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Isotopic Anthropology of Rural German Medieval Diet: Intra- and Inter-population Variability
2016
This study investigates the diet of an eleventh century CE parish community located in northwestern Germany. We assessed the isotopic compositions of human (n = 24) and faunal (n = 17) bone collagen (δ 13Ccol, δ 15Ncol) and human structural carbonate (δ 13Csc) using skeletal material recovered from the Dalheim cemetery. Traditional interpretation of the isotopic data indicates that Dalheim residents likely relied on a C3 plant-based diet and consumed some terrestrial animal products without evidence of marine resource input in the diet. Bivariate and multivariate models used as an additional means to assess diet indicate minor consumption of C4 plant foods in this community. The multivariat…
The genomic history of Southern Europe
2018
Farming was first introduced to southeastern Europe in the mid-7th millennium BCE - brought by migrants from Anatolia who settled in the region before spreading throughout Europe. However, the dynamics of the interaction between the first farmers and the indigenous hunter-gatherers remain poorly understood because of the near absence of ancient DNA from the region. We report new genome-wide ancient DNA data from 204 individuals-65 Paleolithic and Mesolithic, 93 Neolithic, and 46 Copper, Bronze and Iron Age-who lived in southeastern Europe and surrounding regions between about 12,000 and 500 BCE. We document that the hunter-gatherer populations of southeastern Europe, the Baltic, and the Nor…
Riscoprire le vecchie scoperte: il sacello presso l’Olympieion di Agrigento
2016
I risultati delle nuove indagini stratigrafiche nel sacello posto a SE del tempio di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento, condotte da un'equipe dell'Università di Palermo diretta dalla autrici e coinvolgente anche numerosi studenti di Archeologia dell'Ateneo, insieme con lo studio integrato della documentazione d'archivio e dei vecchi scavi, consentono una ricostruzione della storia, della fisionomia e delle pratiche religiose di un edificio rimasto finora di ardua interpretazione, specie in rapporto al monumentale vicino. In particolare, viene confermata la costruzione del sacello verso la metà del VI secolo, ma si definisce una fase di rimodellamento, risalente ai primi decenni del V secolo, finor…
The indigenous settlement of Monte Iato (western Sicily): an ethnoarchaeometric approach for outlining local Archaic ceramic productions
2021
AbstractAn ethnoarchaeometric approach has been followed to identify the textural and compositional characteristics of the ceramic pastes produced in ancient Iaitas/Ietas, an indigenous site located in western Sicily on Monte Iato, a few tens of kilometres from Palermo. This approach was primarily motivated by the lack of discovered Archaic kilns or production sites/workshops and the inability to identify reference groups. Raw clays were sampled in the territory of San Cipirello and San Giuseppe Iato (today’s municipalities both sited on the northern slopes of Monte Iato), together with representative historic tiles and bricks locally produced until fairly recently. Grain-size analysis and …
A versatile mechanized setup for controlled experiments in archeology
2020
Experimentation has always played an important role in archeology, in particular to create reference collections for use-wear studies. Different types of experiments can answer different questions; all types should therefore be combined to obtain a holistic view. In controlled experiments, some factors are tested, while the other factors are kept constant to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. Yet, controlled experiments have been conducted with variable degrees of control. Although they seem decoupled from archeological applications, mechanized experiments and the robust causal relationships they measure are critical to answer archeological questions like understanding the processes of use-…
From pedologic indications to archaeological reconstruction: deciphering land use in the Islamic period in the Baida district (north-western Sicily)
2013
Abstract The aim of this work was to detect imprints on soil properties from former Islamic land use (9th to 11th century) using a multi-method, soil-chemical approach. Four soil profiles (with buried horizons) found in the vicinities of former Islamic settlements in Sicily were analysed for phosphorus (total, organic and inorganic), nitrogen (total, NO 3 − and NH 4 + ), carbon compounds (δ 13 C, lipids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and functional groups), physical and chemical C-fractions and the state of soil weathering. Two soil profiles contained ceramic sherds from the Islamic period. Inorganic nitrogen forms, phosphorous and the PAH content indicated strong impacts from trad…
Non muri sed mentes. Progettare, trasgredire e tutelare
2018
Due differenti esperienze di ricerca e di didattica hanno posto l’accento sul ruolo che il progetto di architettura può avere nella difesa del paesaggio agrario e di rilevanti aree archeologiche. Tali riflessioni hanno consentito la messa a fuoco di alcuni concetti che mostrano, forse con maggiore precisione, in che modo l’architettura riesca a fare emergere la parte resiliente dei luoghi e a interagire positivamente con la tutela del suolo. Quest’ultimo, per troppi anni, è stato visto – secondo un’ermeneutica errata del Movimento Moderno – come un sinonimo del piano cartesiano e, quindi, come una superficie omogenea ed isotropa, trasponendo in maniera ideologica l’invenzione di René Descar…
Il Tempio-Duomo di Pozzuoli. Lettura e Progetto
2007
Il progetto presentato al concorso per il restauro del Tempio-Duomo di Pozzuoli, diviene una occasione di ricerca che si propaga oltre la conclusione del confronto internazionale. I tre coautori, infatti, includono nella pubblicazione, oltre alle tavole di rilievo, di progetto e agli altri elaborati a corredo della proposta, ulteriori approfondimenti. Attraverso questi, da angolazioni diverse, si dimostrano la complessità degli argomenti fornita dall’occasione concorsuale e le ragioni per cui era corretto proseguire lo studio. In particolare, nella sua riflessione a posteriori, Andrea Sciascia sostiene quanto centrale sia stato nel progettare un testo architettonico molto stratificato e fra…
Tivoli Amusement Park Tour Guide
2019
The Tivoli Amusement Park is one of the largest amusement parks in the World, the total area is 250 hectares. It includes many attractions, some are very recent and others were made several years ago, but all of them are still able to arouse curiosity and fun for young and old people. Some people says that it's the only 2nd oldest surviving amusement park, untouched until today, after the one of Dyrehavsbakken, near Copenhagen. But these are only rumors, because by visiting the Tivoli Amusement Park it will be possible to undoubtedly remove this thoughts. The Tivoli Amusement Park is divided into 5 large entertainment areas: the Cardo & Decumano, the Aniene Water Park, Villa d'Este, the…
Les commissions coloniales rattachées au Comité des Travaux historiques et scientifiques
2000
The colonial Commissions connected to the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. In the late nineteenth century, the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques became a bigger and bigger research organization, always closely linked to the successive political governments. With each new French conquest, a commission of parisian scientists and local correspondents was created and attached to it, as in 1864, the scientific commission for Mexico, in 1884, the commission for Tunisia, in 1908, the archeological commission for Indochina. The example studied here is that of the commssion for Tunisia, which coordonated researches in archeology and epigraphy in North Africa, thanks to …