Books by Federica Boschi
Archeologia senza scavo. Geofisica e indagini non invasive. BUP - Bononia University Press, 2020
Un'archeologia senza scavo è davvero possibile? Non è di certo l'ultima ambizione degli archeolog... more Un'archeologia senza scavo è davvero possibile? Non è di certo l'ultima ambizione degli archeologi, che oltre a non poter fare a meno dell'innegabile fascino del lavorare con "le mani dentro la terra" necessitano del dato stratigrafico per ricostruire, con metodo e recupero ordinato dei reperti, la storia e la cronologia di un luogo. Oggi però l'archeologia è in grado di conoscere, prevedere e raccontare quanto non è visibile dalla superficie anche senza scavare, ricorrendo alla geofisica o più in generale al telerilevamento (remote sensing). Archeologia senza scavo racconta di un approccio contemporaneo alla ricerca archeologica, che negli ultimi anni ha visto un intenso sviluppo di tecnologie e strumenti per l'indagine di paesaggi, siti e monumenti, anche grazie a un'attitudine sempre più multidisciplinare e al dialogo con scienze sussidiarie. Rivolto prevalentemente agli studenti di archeologia, il volume intende fornire un'introduzione ragionata alla disciplina, dalle tappe principali della sua evoluzione alle nuove prospettive di ricerca, analizzando i metodi di indagine e le potenzialità anche attraverso casi di studio selezionati, ma sempre dal punto di vista dell'archeologo, delle sue esigenze di ricostruzione storica e topografica, oltre che di resa e interpretazione dei dati. In questa procedura, acquisisce estrema importanza anche lo scavo che, a dispetto del titolo del volume, deve restare il fine ultimo dell'indagine archeologica, ma possibilmente preparato, valutato e programmato con anticipo e consapevolezza. Il processo interpretativo innescato dal confronto tra scavo e non scavo viene così vicendevolmente alimentato, all'insegna di un reale intreccio interdisciplinare indirizzato dalle tecniche non invasive ma che lo scavo permette di perfezionare nelle modalità di lettura e comprensione, nella conduzione del quale le competenze dell'archeologo restano un punto fermo.
Federica Boschi, Enrico Giorgi, Frank Vermeulen (eds.). Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest. Landscape Archaeology and Material Culture. Archaeopress Access Archaeology. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Oxford, Oct 2020
Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest. Landscape Archaeology and Materi... more Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest. Landscape Archaeology and Material Culture is a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop held in Ravenna (Italy) on 13-14 May 2019. The event, organized by the Universities of Bologna and Ghent and Arcadria, focused on the transition between Italic culture and Romanized society in the central Adriatic area – the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance – from the fourth to the second centuries BCE.
By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more in general, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects for best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for future deepening of knowledge on this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology.
Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past is a collection of papers presented at the 2013 and 20... more Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past is a collection of papers presented at the 2013 and 2014 Summer Schools "Preventive Archaeology: evaluating sites and landscapes" coordinated within the Erasmus Intensive Programme by the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna. Bringing together the experience of great experts and young researchers from different countries, the book paints an informed picture on Preventative Archaeology, focusing on the role of non-invasive techniques in evaluating the nature and potential of archaeological deposits prior to potentially damaging changes or development, and so properly informing the planning process and individual project designs. The topic at issue is being discussed carrying out a general survey of the current situation across Europe, comparing the differing conditions in terms of rules and regulations, methods and traditions, and analysing the possibilities and limitations of non-invasive methods for the needs of archaeological impact assessment. The volume also sought to identify the kinds of benefi ts that could be gained through the development and application of an approach based on multiple techniques and methodological integration, so as to defi ne good practice both for research and for teaching within this fi eld of studies. Federica Boschi is PhD Assistant Researcher and Lecturer of Geo-physics applied to Archaeology at the University of Bologna. Coordinator of the Laboratories of Geophysics and Preventative Archaeology of the Department of History and Cultures, she is specialized in the application of geophysics and remote sensing techniques in archaeological research. Her research focuses on past landscapes and ancient urban sites through the integration of a wide range of methodologies, including non-invasive techniques and new technologies , as well as long-established methods of archaeological exploration , with a peculiar dedication to the analysis and interpretation of data from geophysical and aerial prospections.
