding new light on the dynamics of mountain’s communities. Versilia and Garfagnana districts (Lucca, North-Western Tuscany) largely fall between the Apuan Alps and the Apennine ridge. Although these territories have never been systematically investigated, the collection of all available archaeological legacy data indicates a settlement pattern of undoubted interest for the Roman times. This paper aims at exploring the settlement pattern of these mountain territories, integrating Point Pattern Analysis and Logistic Regression to achieve a predictive map of archaeological presences and to analyse their interrelations with the environment. Analyses prove the spatial dependence of finds with geomorphological and pedological variables, but also with the distance to major watercourses and solar irradiation. Based on the considered variables, the predictive map confirms that the foothill and gentler slopes facing E-SE areas have suitable characteristics for permanent settlement. Moving towards the more inland and higher altitude territories, the non-event areas increase proportionally, especially along the ridges, and the steeper, north-facing areas. Thus, the results make it possible to integrate the archaeological framework, clarifying human-environment dynamics, and directing new studies.
Quaternary, 2023
In central Italy, the Charterhouse of Calci hosts the Natural History Museum of the University of... more In central Italy, the Charterhouse of Calci hosts the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa. This monumental monastery was founded in 1366 by Carthusian monks. The Charterhouse has experienced various transformations over the centuries, until its abandonment in the 1970s. Since 2018, interdisciplinary archaeological research focused on the monks’ gardens (and particularly: the Prior’s, the Apothecary’s, and the Master’s garden) and the green spaces outside the cloister walls, consisting of courtyards and orchards, to determine the individual (gardens) and collective (green spaces and surrounding woods) practices adopted by Carthusians. Palynology and archaeobotany have allowed to reconstruct the plant biodiversity, with flowers and ornamental, aromatic, and medicinal herbs that grew in the gardens, as well as the management of local hilly woods and agricultural practices, including the cultivation of fruit trees, such as chestnut, olive tree, almond tree, and grapevine. Our research has been based on a solid theoretical approach, interpreting archaeological and archaeobotanical data in relation to the intricate network of human and nonhuman connections. Gardens are seen as a co-creation made together by human and non-human agencies, and their diachronic transformation is read as an expression of personalities of the monks, feelings, and connections with nature and divinity.
ArcheoLogica Data, 2023
A wide-ranging archaeological research programme at the Charterhouse and in the broader area of t... more A wide-ranging archaeological research programme at the Charterhouse and in the broader area of the Municipality of Calci has been performed since 2018. The archaeological research included the collection of legacy and aerial archaeology data, invasive and non-invasive investigations, as well as natural scientific analysis in the monastic complex. Special attention was paid to the archaeological investigations of three different monks' cells gardens (the Prior's, the Apothecary's, and the Master's), and stratigraphic excavations were combined with archeozoological and archaeobotanical analyses to define the horticultural practices implemented over the centuries of occupation of the Charterhouse. Among the three case studies, the most representative is the Prior's meditation garden, where the excavation explored the phases prior to the construction of the building (14th century), the 18th-century renovation in the current form, and its abandonment at the end of the 20th century. Pollen analysis has allowed to reconstruct the richness of herbal species characterising an ever-blooming garden, with flowers and ornamental plants, such as roses, lilac, and water lilies, and also vegetables. According to charcoal and fruit-remain analyses, the Charterhouse exploited local hilly woods, satisfying the requirements of fuel by maquis and thermophilous deciduous forest. The agricultural practices included the cultivation of fruit trees, such as chestnut, olive, almond, and vine. Finally, archaeozoological analysis attests the domestic cat as the most frequent taxon in all contexts, probably common in the monastery as a pet and cell companion. This paper presents an overview and a discussion of the results of the investigations conducted and the complete archaeological dataset.
