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Studio e analisi di alcuni contesti della domus centrale presso i fondi ex Cossar
Get PDFThis paper aims to propose a chronological framework for the earliest phases of the central domus situated on the ex Cossar property in Aquileia, through a comparative analysis of contextual data and archaeological materials. Some relevant case studies which are evidence of trasformations in act, are examined. Two structural alterations of sector 1 are discussed: the first one includes some events from the western part of the analysed area (the archaeological contexts related to the levels 169=220 and 339) and the second one concerns the eastern part of the sector (the levels under the foundations of the wall 284). In order to establish the chronology of some structures as well as the broader architectural development of the area, a detailed analysis of contextual archaeological finds is carried out. The type-chronological study of the materials found in the contexts which are examined allows identifying two periods of building activity. They date to a rather ancient period of the development of the eastern part of the domus. The first one regards the levels below the floor (339) whose chronology ranges between the second half and the last quarter of the 1st century BC. Above this floor a more recent floor (169=220) was laid in period which dates between the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st century AD. The same data seems to be suggested by the analysis of the pottery from stratigraphic contexts in the eastern part of the sector 1 either. The structural complex established the connection between the wall 284 and the portico of the central domus. By comparing the fresh chronological evidence of the examined area with the existing documentation of earlier excavations made, common features can be noticed. In particular, the chronology and types of pottery found during the 1965-66 and 1971 campaigns carried out by Luisa Bertacchi match very nicely the results from the contexts taken into account in this paper
User-centric Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Digital Libraries: Three Case Studies
No full textThe paper addresses how user evaluations could help to adapt the digital libraries to the users. Three case studies will illustrate how a range of user communities within the art and cultural heritage domain were studied. The first one, within the project DiSCmap, studied the needs in digitised materials within the Higher Education institutions in the UK. The second one assessed the European digital library Europeana through a combination of focus groups and media labs held in four countries. This study was qualitative but gathered a range of quantitative data providing evidence of user behaviour (queries used; eye tracking data and data on the users’ performance on a standard set of tasks). The third one treats the user survey initiative held for the Italian Association of Librarians (AIB) portal, launched in the phase of its re-styling through a web questionnaire that collected more than 600 answers
USER STUDIES FOR DIGITAL LIBRARIES EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT
No full textThis tutorial - the only one in JCDL 2012 Conference - introduces a range of methods which can be applied to understand better user needs and expectations (surveys, questionnaires, interviews, deep log analysis, personas, eye tracking, ethnographic studies) and to give a practical feel how they work in real practice through a series of recent studies. It includes real life international case study which will help the participants to get a better understanding what studies could be particularly helpful according to the products and services they develop, how to involve user s in digital library evaluation, and how to engage better with users
User Studies for Digital Library Development
No full textAs the information environment becomes increasingly electronic, digital libraries have proliferated, but the focus has often been on innovations in technology and not the user. Research and analysis of users is essential to fine-tune the content and approach of digital libraries to the diverging requirements and expectations of incredibly varied communities and to ensure libraries are effective, accessible and sustainable in the long term. This book provides a clear overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries
Access to digital archives: studying users' expectations and behaviours
No full textL'accesso agli archivi digitali copre un ventaglio ampio di problematiche, da quelle legali a quelle relative alla corretta formazione, gestione e conservazione dei documenti, da quelle tecniche relative al formato a quelle che concernono la qualità d'uso degli ambienti digitali interattivi. Questo contributo ha le sue origini nei lavori della Summer School internazionale di Macerata, del 2013, su Access to Digital Archives, coordinata dall'autore, e alle decennali esperienze di ricerca con la valutazione di prototipi di archivi digitali e digital libraries. Il capitolo del volume punta a presentare criticamente le variabili e gli indicatori che concorrono a garantire la qualità degli archivi digitali dal punto di vista degli utenti finali: l'efficacia linguistica e semantica delle descrizioni archivistiche, le caratteristiche proprie dell'accesso e comprensione dell'informazione negli ambienti web, oltre che le criticità poste dai tools di ricerca rispetto alla comunicazione della provenienza
Thracian city economy as part of the global Sinopean wine trade
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the widespread diffusion of Sinopean wine and its importance as evidence for economic and social exchange in Thrace during Roman and Late Roman times. The study analyses, through using amphorae as key-evidence, the phenomena that controlled trading networks and longdistance maritime routes in particular, since these would have been conditioned by political and economic evolutions. Evidence from various sources has been used in order to map what we know about the distribution of Sinopean wine, in particular in two specific regions within the Roman Empire: the western coast of the Black Sea and the Lower Danube territory. After analysing some regional contexts, a wider view on distribution patterns is considered. The analysed deposits indicate the significant role that the Thracian market played for the Sinopean wine trade. Thrace seems to be part of a broader mechanism that included also the territories along the Lower Danube
Designing an automated prototype tool for preservation quality metadata extraction for ingest into digital repository
Get PDFWe present a viable framework for the automated extraction of preservation quality metadata, which is adjusted to meet the needs of, ingest to digital repositories. It has three distinctive features: wide coverage, specialisation and emphasis on quality. Wide coverage is achieved through the use of a distributed system of tool repositories, which helps to implement it over a broad range of document object types. Specialisation is maintained through the selection of the most appropriate metadata extraction tool for each case based on the identification of the digital object genre. And quality is sustained by introducing control points at selected stages of the workflow of the system. The integration of these three features as components in the ingest of material into digital repositories is a defining step ahead in the current quest for improved management of digital resources
Cucina e cultura in area nord-adriatica nelle fasi di romanizzazione: fra tradizioni locali e adozione di nuovi modelli alimentari
No full textCucina e cultura in area nord-adriatica nelle fasi di romanizzazione: fra tradizioni locali e adozione di nuovi modelli alimentari
No full textIn eastern Cisalpine Gaul the Romanization process caused a number of transformations, from both a socio-economic and cultural point of view. The adoption of elements of traditional Roman culture affected the activities related to the public sphere, but deeply modified also people’s private way of life. Among other practices, this process involved some household activities, which are usually highly conservative: that of food preparation. In this respect, new data arose during the excavations at the so-called domus of Titus Macer, an important atrium house of the ancient city of Aquileia. The kitchen ware used during the 2nd and 1st century BC has been analysed in detail and compared with that from other sites in Friuli Venezia Giulia and in the neighbouring regions. A situation of particular interest has emerged: the pre-roman pottery assemblages were already characterized by the coexistence of vessels of local tradition and foreign elements, most of which coming from Veneto; within this framework, the Thyrrenian cooking wares and their imitations rapidly spread, leading to the adoption of new pottery forms and eating behaviours. The image of a diversified and dynamic society stands out, which adopted typical Roman cooking practices without giving up its own traditions
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