Nel panorama delle ricerche dedicate a Classe e al suo territorio l'analisi del sito condotta att... more Nel panorama delle ricerche dedicate a Classe e al suo territorio l'analisi del sito condotta attraverso le tecniche della diagnostica archeologica rappresenta un'importante novità, in linea con le crescenti esigenze e la recente normativa nazionale in materia di archeologia preventiva. I terreni a sud di Ravenna celano le tracce di una città scomparsa, che si è cercato di leggere, organizzare e interpretare ricorrendo in maniera sistematica all'aerotopografia archeologica e alla geofisica applicata. Benché la ricchezza del sottosuolo di Classe venga ampiamente riaffermata tra le pagine del volume, emerge al contempo un caso di studio non facile, condizionato dalle caratteristiche proprie del contesto, dove l'approccio interdisciplinare e l'integrazione tra fonti di dati, metodologie e strumentazioni diventa una chiave di lettura indispensabile.
Papers by Federica Boschi
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 527, 2022
The paper presents the results of the ongoing research in the Picenian and Roman necropolis of Co... more The paper presents the results of the ongoing research in the Picenian and Roman necropolis of Contrada Nevola in Corinaldo, conducted by the University of Bologna in collaboration with SABAP AN and PU.
The excavation campaigns, carried out in continuity from 2019 to 2021, provide new data both on the necropolis of the Orientalizing Age (7th century BC), enriched with a new funerary circle with high-ranking grave goods, and on the burial ground of the middle imperial Roman Age, which has become more defined in terms of extension, chronology and tomb types.
The new acquisitions always derive from the integrated investigations within the framework of the ArcheoNevola project and from a procedure of preventative archaeological assessment, on the background of a synergic collaboration between all the institutions involved.
The picture that seems to emerge from the diachronic analysis of the context is that of an area that has maintained a funerary use for a long time, perhaps even with an important hiatus between the main phases of occupation, but certainly recognized and prolonged. The topographical position and the characteristics of the funerary landscape must have favoured the survival of the site, possibly also charged with ideological meanings and memory.
Fold&r , 2022
The paper presents the results of the ongoing research in the Picenian and Roman necropolis of Co... more The paper presents the results of the ongoing research in the Picenian and Roman necropolis of Contrada Nevola in Corinaldo, conducted by the University of Bologna in collaboration with SABAP AN and PU. The excavation campaigns, carried out in continuity from 2019 to 2021, provide new data both on the necropolis of the Orientalizing Age (7th century BC), enriched with a new funerary circle with high-ranking grave goods, and on the burial ground of the middle imperial Roman Age, which has become more defined in terms of extension, chronology and tomb types.
Groma. Documenting Archaeology, Apr 2021
The paper discusses recent and integrated investigations in the Sanctuary of Apollo in Pompeii, w... more The paper discusses recent and integrated investigations in the Sanctuary of Apollo in Pompeii, which contribute to the overall understanding of the diachronic evolution of this sacred place, from the archaic period to the eruption of AD 79. High-resolution geophysical surveys have been interpreted in comparison with a new reading of the publication of Maiuri's excavations and the most recent excavations. The latest research offers significant additional information, not only on the constructive episodes of the architectural complex and the urban landscape in which it is inserted, but also on aspects related to the cult of Apollo and the associated rituality.
