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The Isola Sacra occupies the land between Ostia and Portus at the
mouth of the Tiber, and thus lies at the centre of the massive port
complex that served Imperial Rome. The area has been the focus of
archaeological research since the 16th century, but has never
before been the subject of an integrated survey. This volume
focuses on the results of a survey completed between 2002 and 2012
as part of the Portus Project. It complements our previous survey
of Portus (2005) and the forthcoming publication of the German
Archaeological Institute's survey of Ostia. It included a fluxgate
gradiometer survey of all the available open ground on the island
(c 98 ha), as well as selective Ground-Penetrating Radar survey and
an analysis of satellite and aerial photographic images. A
presentation of these results is set against an analysis of the
geomorphology of the delta, and integrated with information from
past excavations in the area. It is complemented by a programme of
geoarchaeological coring and a short account of the ships excavated
on the Isola Sacra in 2011. These results are key for understanding
the development of Portus-Ostia complex, and hence the economy of
the City of Rome itself.
For many archaeologists, Iberia is the last great unknown region in
Europe. Although it occupies a crucial position between
South-Western Europe and North Africa, academic attention has
traditionally been focused on areas like Greece or Italy. However
Iberia has an equally rich cultural heritage and archaeological
tradition. This ground-breaking volume presents a sample of the
ways in which archaeologists have applied theoretical frameworks to
the interpretation of archaeological evidence, offering new
insights into the archaeology of both Iberia and Europe from
prehistoric time through to the tenth century. The contributors to
this book are leading archaeologists drawn from both countries.
They offer innovative and challenging models for the Paleolithic,
Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Early Medieval
and Islamic periods. A diverse range of subjects are covered
including urban transformation, the Iron Age peoples of Spain,
observations on historiography and the origins of the Arab domains
of Al-Andalus. It is essential reading for advanced undergraduates
and those researching the archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula.
For many archaeologists, Iberia is the last great unknown region in
Europe. Although it occupies a crucial position between
South-Western Europe and North Africa, academic attention has
traditionally been focused on areas like Greece or Italy. However
Iberia has an equally rich cultural heritage and archaeological
tradition. This ground-breaking volume presents a sample of the
ways in which archaeologists have applied theoretical frameworks to
the interpretation of archaeological evidence, offering new
insights into the archaeology of both Iberia and Europe from
prehistoric time through to the tenth century. The contributors to
this book are leading archaeologists drawn from both countries.
They offer innovative and challenging models for the Paleolithic,
Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Early Medieval
and Islamic periods. A diverse range of subjects are covered
including urban transformation, the Iron Age peoples of Spain,
observations on historiography and the origins of the
The remarkable extent, state of preservation and monuments of
Ocriculum make this one of the most important archaeological sites
in ancient Italy. Located close to the river Tiber, north of Rome
on the Via Flaminia, many travellers were drawn to Otricoli and its
landscape, lured by its beauty. Significant monumental remains of
the Roman town are still visible: the amphitheatre, the theatre,
the forum area, basilica, baths and nymphaeum. Academic studies
devoted to this important town are many, and this volume represents
a further contribution to our understanding of the ancient town.
Here are published the results of the urban survey in 2002-5. Field
survey was coupled with a geophysical survey that has identified
new features. This work adds greatly to our understanding of the
ancient town and tells a different story to that usually told of
Roman towns in terms of scale, layout and organization, as well as
architectural and sculptural finds; and thus contributes
significantly to debate on Roman urbanism. With contributions by
Luana Cenciaioli, Sophy Downes, Rose Ferraby, Enrico Floridi, Shawn
Graham, Salvatore Piro, Tim Sly, Lacey M. Wallace, Andrew
Wallace-Hadrill and Sabrina Zampini
In this book, an international team of experts draws upon a rich
range of Latin and Greek texts to explore the roles played by
individuals at ports in activities and institutions that were
central to the maritime commerce of the Roman Mediterranean. In
particular, they focus upon some of the interpretative issues that
arise in dealing with this kind of epigraphic evidence, the
archaeological contexts of the texts, social institutions and
social groups in ports, legal issues relating to harbours, case
studies relating to specific ports, and mercantile connections and
shippers. While much attention is inevitably focused upon the
richer epigraphic collections of Ostia and Ephesos, the papers draw
upon inscriptions from a very wide range of ports across the
Mediterranean. The volume will be invaluable for all scholars and
students of Roman history.
In this book, an international team of experts draws upon a rich
range of Latin and Greek texts to explore the roles played by
individuals at ports in activities and institutions that were
central to the maritime commerce of the Roman Mediterranean. In
particular, they focus upon some of the interpretative issues that
arise in dealing with this kind of epigraphic evidence, the
archaeological contexts of the texts, social institutions and
social groups in ports, legal issues relating to harbours, case
studies relating to specific ports, and mercantile connections and
shippers. While much attention is inevitably focused upon the
richer epigraphic collections of Ostia and Ephesos, the papers draw
upon inscriptions from a very wide range of ports across the
Mediterranean. The volume will be invaluable for all scholars and
students of Roman history.
Field survey has been making a major contribution to our
understanding of the rural landscapes of the Mediterranean for
nearly forty years. During that time the techniques used to map
ancient settlement patterns have grown in sophistication from being
a process of simply identifying sites in the landscape, to one
which provided nuanced understandings of their layouts,
chronologies and contexts. This has led to a revolution in how
archaeologists approach urban sites, with survey techniques being
used increasingly often to generate a plan of a town site prior to
excavation as a way of ensuring that the excavation can be used to
address site-specific questions in a way that had not been possible
before. Most recently, research has begun to reveal the advantages
of integrating a range of different non-destructive techniques on
urban sites. In combination with exciting new computer-based means
of data visualization, all of this work means that it is now
possible to virtually reconstruct a buried town within a relatively
short space of time, as opposed to the old and destructive
excavation-centered approach that could take generations.
Unsurprisingly these advances are starting to make a very important
understanding to urbanism in general and the Roman Empire in
particular. Urban Landscape Survey in Italy and the Mediterranean
builds upon all these new developments and is one of the first
publications to focus exclusively upon the contribution of survey
techniques to our understanding of ancient towns. It addresses
methodology led enquiry into the nature of urban settlements
primarily in Italy, but also in Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Portugal
and Spain. The twenty-two papers from leading specialists in the
field focus on two underlying themes. The first deals with the
characterization of urban sites and draws upon a wide range of case
studies. These range from key protohistoric centres in central and
south Italy, to towns that epitomise the contradictions of cultural
change under Rome, such as Paestum, Aquinum and Sagalassos, to
Roman centres such as Teano, Suasa and Ammaia. The second theme is
inter-urban relationships, looking in particular at wider urbanized
landscapes in Italy. The fascinating selection of recent and
on-going projects presented here significantly moves the limits of
our current knowledge about ancient towns.
This book celebrates the career of Brian Sparkes, whose work in
Classical archaeology has covered many diverse areas such as art,
pottery, and theatre. Such interdisciplinary work is at the core of
this book, which seeks to explore the relationship between
different kinds of text and material culture and the ways in which
these can be interpreted. Chapters include studies on the
relationship between vase painting and sculpture (Karim Arafat) ,
images on wedding bowls (Sue Blundell) , and the role of pottery
workshops in the choice of iconography (Robin Osborne) . There is
also, unusually for this kind of publication, a paper by Brian
Sparkes himself, focusing on how artists and craftsmen in ancient
Greece conceived the appearances of men and women and of the move
from idealised naturalism to realistic naturalism.
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