From cave to dolmen : ritual and symbolic aspects in the prehistory between Sciacca, Sicily and the central Mediterranean /
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This text brings together the scientific contributions of a wide panel of Sicilian and mainland Italian specialists in prehistory. Taking inspiration from a conference organised by the Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali e Ambientali of Agrigento and by the municipal council of Sciacca in November 2011, the decision was taken to broaden and deepen some of the main themes discussed on that occasion. Therefore this book focuses on the Sciacca region and its landscape which is extraordinarily rich in natural geological phenomena and associated archaeological activity, for example the Grotta del Kronio and the numerous dolmens present nearby.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781784910396 (PDF ebook) :
Egitto, Iraq ed Etruria nelle fotografie di John Alfred Spranger : viaggi e ricerche archeologiche (1929-1936) /
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This volume presents the 1930s archaeological photo-albums of photos make it possible to understand, after almost a century, how many Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Etruscan sites appeared at the time of their first excavations.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789691276 (ebook) :
Porti e approdi fluviali in Italia peninsulare : dall'età romana all'anno mille /
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Most Roman ports were located at river mouths and/or in lagoon areas and were connected with inland areas by rivers or artificial canals. For this reason, port structures (piers and warehouses) were set at some distance from the sea, as in Rome (Emporium of Testaccio along the Tiber), in Pisa-San Rossore and in the Po valley. According to historical sources, many river wharves were located along the Po while San Vincenzo abbey managed the Volturno river. The Carolingian river wharves of San Vincenzo were composed of timber, stone and, according to the Roman tradition, concrete structures. A slow recovery of maritime trades is already evident in the Carolingian Age. This book analyses the Roman and early medieval ports of Italy and the building techniques used in their structures; it displays the elements of continuity and discontinuity revealed during these centuries.
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1 online resource (x, 106 pages) : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781789692211 (ebook) :
Due antiche diocesi dello Stretto di Messina : insediamento, manufatti, infrastrutture e produzione nell'eparchia delle Saline e nelle isole eolie tra tardoantico e alto medioevo /
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A comparative study of the Saline area and of the Aeolian Islands dioceses' settlement in Late Antiquity and in the Early Middle ages.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781784915698 (ebook) :
Lo scavo a Parma sotto palazzo sanvitale /
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Palazzo Sanvitale is located in Parma on the left bank of a stream, on the edge of the northeastern quadrant of the urban layout. The palace and garden fill two blocks, separated almost entirely by a minor decumanus. Ceramic and clay scraps from an underlying pit date the laying out of the decumanus towards the end of the 3rd century BC. In the south block, residential buildings recall the housing scenarios of the eastern Cispadana. To the east, a mixtilinear building dates to the 4th century AD. In the other block, superimposed on a primitive housing phase, the remains of a bathhouse dating to the second half of the 2nd century AD are outlined. During the Theoderican age, residential buildings, one of which seals the remains of a mill, filled both blocks. This title is accompanied by essays on the materials from the excavations.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (viii, 215 pages) : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781803274089 (PDF ebook) :
I reperti e i motivi egizi ed egittizzanti a Pompei : indagine preliminare per una loro contestualizzazione /
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This volume presents a synthesis of research on Egyptian and Egyptianizing material from Pompeii. Starting from the historical context in which to frame these phenomena and proceeding with a review of terminology, the work provides the first up-to-date corpus of Egyptian and Egyptianizing subjects and finds from the famous archaeological site.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (596 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789699258 (PDF ebook) :
'Poedicvlorvm oppida' : spazi urbani della Puglia Centrale in età Romana /
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The indigenous persistence, texture, articulation, shape and functionality of the urban definition of the municipia in central Apulia demonstrate the nature of the complex history and settlement of this area in the long period between the age of Romanization and the 3rd century AD. The comprehensive collection and examination of the material evidence make it possible to reconstruct - for the first time, in an organic manner and in a global framework - the profile of the urban space of 'poediculorum oppida'.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
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9781784915933 (ebook) :
Introduzione alle antichità di Ventotene : ricerche archeologiche nell'isola di Ventotene 1 /
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Ventotene, a small island located in the Tyrrhenian sea, hosts the ruins of a large Roman villa dated to the Augustan age where many women related to imperial families were exiled and enclosed. This volume offers an introduction to the Roman antiquities of Ventotene and is the first of a series of thematic monographs dedicated to the island.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (iv, 120 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789690187 (ebook) :
La ceramica bassomedievale a Pisa e San Genesio (San Miniato-Pi) : città e campagna a confronto /
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This title presents the study of pottery in two medieval contexts, Pisa (a city) and San Genesio (a central place in the Arno Valley).
