Anita Pinagli
University of Galway, Archaeology, Alumnus
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Iron Age, Landscape Archaeology, Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage, and 9 moreCulture, Spatial Analysis, GIS and Landscape Archaeology, Cultural Landscapes, endangered heitage, Conflict Archaeology, Bunker Archeology, History and Memory, and Archeologia dei paesaggiedit
- Anita Pinagli has worked for many years as a field archaeologist in various countries across Europe, and currently ac... moreAnita Pinagli has worked for many years as a field archaeologist in various countries across Europe, and currently acts as vice auditor and scientific director of a small community, cultural and historical association named “Landscapes” in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in Northeastern Italy. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work on several community-based projects which found her analysing the level of engagement between local communities and archaeo-historical conflict landscapes. She graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway with a BA in Archaeology in 2010, and received her MA from the same university in Landscape Archaeology in 2013. Inspired by her MA dissertation, entitled “The Valley Known as Val Canale: A landscape of convergence of ethnic groups and the perception of their archaeological heritage”, she was one of the primary promoters for the creation of the aforementioned association. The latter aims to conserve and study an underground commando bunker structure, which forms part of the “Vallo Alpino del Littorio, known as Forte Beisner – Opera 4 Ugovizza, and its surrounding military-historic landscape in Valcanale, Italy.
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Pinagli, A., Gargiulo, A., & Busto Zapico, M. (2016). "Seguendo le Tracce degli Antichi". Un proyecto nacido para dar a conocer las múltiples maneras de hacer Arqueología en Europa. En I. P. Coelho, J. Torres, L. Gil, & T. Ramos... more
Pinagli, A., Gargiulo, A., & Busto Zapico, M. (2016). "Seguendo le Tracce degli Antichi". Un proyecto nacido para dar a conocer las múltiples maneras de hacer Arqueología en Europa. En I. P. Coelho, J. Torres, L. Gil, & T. Ramos (Eds.), Entre ciência e cultura: da interdisciplinaridade à transversalidade da arqueologia (pp. 511-516). Lisboa: CHAM, FCSH/NOVA-UAc & IEM -FCSH/NOVA. La "Sociedad friulana de la arqueología Onlus" es una asociación que trabaja en Friuli Venezia Giulia desde el 1989. En 26 años de actividad, esta asociación arqueológica (hecha por profesionales y voluntarios locales), protege y promueve su patrimonio. Desde 2012 dos arqueólogas pusieron a punto un proyecto de intercambio que permite a los jóvenes estudiantes recién titulados de venir a Udine (Italia) para presentar su investigación arqueológica a la comunidad local. Los resultados se publican con un artículo y accesible en la red. El proyecto Seguendo e tracce degli antichi es una a pro...
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Recent studies on early Iron Age societies offer the possibility to reconsider inner organisation aspects of different east alpine cultural groups who lived between the VII and V century BC. This paper summarises some of the recent... more
Recent studies on early Iron Age societies offer the possibility to reconsider inner organisation aspects of different east alpine cultural groups who lived between the VII and V century BC. This paper summarises some of the recent theories concerning female position, proposed by several authors. Three female burials study cases are going to be presented; one from each of the following cemeteries: Misincinis- Paularo (Italy), Frog (Austria) and the burial ground near Sticna (Slovenia). Each case will be followed by a presentation of the possible existence of an alternative female gender role. Considerations of the recovered iconography and the symbolism on the archaeological evidence, allowed to reconsider the female position of these high status women.
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La Val Canale è una passaggio naturale che fin dal passato è stato attraversato da tante genti di culture e nazionalità differenti. Ognuna di esse ha lasciato tracce materiali del proprio passaggio: mentre alcune sono intangibili perché... more
La Val Canale è una passaggio naturale che fin dal passato è stato attraversato da tante genti di culture e nazionalità differenti. Ognuna di esse ha lasciato tracce materiali del proprio passaggio: mentre alcune sono intangibili perché antiche o distrutte dal tempo e dai diversi conflitti, altre sono rimaste molto più evidenti ed appartengono alla storia contemporanea delle nostre genti. Queste testimonianze sono da considerarsi delle risorse per questo territorio di passaggio, anche se purtroppo per lungo tempo sono rimaste abbandonate o poco valorizzate. Si tratta di luoghi e strutture che una volta avevano un anima perché considerate importanti dalle comunità locali o perché avevano una funzione specifica e ad esse erano associate delle memorie.
