Il contributo è un primo tentativo di confrontarsi con i dati numismatici del Gabii Project. Sebb... more Il contributo è un primo tentativo di confrontarsi con i dati numismatici del Gabii Project. Sebbene le monete siano state discusse singolarmente in altre pubblicazioni, non è stato ancora fatto alcun tentativo di concentrarsi su questo dataset in più aree del sito. Questo contributo indaga le monete che sono state rinvenute negli scavi condotti nelle Aree A-F nelle stagioni 2009-2015. Si esploreranno i tipi e le quantità di monete che compaiono nelle varie aree del sito, rilevando possibili tendenze nella distribuzione e nell'uso. Inoltre, si faranno anche alcune osservazioni generali sulle evidenze numismatiche e altre classi relative alla vita quotidiana come i gettoni di piombo. I dati numismatici di Gabii indagati in questo articolo forniranno informazioni sull'uso degli spazi nel sito, sui possibili effetti post-deposizione sui reperti numismatici, e sulla funzione e l'abbandono di parti del sito nel tempo. Infine, si concluderà suggerendo le migliori pratiche per la registrazione e l'analisi dei dati numismatici su scavi di larga scala come nel caso del Gabii Project.
Excavations carried out at the Latin city of Gabii between 2012 and 2018 have contributed new dat... more Excavations carried out at the Latin city of Gabii between 2012 and 2018 have contributed new data to a number of debates around the emergence, lived experience, maintenance, decline, and resilience of cities. Gabii’s urban trajectories demonstrate both seemingly familiar forms of urbanism and, on closer study, many locally circumscribed elements. Specifically, the Gabii Project excavations have uncovered an early Iron Age (8th–5th centuries b.c.) hut complex that has provided evidence for architecture, funerary rites, and quotidian activities during the initial polynuclear settlement at urbanizing Gabii. A unique monumental complex constructed in the 3rd century b.c. has been identified and is interpreted as a public structure potentially used for ritual activities; the study of this complex raises questions about the creation and reception of markers of civic identity. Excavation data has further characterized the reorganizations that took place during the first centuries a.d., when Gabii’s settled area contracted. Rather than unidirectional decline, evidence for industrial activities increases, and elite investments in the city persist, especially in the mixed-use elite domestic and agricultural complex. These results provide detailed evidence for how ancient cities developed and transformed in the face of shifting local and regional conditions, especially smaller urban centers (Gabii) at the periphery of mega-urban centers (Rome).
The home page provides links to an additional open-access and illustrated introductory page, whic... more The home page provides links to an additional open-access and illustrated introductory page, which outlines the organization of the main report (not freely available),[[AU: It would be helpful if it were made more clear that the main report and the three-dimensional model are mutually interactive and both are available only after purchase]] explains Gabii’s importance for the history of Roman urbanism, gives a history of the project, and describes the excavation dating and recording methods, the latter moving from paper to digital recording during the life of the project and including spatial mapping of the site and finds. This open-access section finishes with the rationale for the three-dimensional model and the bibliography for the section. Missing are plans showing the location of five excavated city blocks and of this particular house within them. Also, while the icons used for the three-dimensional model are introduced here, other features are described on the “Help” page, and...
Il contributo è un primo tentativo di confrontarsi con i dati numismatici del Gabii Project. Sebb... more Il contributo è un primo tentativo di confrontarsi con i dati numismatici del Gabii Project. Sebbene le monete siano state discusse singolarmente in altre pubblicazioni, non è stato ancora fatto alcun tentativo di concentrarsi su questo dataset in più aree del sito. Questo contributo indaga le monete che sono state rinvenute negli scavi condotti nelle Aree A-F nelle stagioni 2009-2015. Si esploreranno i tipi e le quantità di monete che compaiono nelle varie aree del sito, rilevando possibili tendenze nella distribuzione e nell'uso. Inoltre, si faranno anche alcune osservazioni generali sulle evidenze numismatiche e altre classi relative alla vita quotidiana come i gettoni di piombo. I dati numismatici di Gabii indagati in questo articolo forniranno informazioni sull'uso degli spazi nel sito, sui possibili effetti post-deposizione sui reperti numismatici, e sulla funzione e l'abbandono di parti del sito nel tempo. Infine, si concluderà suggerendo le migliori pratiche per la registrazione e l'analisi dei dati numismatici su scavi di larga scala come nel caso del Gabii Project.
Excavations carried out at the Latin city of Gabii between 2012 and 2018 have contributed new dat... more Excavations carried out at the Latin city of Gabii between 2012 and 2018 have contributed new data to a number of debates around the emergence, lived experience, maintenance, decline, and resilience of cities. Gabii’s urban trajectories demonstrate both seemingly familiar forms of urbanism and, on closer study, many locally circumscribed elements. Specifically, the Gabii Project excavations have uncovered an early Iron Age (8th–5th centuries b.c.) hut complex that has provided evidence for architecture, funerary rites, and quotidian activities during the initial polynuclear settlement at urbanizing Gabii. A unique monumental complex constructed in the 3rd century b.c. has been identified and is interpreted as a public structure potentially used for ritual activities; the study of this complex raises questions about the creation and reception of markers of civic identity. Excavation data has further characterized the reorganizations that took place during the first centuries a.d., when Gabii’s settled area contracted. Rather than unidirectional decline, evidence for industrial activities increases, and elite investments in the city persist, especially in the mixed-use elite domestic and agricultural complex. These results provide detailed evidence for how ancient cities developed and transformed in the face of shifting local and regional conditions, especially smaller urban centers (Gabii) at the periphery of mega-urban centers (Rome).
The home page provides links to an additional open-access and illustrated introductory page, whic... more The home page provides links to an additional open-access and illustrated introductory page, which outlines the organization of the main report (not freely available),[[AU: It would be helpful if it were made more clear that the main report and the three-dimensional model are mutually interactive and both are available only after purchase]] explains Gabii’s importance for the history of Roman urbanism, gives a history of the project, and describes the excavation dating and recording methods, the latter moving from paper to digital recording during the life of the project and including spatial mapping of the site and finds. This open-access section finishes with the rationale for the three-dimensional model and the bibliography for the section. Missing are plans showing the location of five excavated city blocks and of this particular house within them. Also, while the icons used for the three-dimensional model are introduced here, other features are described on the “Help” page, and...
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