Archeologia e Calcolatori, 2020
The paper discusses the recent results achieved by the ArcheoNevola project, carried out by the U... more The paper discusses the recent results achieved by the ArcheoNevola project, carried out by the University of Bologna within an agreement with several institutions aimed at the accomplishment of an operation of development-led archaeology in Corinaldo, in the middle Valley of the Nevola torrent (northern Marche, Ancona). The programme of activities reserved large space to the employment of non-invasive techniques, besides to the analysis of the historical documents and cartography and trial archaeological digs. The accurate process of evaluation has led to the important discovery of a Picenian necropolis with circular funerary monuments and an extraordinary princely tomb with a survived rich grave-goods, marginally occupied by later Roman burials. Within this finding geophysics played a crucial role, as for the preventative understanding of the archaeological potential of the site as well as for the needs connected to the planning project underway on the area.
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 405, 2018
The so-called Ellenistic-Roman District of Agrigento is the widest area of the known ancient hous... more The so-called Ellenistic-Roman District of Agrigento is the widest area of the known ancient household. Its investigation began in the second half of the 19th century and continues untill today. The excavations have brought to light in an area of approx. 2 acres, part of 4 Insulae concerning the urban system. It is lo-cated in a central position, near the pubblic and religious areas: the forum/agora and the theater. Starting in 2016, the Uni-versity of Bologna, in collaboration with the Valle dei Templi Archaeological and Landscape Park of Agrigento, has under-taken a research project on the so-called 3rd Insula: during the first year the previous documentation, plans and drawings were recovered, as well as objects from the excavations of the 1950s, finally organized and that is being cataloged. At the same time, a new survey was carried out using modern technologies and a systematic campaign of non-invasive investiga-tions. During the second year, has been agreed a comprehensive program of investigative surveys, to answer some ques-tions about urban planning, mainly related to the structure of housing and chronology of the different levels of settlement. The recovered data, even if still under study, represent something new about the lifestyle in Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and Late Antiquity: the evidences found, in fact, demonstrate without a doubt that this sector of the city was established starting from the first half of the 6th century BCE and that the permanent occupation lasted at least until the 5th century CE with a prolonged presence that, in different forms, continues at least until the 8th century CE.
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 461, 2020
In Corinaldo, located in the northern Marche region, an integrated research brought to light a hi... more In Corinaldo, located in the northern Marche region, an integrated research brought to light a high-status tomb dating back to the 7th century BC, which provides remarkable data on a wide range of aspects of the Picenian culture in this central part of Italy. The discovery is the result of a combination of aerial survey, geophysical prospection and targeted archaeological excavation, undertaken by the multidisciplinary ArcheoNevola project, based in the University of Bologna, and carried out in advance of a planned development program. The cooperation with the Marche Archaeological Superintendency and the Municipality of Corinaldo allowed to start with a preliminary impact assessment, within the designed construction of a new Sport complex in the Nevola River Valley. The excavations carried out in 2017 and 2018, here presented, involving small-scale trials followed by open-area inves-tigation, quickly confirmed and supplemented the results of the non-invasive survey, revealing the remains of an extraordinary funerary deposit related to a princely leader within the early Iron Age society of the region. As the first such monument identified and excavated in northern Marche this has provided an extraordinary opportunity to investigate a type-site of the Picenian culture, up till now poorly documented and little understood despite its undoubted importance in the pre-Roman development of the area. The success of the operation lies both in the value of the finding, which belongs to a rare class of elitarian funerary monument, and in discovery methodology, as part of development-led archaeology. At this stage of the research, still in progress, questions remain about several aspects of the Picene tomb and the ancient funerary landscape, but some preliminary thoughts can be advanced about the amount of data collected, which will be progressively refined when the investigation goes further.
