Papers by Francesca Romana Paolillo
Atti del XXVIII Colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico, 2023
In 2016, during the realization of a new power line, excavations at the 11th mile of the Via Appi... more In 2016, during the realization of a new power line, excavations at the 11th mile of the Via Appia Antica led to the discovery of several structures of a complex, probably a road network service structure, in use from the II to the IV century AD. The rooms found seem to extend along an extensive area about 30 meters long, north-east of the via Appia, built at different times. The most ancient room has walls in opus reticulatum and a black and white mosaic floor with a pattern of geometrical motifs, where the prevalent shape is the square, dating back to the second half of the II century AD. The pavement is divided into two spaces, separated by a black and white mosaic threshold representing a twist pattern. The smaller space has a decoration with squares arranged diagonally across the area. The larger space’s mosaic is bordered by a white and a black band. It shows a hive pattern of squares separated by mutually perpendicular diamonds, generating four decagons and a central eight-pointed white star with a cross made of four black triangles
in the center. Later, a structure with walls in opus reticolatum of leukitis cubilia was built at a short distance from this room. Later restorations and superimpositions connected the two small buildings with several rooms; some with simple compacted dirt floors, and one with a mosaic floor with a chessboard pattern, made of white and black tesserae, dating to the IV century AD.
Archäologischen Informationen, 2023
The Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica is an autonomous institute of the Italian Ministry of C... more The Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica is an autonomous institute of the Italian Ministry of Culture, providing protection
and enhancement of a vast territory that extends from the city center to the Roman countryside, in which archeology and landscape
come together in an outstanding context. Following the COVID 19 pandemic, which caused a long period of difficulty, a new season of
opportunities for scientific knowledge, conservation, and enhancement of the Parco Archeologico archaeological sites begins today. In the
following years, the Parco will undertake a complex series of interventions that will include investigating new archeological sites, scientific
research, restoration as part of a general project called “Urbs. From the city to the Roman Campagna”. The works will be implemented with
funding from the National Plan for Complementary Investments to the NRRP between 2022 and 2026. The interventions will cover all the
archaeological and monumental areas owned by the State in the Parco territory, located along the two main ancient roads of the region:
the Via Appia and the Via Latina. This presentation aims to emphasize the contribution of archaeological sciences to a complex system of
interventions and projects aimed at increasing the public’s enjoyment of an archaeological context that is unique in the world.
Atti del XXVII Colloquio dell’Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico, 2021
Disegnarecon 30, 2023
This research delves into the profound significance of the Science of Representation, demonstrati... more This research delves into the profound significance of the Science of Representation, demonstrating its pivotal role in crafting semantic and interoperable analysis. The adept application of these ‘mediums’ could represent a primary shift for future generations in how information is conceptualized, interpreted, represented, and communicated, ultimately fostering a deeper level of understanding and collaboration among professionals in the field. In this context, the convergence of digital representation, knowledge-driven semantic refinement, and techniques for intricate model conversion could assume a foundational role. Given these paramount considerations, the study emphasizes the urgency of establishing interoperable procedures and cultivating a comprehensive understanding of digital representation as a crucial informational medium.
The results served as vessels for disseminating archaeological knowledge and as powerful tools for dissecting the structural intricacies of ancient environments. To achieve this, a highly specialized cognitive process was required to elucidate both the tangible and intangible elements within the ontological framework. The introduction of the interoperable approach at the archaeological site of Villa dei Quintili in Rome served as a prime example of the critical function of digital models able to interpret, disseminate, and preserve our cultural heritage accurately. It proved instrumental, both theoretically and practically, in transferring geometries and information for diverse analytical purposes, significantly enhancing their effectiveness through a thoughtfully selected range of exchange formats for preservation and structural analysis. Finally, the study introduces a methodology for translating digital models into advanced mediums, including extended reality (XR), pushing the boundaries of heritage preservation in the digital age.
Tiziano Mannoni. Attualità e sviluppi di metodi e idee. Volume 2 (a cura di ISCUM), 2021
De cómo la arquitectura tardoantigua y altomedieval Hispánica se convirtió en arqueología hace 25... more De cómo la arquitectura tardoantigua y altomedieval Hispánica se convirtió en arqueología hace 25 años
International Journal of Geo - Information, 2023
Proceedings of the joint international event 9th ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 & 3rd GEORES, Valencia (Spain). 26–28 April 2021, 2021
The historical complex of Santa Maria Nova, located in the heart of the Parco Archeologico dell&#... more The historical complex of Santa Maria Nova, located in the heart of the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica in Rome, is a real monumental "palimpsest" that has been developed from the Second century A.D. until the last restorations, which have transformed it into an exhibition center of the via Appia Antica, within an archaeological, monumental and landscape context unique in the world. The contribution aims to illustrate the analysis, conducted through the methodologies of the archaeology of architecture, which has identified the various building phases that make up the monument as it has reached us to date, and studied the transformations of volumes and interior spaces due to changes in the intended use occurred over the centuries.
