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Selva la Rocca. La (ri)scoperta di un sito etrusco nel territorio ceretano meridionale
No full textThe Necropolis of Selva la Rocca could be considered one of the most important funerary sites in the southern territory of Caere, comparable with sites such as Monteroni, Le Fornaci, Procojo di Ceri and Vaccina. However, following its discovery and excavation by Donna Teresa Caetani, duchess of Sermoneta, between 1838 and 1841, its existence was almost forgotten, and the objects discovered on the site were largely lost to the antiquities trade. However, the discovery of new archival documents and the subsequent comparative study carried out with previously published materials has made it possible to provide a new analysis of almost thirty graves, which date from the 7th to the 3rd century BC. In conjunction with this, on-site reconnaissance has led to the discovery of well-preserved stretches of a road system, which it may be possible to identify as part of an ancient route linking Caere with Rome. By reflecting on this newly revealed data, it has therefore been possible to place the emerging findings within the wider context of the Caeretan territorial system and to formulate a hypothesis to identify the inhabited centre on which the Necropolis of Selva la Rocca must have depended
Ipotesi sul porto etrusco di Alsium tra recenti acquisizioni e prospettive future
No full textThe landing place of the Etruscan site of Alsium is not as well-known as the most important of Caere’s harbors, Pyrgi, and its supposed location has fluctuated between the promontory of Palo, where the Roman colonia maritima is located, and the site of the famous so-called “Villa of Pompey”, about 2 km further south. Nowadays the second hypothesis seems to be the most likely. Its geographical position, dominating the alluvial plain of the Tiber, its proximity to the mouth of the Cupino stream, the placement of important necropolises such as S. Paolo and Monteroni along the route from Caere to Alsium, as well as the discovery and rediscovery of a number of interesting contexts are just some of the main indications in favour of this “petite acropole”. However, there is still no archaeological proof of this theory and currently it is only possible to outline a few preliminary considerations about the role played by Alsium, from the Orientalizing period onwards, in contacts with Mediterranean trade routes and, through to the Cupino valley, with the territorial sections overlooking Bracciano Lake and the Tiber valley
Donna Teresa de' Rossi Caetani duchessa di Sermoneta, donna viril dell'archeologia nel primo Ottocento
No full textTra i personaggi che animarono la vita intellettuale di Roma nella prima metà del secolo XIX, Donna Teresa Caetani, nata de’ Rossi, rappresenta sicuramente un caso d’interesse sia per quanto riguarda le vicende dell’alta nobiltà romana, sia per l’archeologia, che proprio in quel periodo iniziava a muovere i suoi primi ed incerti passi verso una propria strutturazione come Altertumswissenschaft, come scienza dell’antichità
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