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Era il 1936 quando un ingegnere dal nome di Guido Tarantelli insieme al suo collega Ing. Noli ed alle proprie maestranze, tutti provenienti dall’ Abruzzo, arrivarono in Val Canale a seguito di una serie di appalti acquisiti per la... more
Era il 1936 quando un ingegnere dal nome di Guido Tarantelli insieme al suo collega Ing. Noli ed alle proprie maestranze, tutti provenienti dall’ Abruzzo, arrivarono in Val Canale a seguito di una serie di appalti acquisiti per la costruzione d’ infrastrutture civili e militari molto significative nella vallata. Subito si evidenziarono notevoli difficoltà lavorative e logistiche nell’esecuzione dei lavori edili. Visto il difficile terreno montano, allora privo di strade percorribili da automezzi, vennero ampiamente impiegati i muli per il trasporto dei materiali nelle zone in quota interessate dai cantieri, ma tante furono le difficoltà che a un certo punto l’ing. Noli rinunciò alla prosecuzione dell’attività. Rimasto solo l’ing. Tarantelli mise in campo tutte le proprie capacità, rivelandosi essere una persona coraggiosa, molto tenace, con ottime conoscenze tecnologiche ed anche molto umana con i propri dipendenti, questo fece sì che superate le difficoltà lavorative dei primi cantieri, l’ingegner Tarantelli potesse ricevere l’incarico dal genio militare di costruire diverse fortificazioni appartenenti al grande progetto del Vallo Alpino in difesa dei confini italiani.
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Dal 2015 Anita Pinagli (socia della Società Friulana di Archeologia onlus e vicepresidente dell’Associazione Landscapes) sta effettuando una serie di ricerche per recuperare la storia sconosciuta della collina chiamata “Monte Palla” o... more
Dal 2015 Anita Pinagli (socia della Società Friulana di Archeologia onlus e vicepresidente dell’Associazione Landscapes) sta effettuando una serie di ricerche per recuperare la storia sconosciuta della collina chiamata “Monte Palla” o anche “Kugel Berg” sulla piana tra Ugovizza e Valbruna. Questa altura è ultimamente nota per ospitare nelle sue viscere l’Opera 4 del gruppo 845 del Vallo Alpino del Littorio (opera militare costruita negli anni Trenta e usata ancora nella Guerra Fredda).
Molti autori e storici, locali e non, hanno menzionato la presenza di una ”fortificazione” o postazione austroungarica sulla cima della collina usata anche durante i conflitti mondiali2. Mai nessuno, però, ha approfondito la ricerca tanto che la memoria di questa struttura è andata persa.
Un nuovo interesse per l’ubicazione di questa costruzione sta nuovamente crescendo in Val Canale anche per la recente valorizzazione del bunker del Vallo Alpino Opera 4 - Ugovizza per opera dei volontari dell’Associazione Landscapes, struttura militare che in passato veniva chiamata “Forte Beisner”.
Al fine di chiarire l’origine di questo toponimo militare, la ricercatrice friulana ha chiesto aiuto al Dipl.-Ing. Volker Konstantin Pachauer dell’Università tecnica di Graz che è riuscito a rintracciare negli archivi militari di Vienna i piani e le mappe di costruzione di una fortificazione cruciforme e di una batteria a difesa degli accessi visibili dalla collina stessa, databile al 1849.
Dopo una prima ricognizione, sulla cresta della collina è stato possibile notare la presenza di una struttura muraria seminterrata e di una fossa scavata nella roccia sul lato meridionale posizionate nello stesso luogo indicate dai piani di costruzione. L’esistenza delle rovine sulla collina rappresenta per molti appassionati di architettura, storia e archeologia militare austriaci e italiani, una novità.