FOLD&R, 2020
In Corinaldo, located in the northern Marche region, an integrated research brought to light a hi... more In Corinaldo, located in the northern Marche region, an integrated research brought to light a high-status tomb dating back to the 7th century BC, which provides remarkable data on a wide range of aspects of the Picenian culture in this central part of Italy. The discovery is the result of a combination of aerial survey, geophysical prospection and targeted archaeological excavation , undertaken by the multidisciplinary ArcheoNevola project, based in the University of Bologna, and carried out in advance of a planned development program. The cooperation with the Marche Archaeological Superintendency and the Municipality of Corinaldo allowed to start with a preliminary impact assessment, within the designed construction of a new Sport complex in the Nevola River Valley. The excavations carried out in 2017 and 2018, here presented, involving small-scale trials followed by open-area investigation , quickly confirmed and supplemented the results of the non-invasive survey, revealing the remains of an extraordinary funerary deposit related to a princely leader within the early Iron Age society of the region. As the first such monument identified and excavated in northern Marche this has provided an extraordinary opportunity to investigate a type-site of the Picenian culture, up till now poorly documented and little understood despite its undoubted importance in the pre-Roman development of the area. The success of the operation lies both in the value of the finding, which belongs to a rare class of elitarian funerary monument , and in discovery methodology, as part of development-led archaeology. At this stage of the research, still in progress, questions remain about several aspects of the Picene tomb and the ancient funerary landscape, but some preliminary thoughts can be advanced about the amount of data collected, which will be progressively refined when the investigation goes further.
ANTIQUITY, 2020
At Corinaldo, near the Adriatic coast in northern Marche, the discovery and excavation of a high-... more At Corinaldo, near the Adriatic coast in northern Marche, the discovery and excavation of a high-status tomb dating to the seventh century BC has illuminated wide-ranging aspects of Piceni Culture in this part of central Italy, while also highlighting the growing symbiosis between academic research and development-led archaeology in heritage conservation and planning processes throughout Italy.
Newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection, 2020
ANTIQUITY, 2019
The Mapping Adriatic Landscape Project focuses on the systematic employment of non-invasive inves... more The Mapping Adriatic Landscape Project focuses on the systematic employment of non-invasive investigative techniques across the valleys of the Rivers Cesano, Nevola and Misa, in northern Marche, Italy. The Project aims to understand the dynamics of settlement and processes of urbanisation in the area.
FOLD&R, Fasti On Line Survey, 2018
The paper discusses the most recent results achieved by the University of Bologna in the northern... more The paper discusses the most recent results achieved by the University of Bologna in the northern Marche region, across the valleys of the Rivers Cesano, Nevola and Misa, within a young project of landscape archaeology mainly focused on the systematic employment of non-invasive techniques of investigation and mapping for evaluating buried archaeological assets. Started in 2009, the Mapping the Adriatic Landscape Project has led to the discovery of several sites, enriching the current state of knowledge concerning Iron Age's settlements and, in particular, the presence of Piceni in this sector of the region, which has so far been characterized by significant information gaps.
The new activities fit into the background of the long tradition of study in Bologna of the northern Marche, aimed at achieving a better understanding of the dynamics of settlement and of the process of urbanization. In this light the present study is of a particular relevance, allowing us to enhance the framework of occupation during the Iron Age, which in the area considered remains a complex and fascinating period, characterized by a “cultural melting pot”, with the coexistence and blending of Piceni, Celts and Roman people, but which is still poorly archaeologically documented.
ARCHEOLOGIA E CALCOLATORI, 2017
FOLD&R. FASTI ON LINE DOCUMENTS & RESEARCH, 2018
The so-called Ellenistic-Roman District of Agrigento is the widest area of the known ancient hous... more The so-called Ellenistic-Roman District of Agrigento is the widest area of the known ancient household. Its investigation began in the second half of the 19th century and continues untill today. The excavations have brought to light in an area of approx. 2 acres, part of 4 Insulae concerning the urban system. It is located in a central position, near the pubblic and religious areas: the forum/agora and the theater. Starting in 2016, the University of Bologna, in collaboration with the Valle dei Templi Archaeological and Landscape Park of Agrigento, has under-taken a research project on the so-called 3rd Insula: during the first year the previous documentation, plans and drawings were recovered, as well as objects from the excavations of the 1950s, finally organized and that is being cataloged. At the same time, a new survey was carried out using modern technologies and a systematic campaign of non-invasive investigations. During the second year, has been agreed a comprehensive program of investigative surveys, to answer some questions about urban planning, mainly related to the structure of housing and chronology of the different levels of settlement. The recovered data, even if still under study, represent something new about the lifestyle in Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and Late Antiquity: the evidences found, in fact, demonstrate without a doubt that this sector of the city was established starting from the first half of the 6th century BC and that the permanent occupation lasted at least until the 5th century AD with a prolonged presence that, in different forms, continues at least until the 8th century.