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 543, 2022
The Certosa of Calci is a monumental monastery founded in 1366 by Carthusian monks and located ne... more The Certosa of Calci is a monumental monastery founded in 1366 by Carthusian monks and located near the city of Pisa (Italy). During its long life, the Charterhouse has experienced various transformations until its abandonment in the 1970s; nowadays it hosts the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa, a popular touristic attraction. Since 2018, the MAPPA Laboratory of the University of Pisa has been conducting an archaeological research of the complex, as part of a project finalised at its restoration. The main objective was the investigation of the gardens of the monks to determine modifications in their design, changes in the plant typologies, and their relationships over time. The investigations focused on three different monks’ cell gardens (the Prior’s, the Apothecary’s and the Master’s) and stratigraphic excavations were combined with archaeobotanical and archaeozoological analyses. The most representative is the Prior’s meditation garden, where the excava-tion explored the phases prior to the construction of the building (14th century), the 18th-century renovation in its current form, and the abandonment of the garden at the end of the 20th century. Pollen analysis has enabled us to reconstruct a rich group of herbal essences characterising an ever-blooming garden, with flowers and ornamental plants, such as roses, lilac and water lilies, as well as vegetables and medicinal plants. According to charcoal and fruitremain analyses, the Charterhouse ex-ploited local hilly woods, satisfying its fuel requirements with maquis and thermophilous deciduous forest. Agrarian practices included the cultivation of fruit trees, such as chestnut, olive, almond, and vine.
ArcheoLogica Data, 2022
Since the 1980s, the Area Scheibler, located in the Western outskirts of Pisa, has been the place... more Since the 1980s, the Area Scheibler, located in the Western outskirts of Pisa, has been the place of several rescue excavations and discoveries. Such discoveries testify the long-lasting history of this sector of the ancient suburb-formerly crossed by the Auser river course-with a consistent Roman phase. The 2020 campaign has been the first planned stratigraphic excavation of the Pisa Progetto Suburbio research project, aiming to define both the chronology and the nature of the human settlement in the area. The aim of this contribution is to provide a brief description of the stratigraphic sequence and of the data structure of the 2020 investigations, together with the archaeological documentation released in Open Data.
ΑΓΩΓΗ, 2022
Between the 1980s and early 2000s, in the northwestern suburb of Pisa (ex Scheibler), numerous ar... more Between the 1980s and early 2000s, in the northwestern suburb of Pisa (ex Scheibler), numerous archaeological excavations were conducted. Except for a few reports on the initial investigations, the results are unpublished. Recently, the building of a new university facility in the area has initiated a reexamination of this previous research. Using a GIS system and the classification and quantification of the finds, a meticulous "mending" of the data has allowed for the reconstruction of reliable stratigraphic sequences for Areas 2 and 3, providing an overall view of the area. The analysis of the data reveal a complex long-lasting stratigraphic sequence, which includes a Late Archaic settlement, a Roman building complex, drainage channels, a Lombard necropolis, and Medieval productive activities.
F. Fabiani & G. Gattiglia (Eds.), Paesaggi urbani e rurali in trasformazione. Contesti e dinamiche dell’insediamento letti alla luce della fonte archeologica. Archaeopress. https://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/displayProductDetail.asp?id={4B207532-D6B5-4FDA-B040-A42C67928462}, 2021
The city of Pisa stands on a floodplain characterized by strong water instability and a complex r... more The city of Pisa stands on a floodplain characterized by strong water instability and a complex river system. Environmental features and long continuity of life have contributed to outline settlement choices and environmental transformations, in a relationship of mutual conditioning. In this paper, the archaeological and landscape context of the city of Pisa and its neighboring territory is reexamined between the Hellenistic, Roman and Late Antique periods through GIS-based spatial analysis and a new theoretical perspective.
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 501, 2021
The Area Scheibler, located in the Western outskirts of Pisa, has been the site of discoveries an... more The Area Scheibler, located in the Western outskirts of Pisa, has been the site of discoveries and rescue excavations since the 1980s. These testified to the long-lasting history of this sector of the ancient suburb – formerly crossed by the Auser river – from the Iron Age to the Early Middle Age, with a consistent Roman phase. The 2020 campaign was the first planned stratigraphic excavation to take place on this site. It was carried out in order to verify the hypothesis that a villa existed on the site and to define both the chronology and the nature of the human settlement in the area. We have thus been able to investigate a complex stratigraphic sequence: the walls and the very well-preserved floor of a farmhouse can be dated back to the Late Republican period. This building was deliberately abandoned during the early decades of the Imperial period, when a new compound with huge walls and a brick, well-developed drainage system was constructed. Between the 3rd and the 4th centuries AD more floods caused the partial destruction of the building. During the 7th century AD a new structure in perishable building materials associated withTunisian fine table ware and amphorae and soapstone cooking pots marked a new occupation of the site, which was finally destroyed by a further alluvial event.