Molti autori e storici, locali e non, hanno menzionato la presenza di una ”fortificazione” o postazione austroungarica sulla cima della collina usata anche durante i conflitti mondiali2. Mai nessuno, però, ha approfondito la ricerca tanto che la memoria di questa struttura è andata persa.
Un nuovo interesse per l’ubicazione di questa costruzione sta nuovamente crescendo in Val Canale anche per la recente valorizzazione del bunker del Vallo Alpino Opera 4 - Ugovizza per opera dei volontari dell’Associazione Landscapes, struttura militare che in passato veniva chiamata “Forte Beisner”.
Al fine di chiarire l’origine di questo toponimo militare, la ricercatrice friulana ha chiesto aiuto al Dipl.-Ing. Volker Konstantin Pachauer dell’Università tecnica di Graz che è riuscito a rintracciare negli archivi militari di Vienna i piani e le mappe di costruzione di una fortificazione cruciforme e di una batteria a difesa degli accessi visibili dalla collina stessa, databile al 1849.
Dopo una prima ricognizione, sulla cresta della collina è stato possibile notare la presenza di una struttura muraria seminterrata e di una fossa scavata nella roccia sul lato meridionale posizionate nello stesso luogo indicate dai piani di costruzione. L’esistenza delle rovine sulla collina rappresenta per molti appassionati di architettura, storia e archeologia militare austriaci e italiani, una novità.
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La Società Friulana de Archeologia onlus (SFA) es una asociación voluntaria sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja en los términos de la ley, y para la utilidad social. La asociación trabaja en todo el territorio regional y está organizada... more
La Società Friulana de Archeologia onlus (SFA) es una asociación voluntaria sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja en los términos de la ley, y para la utilidad social. La asociación trabaja en todo el territorio regional y está organizada en cinco secciones dependientes de una sede
central localizada en Udine. De acuerdo con el estatuto de la organización, sus propósitos están orientados a la protección, mejoración y recuperación del patrimonio histórico y arqueológico nacional italiano con particular referencia a la región del Friuli Venezia Giulia. Todo esto se lleva a cabo con la convicción de que el Patrimonio Cultural arqueológico pertenece a todos y que todos tienen el deber de participar en su conservación y trabajar directamente para su mantenimiento.
central localizada en Udine. De acuerdo con el estatuto de la organización, sus propósitos están orientados a la protección, mejoración y recuperación del patrimonio histórico y arqueológico nacional italiano con particular referencia a la región del Friuli Venezia Giulia. Todo esto se lleva a cabo con la convicción de que el Patrimonio Cultural arqueológico pertenece a todos y que todos tienen el deber de participar en su conservación y trabajar directamente para su mantenimiento.
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The Società Friulana di Archeologia Onlus is an association based in Friuli Venezia Giuia, founded in 1989. Members of the association include professional archaeologists and local volunteers, who work together to protect and promote... more
The Società Friulana di Archeologia Onlus is an association based in Friuli Venezia Giuia, founded in 1989. Members
of the association include professional archaeologists and local volunteers, who work together to protect and promote their
regional heritage. In 2012 two Italian archaeologists set up an exchange project to invite young students to come to Udine
(Italy) to present their archaeological investigations to the local community. The results are published in an accessible article
on-line. The project Seguendo le tracce degli antichi is an innovative community archaeology venture that enables the exchange
of new research whilst promoting this small Italian region, historically a central meeting point in Europe.