The historical complex of Santa Maria Nova, located in the heart of the Parco Archeologico dell&#... more The historical complex of Santa Maria Nova, located in the heart of the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica in Rome, is a real monumental "palimpsest" that has been developed from the Second century A.D. until the last restorations, which have transformed it into an exhibition center of the via Appia Antica, within an archaeological, monumental and landscape context unique in the world. The contribution aims to illustrate the analysis, conducted through the methodologies of the archaeology of architecture, which has identified the various building phases that make up the monument as it has reached us to date, and studied the transformations of volumes and interior spaces due to changes in the intended use occurred over the centuries.
Energies, 2022
This study summarises research progress to identify appropriate quality methodologies for represe... more This study summarises research progress to identify appropriate quality methodologies for representing, interpreting, and modelling complex contexts such as the Claudian Aqueduct in the Appian Way Archaeological Park. The goal is to intrinsically integrate (embed) geometric survey (Laser scanning and photogrammetric) with the materials and construction techniques (Stratigraphic Units—SU), semantic models in order to support the design with a better understanding of the artefact considered, and also to give indications that can be implemented in the future in a continuous cognitive process. Volume stratigraphic units in the form of architectural drawings, heritage building information modelling (HBIM) and extended reality (XR) environments have been oriented to comparative analyses based on the research case study’s complex morphology. Analysis of geometries’ intersection, construction techniques and materials open up new cognitive scenarios, self-feeding a progressive knowledge and making different studies correlatable, avoiding diaspora or incommunicability. Finally, an extended reality (XR) platform aims to enhance tangible and intangible values through new human-computer interaction and information sharing levels.
Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma, 2018
L'acconciatura a toupet di riccioli nei ritratti femminili scolpiti e dipinti: cronologia e valen... more L'acconciatura a toupet di riccioli nei ritratti femminili scolpiti e dipinti: cronologia e valenze sociali di Laura Buccino Firmare un'opera come se fosse l'ultima: l'imperfetto e l'incompiuto in Plinio il Vecchio
in Marina Loi, Linguaggi della comunicazione visiva , 2005
Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma, 2017
L'acconciatura a toupet di riccioli nei ritratti femminili scolpiti e dipinti: cronologia e valen... more L'acconciatura a toupet di riccioli nei ritratti femminili scolpiti e dipinti: cronologia e valenze sociali di Laura Buccino Firmare un'opera come se fosse l'ultima: l'imperfetto e l'incompiuto in Plinio il Vecchio
Atti del XXV Colloquio dell'Associazione per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico, 2020
The building is located at the intersection of two ancient roads and is the result of multiple bu... more The building is located at the intersection of two ancient roads and is the result of multiple building phases, dating from the I century BC to the IV century AD. A bichrome mosaic dating back to the 1st century AD represents the myth of the labyrinth and the Minotaur. Floors made with sesquipedal bricks were found in two service rooms and date back to the second half of the second century AD. Most of the mosaics paving the living rooms are geometric bichrome tessellates dating back from the from the Severian age onwards; one of them is probably decorated with the symbolic representation of a spritsail.
Stratigrafie del Paesaggio 1
Chapters in edited books by Francesca Romana Paolillo
Rilievi fotogrammetrici e modellazione 3D Politecnico di Milano-ABCLAB GICARUS (responsabile prof... more Rilievi fotogrammetrici e modellazione 3D Politecnico di Milano-ABCLAB GICARUS (responsabile prof.ssa Raffaella Brumana
Books by Francesca Romana Paolillo
Bollettino di Archeologia Online, 2024
Una profonda e puntuale rilettura dello straordinario patrimonio archeologico del territorio roma... more Una profonda e puntuale rilettura dello straordinario patrimonio archeologico del territorio romano, solcato dalle vie Appia, Latina ed Ardeatina, ha dato origine alla prima mostra archeologica specificamente indirizzata a studiare ed illustrare tale ambito. La scelta dei siti e l’esposizione dei materiali, in prevalenza provenienti dai depositi e mai studiati prima, è pensata su base topografica, seguendo le antiche vie che, miglio dopo miglio, progressivamente si allontanavano dalla città. La visione è ampiamente diacronica, di lungo periodo, e ha l’obiettivo di mettere in luce i caratteri degli insediamenti e del rapporto dell’uomo con le risorse ambientali a partire dall’età pre/protostorica, fino al tardo medioevo, se non oltre. È una esposizione non tanto di capolavori artistici, che pure impreziosiscono le collezioni di molti musei europei, ma di piccoli frammenti di passato, che contribuiscono a ritessere nuove relazioni interpretative della storia e del paesaggio. In occasione della mostra archeologica il Parco ha raccolto la sfida di istituire un dialogo con l’arte contemporanea e con una serie di artisti che, in sintonia con i reperti antichi, i luoghi e gli archeologi, offrono originali reinterpretazioni del ricco paesaggio del Parco dell’Appia, con opere specificamente realizzate, che si accostano all’esposizione archeologica.