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource :
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9781784912789 (ebook) :
Ricerche archeologiche a Sant'Andrea di Loppio (Trento, Italia) : il castrum tardoantico-altomedievale /
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The island of Sant' Andrea, situated on the road that since ancient times has linked the Adige Valley with the Lake Garda, is now little more than a small hump on the edge of a vast marshy basin. Excavations reveal a multi-layered archeological site with finds ranging from the prehistoric age right through to the First World War.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) :
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9781784913625 (ebook) :
Mosaici funerari tardoantichi in Italia : repertorio e analisi /
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The potential of tomb mosaics as an academic resource has often been underestimated and consequently they have only been partially analysed not only in Italy but also throughout the Western Mediterranean. This work is intended to shed a new light on these finds, which are often incomplete, lost, or little studied.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (iv, 114 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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9781784918002 (ebook) :
Dinamiche insediative nelle campagne dell'Italia tra Tarda Antichità e Alto Medioevo /
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A series of selected contributions about settlement patterns in the Italian countryside between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, providing a critical overview of the most recent research on the subject.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (ii, 180 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781784918248 (ebook) :
Santuari e spazi confessionali nell'Italia tardoantica /
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The cult of relics led to the transformation of the Late Antique Italian landscape, and of suburban areas in particular. Analysing hypogeal and subdial contexts, this book outlines the evolution of loca sancta, in a process that led the venerated tombs to become first memoriae, then places of worship and finally articulated sanctuaries.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations (black and white) :
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9781789697551 (PDF ebook) :
I Nebrodi nell'antichità : città culture paesaggio /
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The Nebrodi, central-northern part of Sicily, have long remained archeologically unexplored. This volume hopes to increase the knowledge of many aspects of this part of the island: the meeting between indigenous and Greek cultures, their coexistence, the types of settlement and the organization of cities, the trade and the local productions.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (approximately 360 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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9781789692655 (PDF ebook) :
Nel regno del fango : speleoarcheologia della Grotta di Polla (Salerno, Italia) : risultati delle prime campagne di scavo /
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Presents the preliminary results of the archaeological excavations carried out in the Grotta di Polla, in the province of Salerno, Italy. The challenges of speleoarchaeology are discussed, and the methodologies adopted for the preservation and conservation of archaeological materials and the results obtained are illustrated.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (vi, 103 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789691238 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Tra Esino e San Vicino : architettura religiosa nelle Marche Centrali (secoli xi-xiii) /
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This study offers a completely new interpretation of the religious architecture which, between the Romanesque and Gothic periods, established itself in the centre of the Italian Marche region, in an area known as the Valle di S. Clemente.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
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1 online resource (x, 195 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781803271330 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Scelte tecnologiche, expertise e aspetti sociali della produzione : una metodologia multidisciplinare applicata allo studio della ceramica eneolitica /
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Ceramic technology is a topic widely explored in archaeology, especially for its social inferences. This volume addresses the social aspects of production and the role of potters within prehistoric communities. The book focusses on the Copper Age when social complexity was incipient and ceramic production was not considered a formalised activity.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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9781789696707 (ebook) :
Piazza Armerina : l'area nord dell'insediamento medievale presso la Villa del Casale : indagini archeologiche 2013-2014 /
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Archaeological explorations in the area north of the Roman Villa of Casale in Piazza Armerina (Sicily) were carried out in 2013-2014. Investigations on the slopes of Monte Mangone and a survey carried out in the immediate surroundings of the hill in the Colla district provide valuable new evidence regarding the extension of the medieval town.
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1 online resource (172 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789694611 (ebook) : :
Open access.
Archeologia dell'architettura religiosa e forme di potere all'Isola d'Elba tra XI e XII secolo /
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This study is a historical archaeological analysis of a territorial area including the Island of Elba, Monte Pisano and the neighboring plain, using the methodology of 'light' archeology: stratigraphic reading of the elevations and reading of the historical landscape.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (xi, 123 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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9781803271989 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Traffici commerciali e approdi portuali nella sardegna meridionale : analisi dei contenitori da trasporto e dei contesti subacquei (III-VII secolo) /
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A study of trade flows on the southern coast of Sardinia in Late Antiquity through underwater finds, amphorae analysis and hypothetical docking points. Recent underwater surveys have highlighted multiple examples of possible cargoes from wrecks, especially of heterogeneous types, as in Cagliari, Nora (Pula) and in the sea around Sulcis.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803271194 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.