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.
Il rilievo con scanner laser del Tempio "G" di Selinunte. Elaborazione delle scansioni e metodo per l'anastilosi virtuale di una colonna
2007
La possibilità di misurare in un tempo relativamente ridotto le coordinate tridimensionali di un elevato numero di punti rende i sistemi laser scanner particolarmente idonei al rilievo di frammenti erratici; la disponibilità di dati metrici accurati e puntuali, difficilmente ottenibili con le tecniche tradizionali del rilevamento architettonico, rende possibile condurre processi di discretizzazione e razionalizzazione della morfologia dei singoli frammenti. In questa sede vengono esposte le fasi di lavoro relative all’orientamento relativo ed assoluto delle scansioni laser del Tempio “G” di Selinunte, ed all’anastilosi virtuale dei rocchi di una colonna del fronte nord del tempio; obiettivo…
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…
Ceramic production at Selinunte (Sicily) during the 4th and 3rd century BCE: New archaeometric data through the analysis of kiln wastes
2018
Abstract A set of 37 overfired ceramic samples was collected from the dump of two kilns sited in the productive area FF1 in the acropolis of Selinunte (south western Sicily), being specifically active in the period 409–250 BCE. The ceramic samples were analysed by thin-section petrography and chemical analysis, with the aim to establish a valuable ‘reference group’ representative of the ceramic produced at Selinunte during the Punic phase. The petrographic and chemical analyses allowed to state that the ceramic manufactures from the kilns operating in the FF1 insula are characterized by rather homogeneous textural/compositional features. The daily-use common ware here produced is characteri…
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
From the Museum to the site and backwards
2021
Digital archaeological reconstructions usually at documenting the original position of blocks and architectural elements of the building, both the ones on site and those exhibited in museums. Digital survey and representation provide the opportunity to place the fragments into the reconstruction model of the building, thus making the understanding of their shape and function much easier. A relevant difference between past and present reconstructions is the representation of the context and the landscape. The context is a relevant feature of watercolor ‘Restorations’ of the Grand Tour; on the other hand, in digital reconstructions the landscape is often neglected or reduced to a ‘background’…
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 …