ArcheoLogica Data, 2021
In 2017, the Department of "Civiltà e Forme del Sapere" of the University of Pisa carried out an ... more In 2017, the Department of "Civiltà e Forme del Sapere" of the University of Pisa carried out an archaeological campaign at the so-called Terme di Nerone, the only Roman building still partially standing in the urban area of Pisa. The main goal of this investigation was to solve some of the open questions about the chronology, the phases, the plan of the Baths, and the specific function of some of the rooms. Nevertheless, the excavation was a precious opportunity to investigate the transformations of an important sector of the town over the centuries. After their defunctionalization in the late antiquity, indeed, the building was occupied by a necropolis; in the medieval and modern age the ruins were occupied again, then they were almost completely demolished and subsequently rediscovered between the end of the nineteenth century and the 40s of the twentieth century. In this paper the stratigraphic sequence and phase maps of the Area 1 of the excavation is presented, accompanied by the complete archaeological record.
Maura Medri, Antonio Pizzo (a cura di), Le terme pubbliche nell’Italia romana (II secolo a.C. – fine IV d.C.) Architettura, tecnologia e società, Seminario Internazionale di Studio (Roma, 4-5 ottobre 2018), Edizioni Roma TrE-Press©, Roma, ISBN 978-88-32136-86-9, pp. 301-313., 2019
The Baths of Nero, named after the emperor because of an unjustified medieval tradition, are the ... more The Baths of Nero, named after the emperor because of an unjustified medieval tradition, are the only building of the Roman city of Pisae still partially standing.
The archaeological investigations started in the mid-16th century and were mainly performed at the end of the 19th century and again in the 1940s, when an archaeological area was established. Despite the several excavations, only a limited part of the Thermal complex is known.
Various chronologies have been proposed, based whether on building techniques or architectural typologies, from the last decades of the first century to the second century AD. It is certain, however, that in the second half of the II century AD a member of a senatorial Pisan family, the Venuleii, promoted a restoration or an extension of the Baths, as attested by an inscription.
In 2017, a new archaeological investigation, led by the Department of “Civiltà e Forme del Sapere” (University of Pisa), allowed to solve some of the open questions about the chronology, the phases, and the plan of the Thermal complex, and the specific function of some of the rooms.
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 410, 2018
The first archaeological campaign at the so-called Terme di Nerone in Pisa took place in the mont... more The first archaeological campaign at the so-called Terme di Nerone in Pisa took place in the months of June and July 2017; this is the only Roman period building in Pisa that has kept his monumental structure until present time. The investigations carried out between the end of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century left many gaps in the understanding of this monument: its floor plan, the destination of some of its spaces, its relationship with the city context, its dating, which is generically set between the I and the II centuries AD, and the knowledge of its late-antique and medieval life, which were totally ignored in the past. The excavation brought to light new spaces and new data on the building’s architecture; a necropolis occupying the ruins of the building during the late-antiquity was also identified. Finally, the research focused on the medieval and modern buildings that had incorporated the ancient structures, changing several times the urban landscape of this district of the town.
Studi Classici e Orientali , 2016
This paper deals with the so-called ‘Baths of Nero’ in Pisa, a unique monumental evidence of the ... more This paper deals with the so-called ‘Baths of Nero’ in Pisa, a unique monumental evidence of the Roman town Pisae. After a short introduction about historical and topographic data, the building and its construction phases are described. The functional and architectural features of each room are analysed following the circulation pattern, in order to defi ne the planimetric and architectural type of the building. Particular attention is devoted to Room 4, traditionally considered as an open area, and here interpreted as a large covered room functioning, perhaps, as a frigidarium. Finally, the dating issues are discussed.
Ricerche di storia dell'arte, 2015
Materiali per Populonia 11 (ed. by V. Di Cola, F. Pitzalis)
in G. FACCHIN, M. MILLETTI, Materiali per Populonia 10, Pisa 2011
Il webGIS di MAPPA è lo strumento di cartografia digitale per pubblicare liberamente sul web i da... more Il webGIS di MAPPA è lo strumento di cartografia digitale per pubblicare liberamente sul web i dati archeologici, geologici e geomorfologici prodotti. Attraverso una serie di implementazioni il webGIS mette a disposizione di tutti i tematismi di interesse scientifico e pubblico relativi alla cartografia archeologica, alla cartografia del potenziale archeologico e alla cartografia geomorfologica.
Il webGIS di MAPPA è uno strumento dinamico, liberamente consultabile, sempre aggiornato, che permette l’interrogazione in tempo reale dei dati e la loro analisi. Consente di creare nuove informazioni ed è quindi un potente strumento di conoscenza.