ARCHEOLOGIA E CALCOLATORI, 2017
The project Asculum started in 2012 by the University of Bologna in agreement with the Archaeolog... more The project Asculum started in 2012 by the University of Bologna in agreement with the Archaeological Superintendency of the Marche and the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno, mainly as a project of urban archaeology and preventative archeology in a long-lived city.
A proper integrated methodological approach, adopted since the first steps of the research, derives from the complex nature of the context of study, which poses special challenges for archaeological investigation and use of non-invasive prospection methods.
The combination of a wide range of data, including that gathered from geophysical surveys (mostly ground penetrating radar mapping), archaeological digs, historic cartography, bibliographic and archival data, is leading to a reconstruction of the cityscape during the Roman Age and its development over the centuries. The understanding of the ancient urban landscape also includes a detailed morphological study aimed at the reconstruction of the Roman paleosurface, carried out using data derived from coring samples and stratigraphic digs. In parallel, a particular attention is reserved to the modern tridimensional documentation of the historical buildings of the city, by means of laser scanner and the analysis of the stratigraphy of the preserved walls. The new surveys covered, in particular, the still surviving Roman buildings, as the temples incorporated by the churches of San Venanzio and San Gregorio Magno, as well as the sostruzioni dell'Annunziata.
The last acquisitions allowed the outlining of the overall layout and local patterning of the town during the Roman Age, as well as cast new light on the conformation of the ancient landscape at the time of the oldest Piceni settlement.
Within the operating practices followed by the project, one of the most interesting aspects lies in the interaction of all the match's players involved in the process of archaeological impact assessments carried out in advance of modern transformations, in the way to conciliate the needs for preservation and research with the aim of a sustainable urban development.
The Agrigento: insula III Project began in 2016 thanks to an agreement between the Parco Archeolo... more The Agrigento: insula III Project began in 2016 thanks to an agreement between the Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico Valle dei Templi di Agrigento and DiSCi - Bologna University; it aims to document an entire sector of the Hellenistic-Roman quarter, in a three-year period. The main goal is to start a systematic study of private housing from the Archaic period to Late Antiquity and, at the same time, provide a critical understanding of the town planning scheme in this part of the town, which still lacks a modern archaeological and topographical documentation. The interpretation of the previous documentation is the starting point, along with new mapping with laser scanning and a systematic campaign of geophysical investigations to obtain a BIM. As the Bologna University tradition teaches, modern technologies can answer precise historical and archaeological questions: what are the primary phases of the town map? Which one is the starting module of each lot and what are the changes in different ages? Is it possible to reconstruct the original architecture of Hellenistic houses? What is the relationship between this quarter and the rest of the town? The integration of traditional investigational techniques with more recent ones is the methodological assumption of the project, in order to solve the analysis of the complex stratigraphy of the setting, which was inhabited for at least a millennium, from the Archaic to the Middle Ages.
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By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more in general, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects for best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for future deepening of knowledge on this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology.
Papers by Federica Boschi
The excavation campaigns, carried out in continuity from 2019 to 2021, provide new data both on the necropolis of the Orientalizing Age (7th century BC), enriched with a new funerary circle with high-ranking grave goods, and on the burial ground of the middle imperial Roman Age, which has become more defined in terms of extension, chronology and tomb types.
The new acquisitions always derive from the integrated investigations within the framework of the ArcheoNevola project and from a procedure of preventative archaeological assessment, on the background of a synergic collaboration between all the institutions involved.