COELHO, Inês Pinto; TORRES, Joana Bento; GIL, Luís Serrão; RAMOS, Tiago (coord.), 2016, Entre ciência e cultura: Da interdisciplinaridade à transversalidade da arqueologia. Actas das VIII Jornadas de Jovens em Investigação Arqueológica. Lisboa: CHAM-FCSH/UNL-UAç e IEM-FCSH/UNL. ISBN: 978-989-8492-44-9
of the association include professional archaeologists and local volunteers, who work together to protect and promote their
regional heritage. In 2012 two Italian archaeologists set up an exchange project to invite young students to come to Udine
(Italy) to present their archaeological investigations to the local community. The results are published in an accessible article
on-line. The project Seguendo le tracce degli antichi is an innovative community archaeology venture that enables the exchange
of new research whilst promoting this small Italian region, historically a central meeting point in Europe.
COELHO, Inês Pinto; TORRES, Joana Bento; GIL, Luís Serrão; RAMOS, Tiago (coord.), 2016, Entre ciência e cultura: Da interdisciplinaridade à transversalidade da arqueologia. Actas das VIII Jornadas de Jovens em Investigação Arqueológica. Lisboa: CHAM-FCSH/UNL-UAç e IEM-FCSH/UNL. ISBN: 978-989-8492-44-9
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This dissertation will try to understand how a single place can assume the shapes of many landscapes, and how different cultures who lived within it may reconsider the importance of the inherited heritage and archaeology in these times of... more
This dissertation will try to understand how a single place can assume the shapes of many landscapes, and how different cultures who lived within it may reconsider the importance of the inherited heritage and archaeology in these times of economic recession and abandonment of the Alpine economy. This study will examine the landscape peculiarities of a small valley of the province of Udine, in the north east of Italy, known as Val Canale. This is exactly on the border with Austria and Slovenia, and has always been a passage way. The populations which inhabited it were, and still are, a mixture of cultures which experienced cyclical breakdown and consolidations of local communities and identities.
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This dissertation presents the case study of Val Canale, a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, at the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage to the north or to the south since... more
This dissertation presents the case study of Val Canale, a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, at the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage to the north or to the south since prehistory. Ethnic groups converged and created different places within this unique Alpine environment.
Because of the influence of different places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of place making, and the relative perception of the community about the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the uses of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley (Camporosso and Pontebba), were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement, and to speak about how they perceive their physical heritage.
Each settlement in this valley has a unique characteristic. People, although not fully aware of their entangled history, claim to be interested in the recent history of this valley which mainly consists of rural life and the first world war. The inhabitants of the examined villages expressed their distance from the heritage sector and the reasons why they feel alienated from it. As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, this research also proposes some solutions in order to support a sustainable form for the preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas.
Because of the influence of different places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of place making, and the relative perception of the community about the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the uses of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley (Camporosso and Pontebba), were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement, and to speak about how they perceive their physical heritage.
Each settlement in this valley has a unique characteristic. People, although not fully aware of their entangled history, claim to be interested in the recent history of this valley which mainly consists of rural life and the first world war. The inhabitants of the examined villages expressed their distance from the heritage sector and the reasons why they feel alienated from it. As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, this research also proposes some solutions in order to support a sustainable form for the preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas.
This dissertation presents the case study of Val Canale, a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, at the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage to the north or to the south since... more
This dissertation presents the case study of Val Canale, a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, at the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage to the north or to the south since prehistory. Ethnic groups converged and created different places within this unique Alpine environment.
Because of the influence of different places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of place making, and the relative perception of the community about the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the uses of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley (Camporosso and Pontebba), were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement, and to speak about how they perceive their physical heritage.
Each settlement in this valley has a unique characteristic. People, although not fully aware of their entangled history, claim to be interested in the recent history of this valley which mainly consists of rural life and the first world war. The inhabitants of the examined villages expressed their distance from the heritage sector and the reasons why they feel alienated from it. As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, this research also proposes some solutions in order to support a sustainable form for the preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas.
Because of the influence of different places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of place making, and the relative perception of the community about the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the uses of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley (Camporosso and Pontebba), were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement, and to speak about how they perceive their physical heritage.
Each settlement in this valley has a unique characteristic. People, although not fully aware of their entangled history, claim to be interested in the recent history of this valley which mainly consists of rural life and the first world war. The inhabitants of the examined villages expressed their distance from the heritage sector and the reasons why they feel alienated from it. As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, this research also proposes some solutions in order to support a sustainable form for the preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas.
