Melania Marano
Università di Bologna, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali, Department Member
- Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali, Department Memberadd
- Archeologia, Ancient History, Carthage (Archaeology), archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Punic Archaeology, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, and 36 morePhoenician and Punic Studies, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology, Domestic Architecture (Roman), Graeco-Roman Mosaics and Wall Paintings, Mediterranean and North Africa, Sardinia (Archaeology), Household Archaeology, Urban archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient Graffiti (Archaeology), Funerary Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Syro-Palestinian archaeology, Roman Architecture, Instrumentum domesticum, Roman Wall Painting, Mediterranean Studies, Levantine Archaeology, Phoenician & Punic Epigraphy, Roman Archaeology, Punic African archaeology, Punic Child Sacrifice, Urbanism (Archaeology), Classical Archaeology, Archaeology of pre-Roman Italy, Digital Archaeology, Virtual Archaeology, Digital Photogrammetry applied to Archaeology, Public Archaeology, 3D Laser Scanning (Archaeology), 3d Reconstructions in Archaeology, Archaeology, Urban Archaeology, Domestic Architecture, Ancient fishing instruments, and coral in Antiquityedit
Research Interests: Archival Studies, Urbanism (Archaeology), Sardinia (Archaeology), Archaeology of Architecture, Household Archaeology, and 12 moreMediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Della Sardegna, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica E Nuragica in Sardegna, Domestic Archaeology, Ancient building techniques, Tharros, Roman Sardinia, and Urbanistica antica
Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), Coral Reefs, Medieval Archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology, Mediterranean and North Africa, and 11 morePhoenician Punic Archaeology, Phoenician Punic Sicily, Ancient Fishing, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Arqueología romana / Roman archeology, Archeologia del Mediterraneo e delle isole, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Roman Archaeology, Ancient Fishing and Marine Resources, and Pesca del corallo
The excavations conducted by Gennaro Pesce have made it possible to begin the scientific research on the residential archaeological ruins in Tharros. The data from excavations diaries and structural ruins in the site have permitted to... more
The excavations conducted by Gennaro Pesce have made it possible to begin the scientific research on the residential archaeological ruins in Tharros. The data from excavations diaries and structural ruins in the site have permitted to identify some specific types of houses located in the Western quarter. Some of these buildings testify a cultural and technical persistence and a continuity of occupation from Punic age to the abandonment of the site, based on numismatic findings and walls ruins. Finally, the notices on the material culture have made it possible to rebuild, at least in part, the daily life that was taking place into the houses of the settlement during their occupation.
Research Interests: Historical Archaeology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Household Archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, and 8 moreArcheologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Della Sardegna, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Ancient Architecture and Construction History, Tharros, Ancient domestic architecture, Roman Archaeology, and History of Residential Architecture and Urban Planning
The craft of fisherman is characterized by a certain continuity over time. This is testified by an equipment that does not show particular changes until the modern times. Despite that, some characters seem to be linked to the... more
The craft of fisherman is characterized by a certain continuity over time. This is testified by an equipment that does not show particular changes until the modern times. Despite that, some characters seem to be linked to the morphological development of some tools. Considering the spread of fishing techniques, it was deemed appropriate to analyse different sources from the Mediterranean Sea as a whole, with a focus on the Punic and Roman central area. These sources document the use of a specific fishing equipment testified by some well-defined classes of finds; they attest also the spear fishing for particular forms of supply. Therefore, the ancient fishermen were characterized by specific skills required for conducting, each time, different types of fishing.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Archeologia, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Ancient Fishing, and 8 moreArcheologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Romana, Fishing Technology, Archeologia del Mediterraneo e delle isole, Ancient fishing instruments, Roman Archaeology, Ancient Fishing and Marine Resources, and Storia della Pesca
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Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), Coral Reefs, Carthage (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, and 15 moreAncient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Mediterranean Underwater Archaeology, Marine Archaeology, Ancient Fishing, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Romana, Corallium Rubrum, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Ancient Coral, Roman Archaeology, Ancient Fishing Tools, Spearfishing, and Ancient Fishing and Marine Resources
Research Interests: Archaeology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Building Materials (Archaeology), Archaeology of Buildings, Mediterranean archaeology, and 10 morePhoenician Punic Archaeology, Arqueología De La Arquitectura, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Romana, Archeologia Della Sardegna, Ancient Architecture and Construction History, Tharros, Ancient Building Material Reuse, Ancient Building Materials, and Roman Archaeology
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The "Sacra Tharrhica Project" was started by University of Bologna (Coordinators: A.C. Fariselli, E. Giorgi, R. Secci, M. Silani) in cooperation with University of Cagliari (Coordinator: C. Del Vais) in 2017. The aim is to obtain a 3D... more
The "Sacra Tharrhica Project" was started by University of Bologna (Coordinators: A.C. Fariselli, E. Giorgi, R. Secci, M. Silani) in cooperation with University of Cagliari (Coordinator: C. Del Vais) in 2017. The aim is to obtain a 3D virtual reconstruction of all temple structures of the Punic settlement of Tharros on the central-west coast of Sardinia, starting from a systematic architectural and archaeological study of the Punic and Roman phases of the buildings. The project has firstly focused on the "Monumental Temple" or "Doric half-columns Temple". This Punic sacred area was probably monumentalized between the late 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. After the Roman conquest, it was rebuilt between 1st century B.C. and 1st century A.D.
Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), 3D Laser scanning (Architecture), Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Sacred Landscape (Archaeology), Sacred Architecture, and 10 more3d Reconstructions in Archaeology, 3D Laser Scanning (Archaeology), Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Della Sardegna, Sardegna romana, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Technology and 3D Visualisation for Scientific Research in Archaeology, Tharros, Roman Archaeology, and Archeologia Del Sacro
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Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), Roman Water Supply (Archaeology), Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Cisterns (Archaeology), Ancient water systems, and 8 moreAncient Water Technology, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archaeology of Wells, Tharros, Roman Sardinia, Punic Sardinia, Water Management in Antiquity, and Punic Water Supply
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Urbanistica cartaginese a Tharros? Il sistema viario e i quartieri residenziali tra età punica e romana, A.C. Fariselli - R. Secci, Cartagine fuori da Cartagine.Mobilità nordafricana nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale fra VIII e II sec. a.C.Atti del Congresso Internazionale, Ravenna 30-11/01-12-17more
Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), Ancient Urban Planning, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, and 5 moreSewer, Archaeology, Urban Archaeology, Domestic Architecture, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Tharros, and Urbanistica antica
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The fragments of wall paintings found in the Punic-Roman site of Tharros (Oristano, Italy) are extremely rare. Considering the survived evidences, the more relevant fragments in situ are placed in the buildings nn. 20 and 58, located in... more
The fragments of wall paintings found in the Punic-Roman site of Tharros (Oristano, Italy) are extremely rare. Considering the survived evidences, the more relevant fragments in situ are placed in the buildings nn. 20 and 58, located in the western residential quarter and in the adjacent area to “Semitic Temple”, respectively. Based on the conservation status of the pieces, the evidences in the building n. 20 are probably attributable to late IInd-IIIrd styles of Pompeian wall painting, documenting a probable occupation at least until the Ist century B.C.- Ist century A.D. The rereading of excavation diaries written by Gennaro Pesce between 1956 and 1964 has been useful to reconstruct the distribution of the wall paintings in the site, found often as fragments in the ground. Considering the exceptional character of the evidences in the site of Tharros, it has been carried out a relief by laser scanner involving the two better preserved fragments: this represents the basis for the archaeological reconstruction of the decorative items and a trial in view of virtual reconstruction aimed at exploiting the archaeological area as a whole.
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The site of Tharros, excavated between 1956 and 2005, is the subject of a renewed urban study in relation to residential architecture, unclear at the present state of knowledge. These analyses begin from the study of excavation diaries... more
The site of Tharros, excavated between 1956 and 2005, is the subject of a renewed urban study in relation to residential architecture, unclear at the present state of knowledge. These analyses begin from the study of excavation diaries and literature data, in combination with a direct analysis of thearchaeological remains. From the survey of residential quarters, it’s clear the presence of a urban planning which took into consideration the morphologyof the area. The visible evidences are the result of the transformations that continued throughout the whole occupation of the site, in particular in the Roman rebuilding. Especially, this is visible in the houses, where there is the persistence of the masonry technique “a telaio”, typical of the Punic period; in the streets, which are modelled on the existing route; finally, in the area overlooking the coast, where the demolitions and conversions of buildings are identified.
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At the Punic-Roman site of Tharros (by Cabras, Oristano), in building 64, located to the south-west of the "temple of the Doric semi-columns", during the 1960 excavations directed by Gennaro Pesce, a cistern was found. Initially... more
At the Punic-Roman site of Tharros (by Cabras, Oristano), in building 64, located to the south-west of the "temple of the Doric semi-columns", during the 1960 excavations directed by Gennaro Pesce, a cistern was found. Initially registered as no. 4, the cistern is now registered as no. 8 on the basis of the detailed study of the ancient water system carried out at the end of the 20th century AD. This article focuses on a graffito along the western wall of the cistern, representing a feline. Iconographic comparisons for it suggest that the terminus post quem for the abandonment of the cistern was the late antiquity. However, due to its bad state of preservation, a conclusive interpretation of the graffito is not possible: therefore, this study is only a preliminary step forward in the knowledge of the complex investigated here.
Research Interests: Ancient Graffiti (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Cisterns (Archaeology), Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, and 2 moreArcheologia Della Sardegna and Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age
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Research Interests: Archaeology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Archeologia, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, and 7 moreArqueología, Ancient Fishing, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Archeologia Romana, Archeologia Della Sardegna, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, and Ancient Fishing Tools
Research Interests: Sardinia (Archaeology), Gender Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Cooking and Food Preparation (archaeology), and 6 moreCooking Pottery, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Ceramica fenicio-punica, Tharros, and Ceramica Da Cucina
Research Interests: Material Culture Studies, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Amulets, Phoenician and Punic Studies, Archeologia Fenicio-Punica, and Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age
Research Interests: Maritime Archaeology, Sardinia (Archaeology), Carthage (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), and 15 moreMediterranean Underwater Archaeology, Marine Archaeology, Ancient Fishing, Carthage and the Western Mediterranean, Fishing Technology, Archeologia del Mediterraneo e delle isole, Carthage, Punic Pottery, Mediterranean archaeology, Phoenician Punic Archaeology, Punic world and Punic Archaeology, Phoenician and Punic Studies, archaeology of Sardinia in phoenician age, Ancient Coral, Western Mediterranean archaeology, Archeologia Della Sicilia, Roman Archaeology, Provence Archaeology, Traffici Commerciali Nell'antichità, Spearfishing, and tecniche di pesca
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Urbanistica cartaginese a Tharros? Il sistema viario e i quartieri residenziali tra età punica e romana, Congresso Internazionale di Archeologia fenicio punica "Cartagine fuori da Cartagine. Mobilità nordafricana nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale fra VIII e II sec. a.C.", Ravenna 30-11/01-12-2017more