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Erasmus IP Summer School "Preventive Archaeology. Evaluating sites and landscapes"
No full textBetween 2012 and 2014 the Department of History and Cultures coordinated a large network of partners to organize two editions of the Erasmus Intensive Programme Summer School Preventive Archaeology. Evaluating sites and landscapes, benefiting for two consecutive years of an important european funding directed to the higher education (LLP-Lifelong Learning Programme). In addition to Bologna, the team work was composed by the Universities of Bern, Birmingham, Bradford, Cassino, Ghent, Lecce, Leiden, Ljubljana, Lyon 2, Siena, Vigo, York, the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Rome) and some independent companies (Geocarta Sa, Geostudi Astier Srl, So.Ing Srl, IDS Corporation). The IP also benefited the support of local institutions (Fondazione Flaminia, Comune di Ravenna, Comune di Senigallia, Centro Studi per l'Archeologia dell'Adriatico).
The course, articulated in lectures and assisted applications on the field, was dedicated to “Preventive Archaeology”, focusing on the role of the non-invasive techniques for evaluating nature and potential of archaeological deposits prior to transformations or development, in the direction of a correct planning process and a project design.
The program undertaken a general survey on the current situation in Europe, considering in particular the countries involved in the project, comparing their different conditions in terms of rules and regulations, methods and traditions, and analyzing possibilities and limitations of the non-invasive methods for the needs of preventive archaeology. Furthermore, the class tried to identify a general range of benefits for developing an approach based on multiple techniques and methodological integration, and to define good practices both in terms of research and of teaching programme in this field of study.
Despite the organization entailed a very hard work for all the partners, the school had an extraordinary positive impact on the persons directly or indirectly involved in the activities, representing an attractive education and training programme; enabling students, academic and administrative staff to work together in a multinational and multidisciplinary group; favoring dialogues and connections among people from different countries, the birth of collaborations and relationships among institutions, as well as of a stimulating environment for personal growth and confrontation.
The four weeks program, attended by 66 students (between both the editions), took place in Ravenna for the theoretical lectures and at different archaeological sites for the practice: Ravenna and Classe (2013), Senigallia and Civitalba (2014). The cases of studies were selected in order to carry out practical experiences both on urban and extra-urban areas, in the perspective to deal with the preventative field evaluation in different environments. Here, the students had the opportunity to test innovative instruments for non-invasive investigation (well-advanced machines for extensive geophysical survey, remote sensing applications, UAV technology), benefiting of excellent know-how, specialist skills and expertise, and achieving relevant results with the techniques applied.
The IP allowed us to draw the attention of many and different institutions present in the territory and variously interested in the course (not only Universities, but also Authorities, Municipalities, Superintendences, Foundations etc.), to which we tried to communicate the benefits of this new “design-led archaeology” also for their purposes, as well as the “power” of some non conventional teachings in reaching a wide and various user-base, also in terms of multidisciplinary employments and applications
Before and after the dig. A middle Adriatic long-standing necropolis between non-invasive prospecting and excavation
No full textThe contribution presents the results of an archaeological project conducted by the University of Bologna in Corinaldo (Ancona, Central Italy), which began in 2018 as a development-led archaeology intervention and evolved into a long-term research, training, and public engagement initiative. The discovery of a previously unknown necropolis - spanning from the Iron Age to the Roman period - was made possible through an integrated approach combining aerial monitoring, geophysical survey, and surface reconnaissance. These non-invasive methods were fundamental in identifying and evaluating the site, directing the excavation strategy, and fostering dialogue with local authorities and the public. Seven excavation campaigns have since confirmed and expanded upon the data from remote sensing, revealing an articulated funerary complex that includes three Iron Age princely tombs and over 80 Roman burials. The project offers a critical comparison between non-invasive and invasive archaeological methods, highlighting their complementary roles in understanding complex, multi-phase sites. It also emphasizes the importance of preventive archaeology for heritage protection and the potential of interdisciplinary strategies in advancing archaeological knowledge and community engagement
Prospezioni georadar nella Chiesa di San Giovanni in Monte
No full textL'articolo fa parte di un'ampia ricerca dedicata alla Chiesa e il complesso di San Giovanni in Monte a Bologna, tra storia, arte e archeologia. Nel caso specifico sono presentati i risultati delle indagini georadar condotte dal Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà dell'Università di Bologna all'interno della Chiesa
Erasmus IP Summer School "Preventive Archaeology: urban sites and landscapes"
No full textBetween 2012 and 2014 the Department of History and Cultures coordinated a large network of partners to organize two editions of the Erasmus Intensive Programme Summer School Preventive Archaeology. Evaluating sites and landscapes, benefiting for two consecutive years of an important european funding directed to the higher education (LLP-Lifelong Learning Programme). In addition to Bologna, the team work was composed by the Universities of Bern, Birmingham, Bradford, Cassino, Ghent, Lecce, Leiden, Ljubljana, Lyon 2, Siena, Vigo, York, the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Rome) and some independent companies (Geocarta Sa, Geostudi Astier Srl, So.Ing Srl, IDS Corporation). The IP also benefited the support of local institutions (Fondazione Flaminia, Comune di Ravenna, Comune di Senigallia, Centro Studi per l'Archeologia dell'Adriatico).