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En el territorio fronterizo de la Valcanale en Friuli Venezia Giulia existe un patrimonio invisible : los bunkers del “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” reutilizados en la Guerra Fría hasta el año 1992. Estos artefactos fueron construidos... more
En el territorio fronterizo de la Valcanale en Friuli Venezia Giulia existe un patrimonio invisible : los bunkers del “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” reutilizados en la Guerra Fría hasta el año 1992.
Estos artefactos fueron construidos desde el año 1938 para defenderse de la Alemania nacionalsocialista y fueron reutilizados por la OTAN en contra de la Unión Soviética.
El Búnker “Opera 4 Forte Beisner” era la postación a comando de una de las barreras armadas más importantes del noreste de Italia. La asociación Cultural Landscapes dirigida por Paolo Blasoni y la arqueóloga Anita Pinagli, pudo alquilar el búnker en estado de abandono y comenzar las obras de recuperación de la memoria con ayuda de la comunidad local, que ignoraba su existencia. Desde 2014, la asociación ha conseguido contactar con los antiguos soldados que han querido recordar y contar los relatos personales de su vida dentro de esa estructura.
Con esta presentación se quieren ilustrar los resultados de los trabajos de investigación llevados a cabo en esta verdadera fortaleza militar, además de mostrar la historia de este búnker desde la perspectiva personal de los soldados que llegaban aquí para entrenar y posiblemente morir sin tener conciencia de ello.
Estos artefactos fueron construidos desde el año 1938 para defenderse de la Alemania nacionalsocialista y fueron reutilizados por la OTAN en contra de la Unión Soviética.
El Búnker “Opera 4 Forte Beisner” era la postación a comando de una de las barreras armadas más importantes del noreste de Italia. La asociación Cultural Landscapes dirigida por Paolo Blasoni y la arqueóloga Anita Pinagli, pudo alquilar el búnker en estado de abandono y comenzar las obras de recuperación de la memoria con ayuda de la comunidad local, que ignoraba su existencia. Desde 2014, la asociación ha conseguido contactar con los antiguos soldados que han querido recordar y contar los relatos personales de su vida dentro de esa estructura.
Con esta presentación se quieren ilustrar los resultados de los trabajos de investigación llevados a cabo en esta verdadera fortaleza militar, además de mostrar la historia de este búnker desde la perspectiva personal de los soldados que llegaban aquí para entrenar y posiblemente morir sin tener conciencia de ello.
Keywords: Battlescape, Vallo Alpino del Littorio, Cold War, Heritage, Community engagement. This paper aims to present the activities undertaken to study and enhance an underground commando bunker and the surrounding historical landscape.... more
Keywords: Battlescape, Vallo Alpino del Littorio, Cold War, Heritage, Community engagement.
This paper aims to present the activities undertaken to study and enhance an underground commando
bunker and the surrounding historical landscape. This bunker, known as Forte Beisner-Opera 4 Ugovizza, was
built as part of the “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” between 1938 and 1940. It was used throughout the Cold War
to as late as 1992.
The fortification is the most extended structure in the area and develops inside the low hill known as “Monte
Palla”, on the plain of Ugovizza, in the northeast of Italy. The local multi-ethnic population living in proximity
to the hill could never enter or see this off-limit military area. The activities carried out by the members of the
association “Landscapes” (in charge of the site since 2014), eventually allowed both ex-soldiers (who once had
served on this site) and the local Italian, Austrian and Slovenian communities to be involved in the preservation
of this site.
Dipl.-Ing.Volker Pachauer and (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Festungsforschung | OeGF) and Pinagli
Anita, helped the association uncover a previously unknown set of wartime structural remains dating from the
17th century to the end of the Cold War era hidden on top of the hill.
“Monte Palla” and its hidden bunker are now slowly becoming the new visible reference key points of an
unstudied historical battlescape. The initial results of this research will be presented, alongside possible future
study developments of these sites.