The picture that seems to emerge from the diachronic analysis of the context is that of an area that has maintained a funerary use for a long time, perhaps even with an important hiatus between the main phases of occupation, but certainly recognized and prolonged. The topographical position and the characteristics of the funerary landscape must have favoured the survival of the site, possibly also charged with ideological meanings and memory.
The new activities fit into the background of the long tradition of study in Bologna of the northern Marche, aimed at achieving a better understanding of the dynamics of settlement and of the process of urbanization. In this light the present study is of a particular relevance, allowing us to enhance the framework of occupation during the Iron Age, which in the area considered remains a complex and fascinating period, characterized by a “cultural melting pot”, with the coexistence and blending of Piceni, Celts and Roman people, but which is still poorly archaeologically documented.
A proper integrated methodological approach, adopted since the first steps of the research, derives from the complex nature of the context of study, which poses special challenges for archaeological investigation and use of non-invasive prospection methods.
The combination of a wide range of data, including that gathered from geophysical surveys (mostly ground penetrating radar mapping), archaeological digs, historic cartography, bibliographic and archival data, is leading to a reconstruction of the cityscape during the Roman Age and its development over the centuries. The understanding of the ancient urban landscape also includes a detailed morphological study aimed at the reconstruction of the Roman paleosurface, carried out using data derived from coring samples and stratigraphic digs. In parallel, a particular attention is reserved to the modern tridimensional documentation of the historical buildings of the city, by means of laser scanner and the analysis of the stratigraphy of the preserved walls. The new surveys covered, in particular, the still surviving Roman buildings, as the temples incorporated by the churches of San Venanzio and San Gregorio Magno, as well as the sostruzioni dell'Annunziata.
The last acquisitions allowed the outlining of the overall layout and local patterning of the town during the Roman Age, as well as cast new light on the conformation of the ancient landscape at the time of the oldest Piceni settlement.
Within the operating practices followed by the project, one of the most interesting aspects lies in the interaction of all the match's players involved in the process of archaeological impact assessments carried out in advance of modern transformations, in the way to conciliate the needs for preservation and research with the aim of a sustainable urban development.
By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more in general, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects for best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for future deepening of knowledge on this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology.
The excavation campaigns, carried out in continuity from 2019 to 2021, provide new data both on the necropolis of the Orientalizing Age (7th century BC), enriched with a new funerary circle with high-ranking grave goods, and on the burial ground of the middle imperial Roman Age, which has become more defined in terms of extension, chronology and tomb types.
The new acquisitions always derive from the integrated investigations within the framework of the ArcheoNevola project and from a procedure of preventative archaeological assessment, on the background of a synergic collaboration between all the institutions involved.
The picture that seems to emerge from the diachronic analysis of the context is that of an area that has maintained a funerary use for a long time, perhaps even with an important hiatus between the main phases of occupation, but certainly recognized and prolonged. The topographical position and the characteristics of the funerary landscape must have favoured the survival of the site, possibly also charged with ideological meanings and memory.
The new activities fit into the background of the long tradition of study in Bologna of the northern Marche, aimed at achieving a better understanding of the dynamics of settlement and of the process of urbanization. In this light the present study is of a particular relevance, allowing us to enhance the framework of occupation during the Iron Age, which in the area considered remains a complex and fascinating period, characterized by a “cultural melting pot”, with the coexistence and blending of Piceni, Celts and Roman people, but which is still poorly archaeologically documented.
A proper integrated methodological approach, adopted since the first steps of the research, derives from the complex nature of the context of study, which poses special challenges for archaeological investigation and use of non-invasive prospection methods.
The combination of a wide range of data, including that gathered from geophysical surveys (mostly ground penetrating radar mapping), archaeological digs, historic cartography, bibliographic and archival data, is leading to a reconstruction of the cityscape during the Roman Age and its development over the centuries. The understanding of the ancient urban landscape also includes a detailed morphological study aimed at the reconstruction of the Roman paleosurface, carried out using data derived from coring samples and stratigraphic digs. In parallel, a particular attention is reserved to the modern tridimensional documentation of the historical buildings of the city, by means of laser scanner and the analysis of the stratigraphy of the preserved walls. The new surveys covered, in particular, the still surviving Roman buildings, as the temples incorporated by the churches of San Venanzio and San Gregorio Magno, as well as the sostruzioni dell'Annunziata.