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in the center. Later, a structure with walls in opus reticolatum of leukitis cubilia was built at a short distance from this room. Later restorations and superimpositions connected the two small buildings with several rooms; some with simple compacted dirt floors, and one with a mosaic floor with a chessboard pattern, made of white and black tesserae, dating to the IV century AD.
and enhancement of a vast territory that extends from the city center to the Roman countryside, in which archeology and landscape
come together in an outstanding context. Following the COVID 19 pandemic, which caused a long period of difficulty, a new season of
opportunities for scientific knowledge, conservation, and enhancement of the Parco Archeologico archaeological sites begins today. In the
following years, the Parco will undertake a complex series of interventions that will include investigating new archeological sites, scientific
research, restoration as part of a general project called “Urbs. From the city to the Roman Campagna”. The works will be implemented with
funding from the National Plan for Complementary Investments to the NRRP between 2022 and 2026. The interventions will cover all the
archaeological and monumental areas owned by the State in the Parco territory, located along the two main ancient roads of the region:
the Via Appia and the Via Latina. This presentation aims to emphasize the contribution of archaeological sciences to a complex system of
interventions and projects aimed at increasing the public’s enjoyment of an archaeological context that is unique in the world.
The results served as vessels for disseminating archaeological knowledge and as powerful tools for dissecting the structural intricacies of ancient environments. To achieve this, a highly specialized cognitive process was required to elucidate both the tangible and intangible elements within the ontological framework. The introduction of the interoperable approach at the archaeological site of Villa dei Quintili in Rome served as a prime example of the critical function of digital models able to interpret, disseminate, and preserve our cultural heritage accurately. It proved instrumental, both theoretically and practically, in transferring geometries and information for diverse analytical purposes, significantly enhancing their effectiveness through a thoughtfully selected range of exchange formats for preservation and structural analysis. Finally, the study introduces a methodology for translating digital models into advanced mediums, including extended reality (XR), pushing the boundaries of heritage preservation in the digital age.
Chapters in edited books by Francesca Romana Paolillo
Books by Francesca Romana Paolillo
in the center. Later, a structure with walls in opus reticolatum of leukitis cubilia was built at a short distance from this room. Later restorations and superimpositions connected the two small buildings with several rooms; some with simple compacted dirt floors, and one with a mosaic floor with a chessboard pattern, made of white and black tesserae, dating to the IV century AD.
and enhancement of a vast territory that extends from the city center to the Roman countryside, in which archeology and landscape
come together in an outstanding context. Following the COVID 19 pandemic, which caused a long period of difficulty, a new season of
opportunities for scientific knowledge, conservation, and enhancement of the Parco Archeologico archaeological sites begins today. In the
following years, the Parco will undertake a complex series of interventions that will include investigating new archeological sites, scientific
research, restoration as part of a general project called “Urbs. From the city to the Roman Campagna”. The works will be implemented with
funding from the National Plan for Complementary Investments to the NRRP between 2022 and 2026. The interventions will cover all the
archaeological and monumental areas owned by the State in the Parco territory, located along the two main ancient roads of the region:
the Via Appia and the Via Latina. This presentation aims to emphasize the contribution of archaeological sciences to a complex system of
interventions and projects aimed at increasing the public’s enjoyment of an archaeological context that is unique in the world.
The results served as vessels for disseminating archaeological knowledge and as powerful tools for dissecting the structural intricacies of ancient environments. To achieve this, a highly specialized cognitive process was required to elucidate both the tangible and intangible elements within the ontological framework. The introduction of the interoperable approach at the archaeological site of Villa dei Quintili in Rome served as a prime example of the critical function of digital models able to interpret, disseminate, and preserve our cultural heritage accurately. It proved instrumental, both theoretically and practically, in transferring geometries and information for diverse analytical purposes, significantly enhancing their effectiveness through a thoughtfully selected range of exchange formats for preservation and structural analysis. Finally, the study introduces a methodology for translating digital models into advanced mediums, including extended reality (XR), pushing the boundaries of heritage preservation in the digital age.
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