Search results for " Selinunte"
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I modelli digitali come strumento per lo studio dell'architettura antica: l'anastilosi virtuale
2017
The contribution concerns the methodology for the reconstructive study of ancient monuments with particular reference to the concept of Virtual Anastylosis. This contribution illustrates the work carried out within the project of the exhibition "Living in Selinunte, from the origins to the Middle Ages", with particular reference to the virtual reconstruction of the North Gate and the FF1 block.
Selinunte (Sicily) and its productive context: the clayey raw materials applied in a long-lived ceramic production (seventh to third century BCE)
2016
The westernmost of the Greek-Sicilian towns, Selinunte, founded in western Sicily during the second half of the seventh century BCE, gives amazing evidences of a historic activity of ceramic production (seventh to third century BCE). The present study aims to identify the raw materials available in the vicinity of the archaeological site of Selinunte, which were possibly used by the ancient potters, and to characterise them by means of petrographic and chemical techniques. A sampling campaign of clays and sands for tempering was undertaken in the archaeological site and the adjacent area. Moreover, locally produced archaeological bricks and tiles were considered helpful for comparison regar…
Integrated use of unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning to support archaeological analysis: The Acropolis of Selinunt…
2021
Southwestern Sicily is an area of infrequent seismic activity; however, some studies carried out in the archaeological Selinunte site suggest that, between the fourth century BC and the early Middle Ages, probably at least two earthquakes strucked this area with enough energy to damage and cause the collapse and kinematics of much of the architecture of Selinunte. Take into account that, in 2008, a noninvasive archaeological prospection and traditional data gathering methods along the Acropolis north fortifications were carried out. Following these first studies, after about 10 years, a new geophysical campaign was carried out. This second campaign benefited from the application of modern t…
Plant landscape of the archaeological site of Selinunte and its restoration: tribute to scholars and professionals who worked on it
2018
IL SILENZIO VERDE. CONTRIBUTO AI PIANI PAESISTICI NELL'AREA DA SELINUNTE A ERACLEA MINOA
1997
Orfeo o Tamiri? Cantori traci in Sicilia
2009
Orpheus and Thamyris are connected on the literary and iconographic levels, but reveal several divergencies as well. On an early Sicilian krater and an early Paestan hydria from Selinous, the depictions of Orpheus and Thamyris respectively allow us to reconsider the significance of the two singers as symbol of the Thracian music, in the Sicilian context and evaluate the use of these figurative subjects on Sicilian vases. The identity of the two musicians is not clearcut; the focal point is the music, in particular the Thracian, which acquires a divine and regenerating value in relation to the theme of the Underworld.
Sicilia e Grecia La conservazione dei monumenti alla fine del Settecento
2015
Fin dalla seconda metà del Settecento in Sicilia si inizia a tutelare, e dunque conservare, i monumenti dell’epoca classica della città di Taormina e perfino un gruppo di alberi secolari, chiamati il “castagno dei cento cavalli”. Inoltre, nel 1778, il governo borbonico istituì, per tutti i monumenti antichi della Sicilia, una commissione formata dai “Regi custodi” – sopraintendenti delle antichità, da un architetto esperto di monumenti antichi, da un pittore di vedute e da un capo mastro, per studiare e rilevare lo stato di conservazione dei monumenti stessi. A seguito di queste indagini, nel 1780, furono approntati i primi interventi di restauro nel tempio di Segesta e in alcuni templi di …
Fungi in archaeological areas
2018
This review include the data concerning the presence of representations of fungi since prehistoric times. Particular attention is paid to their use in magical rituals, in nutrition and as a remedy for certain diseases. The work also examines some examples of megaliths whose shape recalls that of a mushroom, and the role of mushrooms in anthracological studies. Finally, data on the presence of mushrooms, some of them rare, of reforested areas and residual dune systems within the Archaeological Park of Selinunte are reported.
Progetto di valorizzazione del Parco archeologico di Selinunte
2009
Il testo presenta il progetto di valorizzazione del Parco archeologico di Selinunte. A partire dal progetto di Franco Minissi, l'autore ridisegna i percorsi di visita e i principali siti del Parco. Progetta e realizza il nuovo ingresso da Triscina per la visita al Santuario di Malophoros.
Purificare e salvare la polis. Alcune osservazioni sulla “colonna B” della Lex Sacra di Selinunte
2012
Il confronto con alcuni rilievi attici e con la parte finale dell'Anabasi di Senofonte consente di proporre una identificazione plausibile dell'epiclesi di Zeus, unica divinità menzionata nella colonna B della Lex sacra di Selinunte.