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Bagni di Lucca (LU). Benabbio, località Castello: relazione preliminare della quinta campagna di scavo
No full textRisultati della quinta campagna di scavo al castello di Benabbio, Bagni di Lucca (LU
Massa (MS). Scavi in piazza Mazzini (detta piazza Mercurio)
No full textRisultati degli scavi stratigrafici di Piazza Mazzini a Massa (anni 2011-2012
Step-by-Step Organization of a University CLIL Course
No full textThis paper reports on the organization of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) University courses in funerary archaeology held at the Division of Palaeopathology of Pisa University. We outline the different steps involved in the practical implementation of the proposed approach, which include choice of topic, linguistic content, tasks and strategies, and we describe the ways in which CLIL can be used both in the classroom and in archaeological fieldwork excavations for teaching of the discipline and practical experience with leading scholars in the field. Each two-hour lesson slot is divided into four parts, devoted to both the receptive (reading, listening) and productive (writing, speaking) skills, which constantly expose the students to language, helping them understand the contents of the discipline. It is necessary to take into account the additional difficulties students
attending the courses might have, which are due to their having to learn basic and academic language skills and new subject concepts at the same time. All the material relevant to the course is simplified and adapted to the needs and language of the students, who are supported by authentic materials in
the form of text-books, articles, tutorials, illustrations, audio and video recordings, and by a number of activities ranging from gap-filling exercises, matching words with their definitions, jumbled sentences,
sentence formation, preparation of posters, powerpoint demonstrations. The trainees are also involved
in increasing an ongoing bilingual English-Italian glossary and contextualized English grammar. Working individually, then in pairs and in small groups, they are responsible for the different areas of the discipline. Funerary archaeology is the study of death, ancient burials and human skeletal
remains, body disposal, etc., and includes skeleton anthropology, bone diagenesis, taphonomic
anthropology, as well as other features comprising excavation phases, techniques and tools employed, field archaeology
Bagni di Lucca (LU). Benabbio, località Castello: relazione preliminare della sesta campagna di scavo
No full textRisultati della sesta campagna di scavo presso il Castello di Benabbio (LU
Bagni di Lucca (LU). Benabbio, località Castello: relazione preliminare della terza e della quarta campagna di scavo
No full textRisultati della terza e quarta campagna di scavo presso il Castello di Benabbio, Bagni di Lucca, Lucc
La gestione informatica del dato antropologico: dallo scavo al laboratorio, archiviazione, gestione ed elaborazione dei dati
No full textAdvanced Gis applications for bioarchaeology: methods and case studies
No full textNew computer technologies have become indispensable components in Human Sciences. Archaeology has a long history of adopting and using these technologies to document the site and the excavation process, to record the location of excavated artifacts and materials, and to assist in interpretations and analysis of the excavation and recovered finds. However, despite the constant and ever-developing applications in archaeology, the specialization of bioarchaeology has not yet developed unique standards to fully benefit from these new technologies. This poster is intended to demonstrate the benefits of these digital protocols with bioarchaeological case studies. In particular, it will show the experimental results of an extensive GIS (Geographic Information Systems) survey obtained within two diachronous cemeteries in Tuscany (Italy): the monastery of Badia Pozzeveri (X–XIX centuries) and the castle of Benabbio (XIII–XIX centuries). Additionally, this research proposes new protocols for surveying, managing and processing data produced during an archaeo-anthropological excavation and how that can be beneficial in the initial recovery and study of osteological material. It will present the potential applications of open source GIS, three-dimensional photogrammetric processing and the fusion of these two techniques for the creation of 4D analysis platforms
Bagni di Lucca (LU). Benabbio, località Castello: relazione preliminare della terza campagna di scavo (luglio-agosto 2009)
No full textIn this paper, the results of the latest three excavation campaigns at Benabbio Castle, a
Medieval fortress (XII century) located within the Media Val di Lima Lucchese (Tuscany,
Italy), will be briefly examined. The site, of great strategic importance, has two points of
scientific interest: firstly, the great value of the archaeological and historical discoveries
made there, both in terms of architectures and findings, and secondly, the important
outcomes implied in the study of skeletons belonging to two different burial contexts,
the first dating back to the Low Middle Ages (XII-XIV sec.), the second to a still largely
unknown episode, the epidemic of cholera that struck all Europe in 1855
Investigating the "Blue Death" in the Past Preliminary Results of Multidisciplinary Research on the 1855 Cholera Cemetery at Badia Pozzeveri, Italy
No full textCholera epidemics afflicted the entire globe and reaped millions of lives throughout the 19th century. While mostly unseen in industrialized countries, the “blue death” is still one of the most common infectious diseases in the developing world. The disease, caused by small intestine infections by Vibrio cholerae, is characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and consequent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Unless promptly treated, cholera results in death in just a few days. Genetic analyses of V. cholerae have identified two strains – Classical and El Tor – which differ in their genetic makeup and consequent virulence. In spite of the abundant historical information surrounding cholera and its death toll, until recently no direct examination of ancient cholera epidemics had been attempted. This study presents the preliminary results of archaeological, bioarchaeological, and molecular investigations of burials attributed to the cholera epidemics of 1855 at Badia Pozzeveri, Italy. All skeletons were covered by a thick layer of lime, were lying in unusual positions, and lacked evidence of the conventional ritual practices observed at the time (removal of personal belongings, crossing of hands of the thorax, presence of votive artifacts). A preliminary bioarchaeological analysis indicated the presence of individuals of both sexes and ages ranging from the early 20s to over 60. During excavation, sediment samples were collected from the pelvic area of all skeletons to be submitted to molecular analyses aimed at detecting the presence of V. cholerae in association with the skeletal remains and investigating the relationship between humans and pathogens in the past
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