The last acquisitions allowed the outlining of the overall layout and local patterning of the town during the Roman Age, as well as cast new light on the conformation of the ancient landscape at the time of the oldest Piceni settlement.
Within the operating practices followed by the project, one of the most interesting aspects lies in the interaction of all the match's players involved in the process of archaeological impact assessments carried out in advance of modern transformations, in the way to conciliate the needs for preservation and research with the aim of a sustainable urban development.
The cases presented here relate to urban sites in northern and central Italy, respectively in Emilia Romagna and Marche regions. The chosen towns differ significantly from one another in their history, archaeological background and unresolved issues as well as in their geological setting and soil properties. They are the Etruscan town of Kainua (Marzabotto), the Roman municipia of Suasa and Ostra, the Roman colonies of Sena Gallica (Senigallia) and Asculum (Ascoli Piceno), and the late Roman town of Classe, south of Ravenna.
After ten years of practice in applied geophysics and aerial remote sensing on these and other important projects, it is now time to present some reflections on the role of non-invasive archaeology in approaching the challenges involved in the investigation of formerly-urban sites, in particular the potentiality of non-destructive prospection methods in the interpretation and understanding of the sites in terms of their size, overall layout, urban structure and interconnection with suburban areas in the context of their natural setting and broader landscape.
La città antica si sviluppava in altura e sul pendio di una collina stretta e allungata, con costruzioni scenograficamente disposte a terrazze sovrapposte. Le necropoli, invece, occupavano le propaggini collinari, dove oggi sorge il villaggio di Finiq.
Fin dalle fasi iniziali, il progetto ha riservato attenzione anche agli studi di carattere territoriale e all'applicazione di indagini geognostiche non invasive, con finalità sia archeologiche sia di ricostruzione del paesaggio urbano e della morfologia collinare antichi.
Durante le più recenti campagne del 2013 e 2014 è stato avviato un nuovo programma di prospezioni geofisiche, con l'intento di rispondere ad alcune problematiche archeologiche ancora aperte, o quantomeno, di contribuire alla loro discussione. Infatti, le attività hanno riguardato prevalentemente il settore dell'acropoli orientale, un'area certamente importante da un punto di vista urbanistico ma non ancora del tutto nota, specie per quanto riguarda i giacimenti archeologici del periodo greco e romano, e alcune zone della città bassa e della necropoli meridionale, alla ricerca di dati sulla città romana e sull'effettiva estensione del quartiere funerario, sviluppatosi dall'età ellenistica, di difficile definizione anche a causa delle marcate ingerenze determinate dalla crescita disordinata dell'abitato moderno di Finiq.
Il contributo presenta una sintesi preliminare dei risultati ottenuti dalle nuove indagini geofisiche condotte durante le più recenti campagne della missione italo-albanese a Phoinike.
The school is open to a maximum of 30 students from the Universities partners. The course takes place in Ravenna, for the theoretical lectures, and in the Marche region (at Senigallia and its hinterland) for the practice.
Integrating theory and practice, the course gives large space to the new technologies of non-destructive investigation increasingly often employed for field evaluation (in particular: aerial photography, remote sensing, geophysics, instrumental topography, technology UAV).
La terza edizione di Landscape vuole tentare di declinare questa tematica nell'antichità, cercando di comprendere il livello di consapevolezza ecologica delle società antiche ed evidenziando quali sono state le scelte politiche ed economiche attuate tenendo in considerazione la componente ambientale.
Il convegno si terrà tra il 5 ed il 6 maggio 2022, il primo giorno presso la sede di Bologna ed il secondo a Ravenna.
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