This paper aims to present the activities undertaken to study and enhance an underground commando
bunker and the surrounding historical landscape. This bunker, known as Forte Beisner-Opera 4 Ugovizza, was
built as part of the “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” between 1938 and 1940. It was used throughout the Cold War
to as late as 1992.
The fortification is the most extended structure in the area and develops inside the low hill known as “Monte
Palla”, on the plain of Ugovizza, in the northeast of Italy. The local multi-ethnic population living in proximity
to the hill could never enter or see this off-limit military area. The activities carried out by the members of the
association “Landscapes” (in charge of the site since 2014), eventually allowed both ex-soldiers (who once had
served on this site) and the local Italian, Austrian and Slovenian communities to be involved in the preservation
of this site.
Dipl.-Ing.Volker Pachauer and (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Festungsforschung | OeGF) and Pinagli
Anita, helped the association uncover a previously unknown set of wartime structural remains dating from the
17th century to the end of the Cold War era hidden on top of the hill.
“Monte Palla” and its hidden bunker are now slowly becoming the new visible reference key points of an
unstudied historical battlescape. The initial results of this research will be presented, alongside possible future
study developments of these sites.
Forte Beisner Opera 4 Ugovizza: A Cold War bunker protected and studied with and alongside its community in northeast Italy – Anita Pingali, MA, NUI Galway / Ass. Landscapes and Volker Pachauer, Dipl.-Ing., Graz, University of... more
Forte Beisner Opera 4 Ugovizza: A Cold War bunker protected and studied with and alongside its community in northeast Italy – Anita Pingali, MA, NUI Galway / Ass. Landscapes and Volker Pachauer, Dipl.-Ing., Graz, University of Technology / Austrian Society for Fortification Research
This paper aims to present the activities undertaken to study and enhance an underground commando bunker structure and its surrounding historical landscape. This bunker, known as Forte Beisner-Opera 4 Ugovizza, was built as part of the “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” between 1938 and 1940. It was used throughout the Cold War until as late as 1992. This fortification is the most extended structure in the area and develops inside the low hill known as “Monte Palla”, on the plain of Ugovizza, in the northeast of Italy.
The local multi-ethnic population living in proximity to the hill rarely engaged with this off-limit military area. The activities carried out by the members of the association “Landscapes” (in charge of the site since 2014), eventually allowed both ex-soldiers (who once had served on this site) and the local Italian, Austrian and Slovenian communities to once again to be involved in the preservation of this site.
The phenomenological interdisciplinary approach applied to record the perception of local witnesses yielded a new sense of place to the hill and the fortification. Moreover, thanks to Volker Pachauer (Graz, University of Technology), it was possible to notice an unknown set of wartime structural remains dating from the 18th century to the end of the Cold War era.
“Monte Palla” and its hidden bunker are now slowly becoming new visible reference key points of an unstudied historical military landscape. The initial results of this research will be presented, alongside the possible future study developments of these sites.
This paper aims to present the activities undertaken to study and enhance an underground commando bunker structure and its surrounding historical landscape. This bunker, known as Forte Beisner-Opera 4 Ugovizza, was built as part of the “Vallo Alpino del Littorio” between 1938 and 1940. It was used throughout the Cold War until as late as 1992. This fortification is the most extended structure in the area and develops inside the low hill known as “Monte Palla”, on the plain of Ugovizza, in the northeast of Italy.
The local multi-ethnic population living in proximity to the hill rarely engaged with this off-limit military area. The activities carried out by the members of the association “Landscapes” (in charge of the site since 2014), eventually allowed both ex-soldiers (who once had served on this site) and the local Italian, Austrian and Slovenian communities to once again to be involved in the preservation of this site.
The phenomenological interdisciplinary approach applied to record the perception of local witnesses yielded a new sense of place to the hill and the fortification. Moreover, thanks to Volker Pachauer (Graz, University of Technology), it was possible to notice an unknown set of wartime structural remains dating from the 18th century to the end of the Cold War era.