Il webGIS di MAPPA si rivolge agli enti di governo del territorio, agli enti preposti alla tutela, ai professionisti, ai ricercatori, agli appassionati e alla società civile nel suo insieme, senza distinzioni o priorità.
The MAPPA web-GIS is the digital mapping instrument used for the free publication of archaeological, geological and geomorphological data on the web. Through appropriate implementations, the web-GIS provides access to topics of scientific and public interest regarding archaeological mapping, archaeological potential mapping and geomorphological mapping.
The MAPPA web-GIS is a dynamic and up-to-date tool that can be freely consulted and that enables real-time queries of data and relevant analysis. It also allows new information to be generated and is a powerful knowledge tool.
The MAPPA web-GIS targets local government institutions, institutions dealing with archaeological heritage protection, professionals, researchers and the civil society as a whole, without distinctions or priorities.
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The archaeological investigations started in the mid-16th century and were mainly performed at the end of the 19th century and again in the 1940s, when an archaeological area was established. Despite the several excavations, only a limited part of the Thermal complex is known.
Various chronologies have been proposed, based whether on building techniques or architectural typologies, from the last decades of the first century to the second century AD. It is certain, however, that in the second half of the II century AD a member of a senatorial Pisan family, the Venuleii, promoted a restoration or an extension of the Baths, as attested by an inscription.
In 2017, a new archaeological investigation, led by the Department of “Civiltà e Forme del Sapere” (University of Pisa), allowed to solve some of the open questions about the chronology, the phases, and the plan of the Thermal complex, and the specific function of some of the rooms.
Il webGIS di MAPPA è uno strumento dinamico, liberamente consultabile, sempre aggiornato, che permette l’interrogazione in tempo reale dei dati e la loro analisi. Consente di creare nuove informazioni ed è quindi un potente strumento di conoscenza.
Il webGIS di MAPPA si rivolge agli enti di governo del territorio, agli enti preposti alla tutela, ai professionisti, ai ricercatori, agli appassionati e alla società civile nel suo insieme, senza distinzioni o priorità.
The MAPPA web-GIS is the digital mapping instrument used for the free publication of archaeological, geological and geomorphological data on the web. Through appropriate implementations, the web-GIS provides access to topics of scientific and public interest regarding archaeological mapping, archaeological potential mapping and geomorphological mapping.
The MAPPA web-GIS is a dynamic and up-to-date tool that can be freely consulted and that enables real-time queries of data and relevant analysis. It also allows new information to be generated and is a powerful knowledge tool.
The MAPPA web-GIS targets local government institutions, institutions dealing with archaeological heritage protection, professionals, researchers and the civil society as a whole, without distinctions or priorities.
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The archaeological investigations started in the mid-16th century and were mainly performed at the end of the 19th century and again in the 1940s, when an archaeological area was established. Despite the several excavations, only a limited part of the Thermal complex is known.
Various chronologies have been proposed, based whether on building techniques or architectural typologies, from the last decades of the first century to the second century AD. It is certain, however, that in the second half of the II century AD a member of a senatorial Pisan family, the Venuleii, promoted a restoration or an extension of the Baths, as attested by an inscription.
In 2017, a new archaeological investigation, led by the Department of “Civiltà e Forme del Sapere” (University of Pisa), allowed to solve some of the open questions about the chronology, the phases, and the plan of the Thermal complex, and the specific function of some of the rooms.
Il webGIS di MAPPA è uno strumento dinamico, liberamente consultabile, sempre aggiornato, che permette l’interrogazione in tempo reale dei dati e la loro analisi. Consente di creare nuove informazioni ed è quindi un potente strumento di conoscenza.
Il webGIS di MAPPA si rivolge agli enti di governo del territorio, agli enti preposti alla tutela, ai professionisti, ai ricercatori, agli appassionati e alla società civile nel suo insieme, senza distinzioni o priorità.
The MAPPA web-GIS is the digital mapping instrument used for the free publication of archaeological, geological and geomorphological data on the web. Through appropriate implementations, the web-GIS provides access to topics of scientific and public interest regarding archaeological mapping, archaeological potential mapping and geomorphological mapping.
The MAPPA web-GIS is a dynamic and up-to-date tool that can be freely consulted and that enables real-time queries of data and relevant analysis. It also allows new information to be generated and is a powerful knowledge tool.
The MAPPA web-GIS targets local government institutions, institutions dealing with archaeological heritage protection, professionals, researchers and the civil society as a whole, without distinctions or priorities.
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