The course, articulated in lectures and assisted applications on the field, was dedicated to “Preventive Archaeology”, focusing on the role of the non-invasive techniques for evaluating nature and potential of archaeological deposits prior to transformations or development, in the direction of a correct planning process and a project design.
The program undertaken a general survey on the current situation in Europe, considering in particular the countries involved in the project, comparing their different conditions in terms of rules and regulations, methods and traditions, and analyzing possibilities and limitations of the non-invasive methods for the needs of preventive archaeology. Furthermore, the class tried to identify a general range of benefits for developing an approach based on multiple techniques and methodological integration, and to define good practices both in terms of research and of teaching programme in this field of study.
Despite the organization entailed a very hard work for all the partners, the school had an extraordinary positive impact on the persons directly or indirectly involved in the activities, representing an attractive education and training programme; enabling students, academic and administrative staff to work together in a multinational and multidisciplinary group; favoring dialogues and connections among people from different countries, the birth of collaborations and relationships among institutions, as well as of a stimulating environment for personal growth and confrontation.
The four weeks program, attended by 66 students (between both the editions), took place in Ravenna for the theoretical lectures and at different archaeological sites for the practice: Ravenna and Classe (2013), Senigallia and Civitalba (2014). The cases of studies were selected in order to carry out practical experiences both on urban and extra-urban areas, in the perspective to deal with the preventative field evaluation in different environments. Here, the students had the opportunity to test innovative instruments for non-invasive investigation (well-advanced machines for extensive geophysical survey, remote sensing applications, UAV technology), benefiting of excellent know-how, specialist skills and expertise, and achieving relevant results with the techniques applied.
The IP allowed us to draw the attention of many and different institutions present in the territory and variously interested in the course (not only Universities, but also Authorities, Municipalities, Superintendences, Foundations etc.), to which we tried to communicate the benefits of this new “design-led archaeology” also for their purposes, as well as the “power” of some non conventional teachings in reaching a wide and various user-base, also in terms of multidisciplinary employments and applications
Mapping Adriatic Landscapes
No full textThe project is part of a long tradition of research carried out by the University of Bologna in the northern Marche region, in central Italy, across the valleys of the Rivers Cesano and Misa. Started in 2009, the new project of landscape archaeology is mainly based on the systematic employment of non-invasive techniques of investigation and mapping (remote sensing and geophysical techniques). The research is enabling a better comprehension and documentation of the ancient roman towns of Suasa and Ostra (where the university of Bologna has been working for decades) as well as the discovering and mapping of new sites never known before. The process of interpretation is led by the integration of different data sets (geomorphological studies, geophysical prospections, field walking surveys and excavations) and favored by an accurate cartographic production which connects all the gathered information.