“Monte Palla” and its hidden bunker are now slowly becoming new visible reference key points of an unstudied historical military landscape. The initial results of this research will be presented, alongside the possible future study developments of these sites.
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Resumo/abstract: Comunicare l’archeologia sta diventando sempre più importante. La Società Friulana di Archeologia Onlus, associazione di volontariato culturale con sede a Udine (Italia), volendo valorizzare gli studi di laureati italiani... more
Resumo/abstract: Comunicare l’archeologia sta diventando
sempre più importante. La Società Friulana di Archeologia
Onlus, associazione di volontariato culturale con sede a
Udine (Italia), volendo valorizzare gli studi di laureati italiani e
stranieri e impegnandosi a coinvolgere i giovani e la
comunità locale nella diffusione del sapere, ha ideato un
nuovo modo di per far conoscere argomenti poco noti, ma di
notevole interesse.
Da quando il progetto Seguendo le tracce degli antichi è
partito, nel 2012, c’è stato uno scambio di esperienze e
conoscenze molto importanti per l’ambiente archeologico
della nostra regione. L’iniziativa nata principalmente sui
social networks per l’iniziativa di due giovani archeologhe
italiane ha favorito la partecipazione e il coinvolgimento di
ragazzi europei ed extraeuropei.
Questo progetto permette lo scambio culturale di conoscenze
ed è un’ottima opportunità per far conoscere il patrimonio
culturale del Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Giovani dall’Italia e dall’estero vengono ospitati
dall’organizzazione. I relatori presentato la propri studi alla
comunità nella propria lingua. Ciò permette il generarsi
d’interesse ed il confronto tra realtà lontane ma anche molto
simili. Il relatore è inoltre invitato a conoscere il territorio
regionale accompagnato dagli archeologi dell’associazione
ed infine può pubblicare un articolo accademico
gratuitamente sulla pagina Web dell’associazione, al fine di
farsi conoscere in Italia e di lasciare le sue idee sul nostro
piccolo territorio.
sempre più importante. La Società Friulana di Archeologia
Onlus, associazione di volontariato culturale con sede a
Udine (Italia), volendo valorizzare gli studi di laureati italiani e
stranieri e impegnandosi a coinvolgere i giovani e la
comunità locale nella diffusione del sapere, ha ideato un
nuovo modo di per far conoscere argomenti poco noti, ma di
notevole interesse.
Da quando il progetto Seguendo le tracce degli antichi è
partito, nel 2012, c’è stato uno scambio di esperienze e
conoscenze molto importanti per l’ambiente archeologico
della nostra regione. L’iniziativa nata principalmente sui
social networks per l’iniziativa di due giovani archeologhe
italiane ha favorito la partecipazione e il coinvolgimento di
ragazzi europei ed extraeuropei.
Questo progetto permette lo scambio culturale di conoscenze
ed è un’ottima opportunità per far conoscere il patrimonio
culturale del Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Giovani dall’Italia e dall’estero vengono ospitati
dall’organizzazione. I relatori presentato la propri studi alla
comunità nella propria lingua. Ciò permette il generarsi
d’interesse ed il confronto tra realtà lontane ma anche molto
simili. Il relatore è inoltre invitato a conoscere il territorio
regionale accompagnato dagli archeologi dell’associazione
ed infine può pubblicare un articolo accademico
gratuitamente sulla pagina Web dell’associazione, al fine di
farsi conoscere in Italia e di lasciare le sue idee sul nostro
piccolo territorio.
Research Interests:
La vallée de Val Canale, méthode pour analyser le sens de la place dan un paysage de convergence et la perception du patrimoine archéologique Val Canale is a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, situated at the borders... more
La vallée de Val Canale, méthode pour analyser le sens de la place dan un paysage de convergence et la perception du patrimoine archéologique
Val Canale is a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, situated at the borders with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage between north and south since prehistory. Ethnic groups converged and created different places within this unique Alpine environment.
Due to the eclectic influences of places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of placemaking and the relative perception of the community regarding the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the use of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley, Camporosso and Pontebba, were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement. They were also invited to sketch their perception about their landscape on acetate paper, which were then overlapped in order to propose some conclusions.
As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, the results of this research, and the methodology applied opened the possibility of understanding this type of complex landscape. The methodology used in this landscape study, allows us to gain an understanding of the people who currently live in this valley. It also allows us to propose some solutions in order to support a sustainable form of preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas and the recovery of their heritage.
Val Canale is a 23 km long valley located in the north-east of Italy, situated at the borders with Austria and Slovenia. This area has been a strategic passage between north and south since prehistory. Ethnic groups converged and created different places within this unique Alpine environment.
Due to the eclectic influences of places and ethnic groups, this research aims to investigate the concept of placemaking and the relative perception of the community regarding the physical heritage and archaeology present in this valley. Place is created and experienced through the people living and witnessing constant changes. This can be experienced through the use of human senses. Interviewees from two of the villages of this valley, Camporosso and Pontebba, were asked to draw schematic representations of their settlement. They were also invited to sketch their perception about their landscape on acetate paper, which were then overlapped in order to propose some conclusions.
As Italy is a signatory of the new Faro Convention, and the latter promotes principles of heritage protection, enhancement and community cohesion, the results of this research, and the methodology applied opened the possibility of understanding this type of complex landscape. The methodology used in this landscape study, allows us to gain an understanding of the people who currently live in this valley. It also allows us to propose some solutions in order to support a sustainable form of preservation and reinforcement of the sense of place of these multicultural rural areas and the recovery of their heritage.
Research Interests:
Anita Pinagli (NUI Galway) 16:00-16:30 The valley known as Val Canale : a landscape of movement and cultural convergence in the Italian Alps - the recovery of its archaeology The focus of this paper is to present the landscape... more
Anita Pinagli (NUI Galway)
16:00-16:30
The valley known as Val Canale : a landscape of movement and cultural
convergence in the Italian Alps - the recovery of its archaeology
The focus of this paper is to present the landscape idiosyncrasies of a small valley of the province of Udine in the
north east of Italy known as Val Canale, on the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has always been a
passage way through the Alps. The population is a mixture of cultures who have experienced cyclical breakdown
and consolidations of local communities and identities. After the annexation of this valley to Italy in 1919, the
native German and Slovenian speaking communities experienced a series of repressive events despite which
they maintained their millenary traditions, languages and preserved their antique and more recent archaeology.
The re-emergence of the cultural heritage of this place could represent a new income for these small
communities. Unfortunately, these resources have been left abandoned and there is little interest in investing in
their preservation, because of economic and political problems. Local volunteer associations undertook a series
of initiatives which showed some level of interest in participation in the recovery of the more recent history of
this valley. Therefore, the aim of this work is to prepare a program addressed to them and the wider community,
to document and survey the archaeology present in the valley
16:00-16:30
The valley known as Val Canale : a landscape of movement and cultural
convergence in the Italian Alps - the recovery of its archaeology
The focus of this paper is to present the landscape idiosyncrasies of a small valley of the province of Udine in the
north east of Italy known as Val Canale, on the border with Austria and Slovenia. This area has always been a
passage way through the Alps. The population is a mixture of cultures who have experienced cyclical breakdown
and consolidations of local communities and identities. After the annexation of this valley to Italy in 1919, the
native German and Slovenian speaking communities experienced a series of repressive events despite which
they maintained their millenary traditions, languages and preserved their antique and more recent archaeology.
The re-emergence of the cultural heritage of this place could represent a new income for these small
communities. Unfortunately, these resources have been left abandoned and there is little interest in investing in
their preservation, because of economic and political problems. Local volunteer associations undertook a series
of initiatives which showed some level of interest in participation in the recovery of the more recent history of
this valley. Therefore, the aim of this work is to prepare a program addressed to them and the wider community,
to document and survey the archaeology present in the valley