The new activities fit into the background of the last research promoted by the University of Bologna, aimed at achieve a better understanding of the dynamics of settlement and of the process of urbanization in the northern Marche. In this light the latest study earns of a particular relevance, allowing to enhance the framework on the human settlement during the Iron Age, which in the considered area remains a complex and fascinating period, characterized by a “cultural melting pot”, with the coexistence and blending of Piceni, Celts and Roman people, but still poorly archaeologically documented
Non-destructive field evaluation in Preventive Archaeology. Looking at the current situation in Europe
No full textThis contribution offers a short summary of archaeological assessment in various parts of Europe in terms of the adopted practices and methodologies, comparing some of the most notable foreign experiences with the situation recently brought about in Italy following the introduction of a new domestic law which for the first time regulates preventive archaeology in the country. The patterns described make it possible to draw some conclusive reflections on how geophysics, aerial archaeology and other remote sensing techniques can be used in preventive archaeology to enhance the identification and understanding of the hidden archaeological resource as an essential element in the evaluation process prior to development. By supplementing rather than replacing the long-established methods of archaeological exploration and
interpretation, these non-invasive methods have the power to supply, relatively quickly and cheaply, a detailed picture of past landscapes and activities, with many significant implications for heritage preservation as well as for modern spatial planning and urban development
Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past. Preventive Archaeology in Theory and Practice
Full text linkLooking 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 benefits that could be gained through the development and application of an approach based on multiple techniques and methodological integration, so as to define good practice both for research and for teaching within this field of studies
Necropoli picena Valle del Nevola (Ancona)
No full textIl progetto è nato nell’ambito di un intervento di archeologia preventiva promosso dal Comune di Corinaldo in accordo con la Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio delle Marche, nella valle del Fiume Nevola. La prima campagna di scavo (nell'estate del 2017) ha previsto l'apertura di alcuni saggi di scavo in corrispondenza delle aree che erano risultate più promettenti dalle indagini preliminari non invasive realizzate mediante tecniche di prospezione del sottosuolo (fotografia aerea, indagini geofisiche con metodo geomagnetico) condotte sempre dall'Università di Bologna. Il complesso insediativo messo in luce si caratterizza per la presenza di due grandi fossati circolari che dovevano circoscrivere una zona di necropoli. All’interno dei fossati circolari infatti trovano posto tombe e sepolture, almeno una delle quali in connessione cronologica originaria ai fossati delimitanti, e altre cosiddette “alla cappuccina” successive.
Anche se in fase ancora preliminare, in virtù dei reperti materiali rinvenuti durante gli scavi di verifica e delle caratteristiche dell’insediamento, è possibile riferire le fasi originarie del sepolcreto all’età del Ferro (VII-VI secolo a.C.?) e, nello specifico, a una famiglia di rango della cultura Picena (forse ascrivibile alla fase del III o del IV periodo Piceno, secondo la ancora vigente classificazione cronologica proposta da D.G. Lollini - cfr. D.G. Lollini, La civiltà picena, in Popoli e Civiltà dell'Italia Antica, vol. V, Roma 1976, pp. 107-195)
Reading ancient cities. The contribution of the non-invasive techniques
No full textDuring the last few years the University of Bologna has gained valuable experience in the field of archaeological impact assessment and development-led archaeology. This has been achieved within projects focused on the study of the phenomenon of cities and urban life in antiquity, which represents one of the long-standing lines of research within the Department of History and Cultures. The present paper provides an overview of some key aspects of the research carried out by the Bologna team, focusing in particular on the contribution of geophysics and aerial remote sensing in the archaeological and historical reconstruction of ancient urban landscapes.
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.
In all of these cases the research frameworks have in common the definition and implementation of a specific project design, and the resulting experience strongly underlines the importance of this programmatic method. In all instances the University has worked in close cooperation with the local Superintendencies and Municipalities, using a holistic approach that takes into account all aspects of the landscape, including the needs of modern development and instances of preservation and enhancement of the archaeological heritage.
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
Erasmus IP Summer School “Preventive Archaeology. Urban sites and landscapes. Methods and techniques for evaluating the archaeological value” (2012-2013)
No full textDirezione scientifica e coordinamento del programma internazionale Erasmus IP “Preventive Archaeology. Evaluating sites and landscapes” (edizione 2013). Grant Agreement Number 2012-1-IT2-ERA10-38855, nell'ambito della partnership internazionale: - University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Sezione di Archeologia (coordinator) - University of Bern, Department of Archaeology - University of Birmingham, Department of Classis, Ancient History and Archaeology & Visual and Spatial Technology Center (VISTA) - University of Bradford, Department of Archaeological Sciences - University of Cassino, Dipartimento di Lettere e Filosofia - University of Ghent, Department of Archaeology - University of Lyon 2, Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée - University of Salento, Dipartimento di Beni Culturali - University of Siena, Dipartimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti - University of Vigo, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Engineering - European Union Marie Curie Program - Geocarta Inc., Paris - Geostudi Astier Inc., Livorno - Ingegneria dei Sistemi (IDS), Pisa - So.Ing. Strutture e Ambiente Inc., Livorno
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