Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
The Animalistic Style differs in different phases with its own and different characteristics. The... more The Animalistic Style differs in different phases with its own and different characteristics. There is also a 'hybrid' Animalistic Style, in which different phases of this decorative style are juxtaposed or even merged. This variant of the Animalistic Style has been analyzed here with the aim of clarifying the key moments of the evolution between the different phases. Three artifacts from the Regnum Langobardorum were considered, in particular from Cividale San Mauro, Torino Lingotto and San Lorenzo in Vaccoli in Lucca. Comparing the three artifacts, some conclusions were reached. The presence of artifacts decorated in a 'hybrid' Animalistic Style reaffirms an apparently banal concept: the use of a decorative style does not cease with the appearance of a new one. Furthermore, the coexistence in the Italian context of the different phases of the Animalistic Style on the same artifact indicates that the evolution towards the II Animalistic Style may have occurred in It...
This report contains the preliminary results of new research carried out at the Roman baths of Al... more This report contains the preliminary results of new research carried out at the Roman baths of Albintimilium excavated by Nino Lamboglia between the 1950s and the 1970s. The careful reanalysis of the original documentation and the finds from the excavation, together with the use of new procedures for exploring and classifying the surviving buildings, shed new light on the excavated structures, their interpretation and the chronology of the settlement. The detailed stratigraphic analysis of the walls of the baths complex, which had never previously been carried out, has enabled a preliminary definition of the entire complex into six phases, with regard to the building and the area in which it was built. The material and structures were initially divided into Reference Units, a methodology that had been little used for contexts prior to late antiquity/the medieval period and for ruined structures (Brogiolo, Cagnana 2012). This volume presents the results of this work which, in the light of recent research into the stone wall faces of the baths building, suggests a new interpretation for the baths complex of Albintimilium. It also illustrates the importance of applying this methodology to the complex reassessment of ancient structural contexts excavated in previous centuries.
[Voir plus bas pour le résumé en français]. The Punta Corna mining complex (Turin, Italy), near t... more [Voir plus bas pour le résumé en français]. The Punta Corna mining complex (Turin, Italy), near the French border, extends over 10 km² at an altitude ranging from 2250 to 2900 m. The extraction activities involved a system of post-metamorphic hydrothermal veins almost completely included within the metabasites of the Piemonte Zone. In the western sectors, the veins are rich in siderite, while in the east there are significant concentrations of Co-Fe-Ni arsenides. The exploitation of cobalt-bearing veins began in the mid 18th century, but iron ore was already being mined in the middle ages (13th-15th century) with the opening of large open-air trenches where veins emerged and of a lot of ditches, descending galleries and pits where veins were covered with debris. Over their entire length, the excavations, with entrances protected by horizontal slabs, are flanked with spoil banks, remnants of rough-stone buildings, terraces for treating minerals, rock shelters enclosed by walls. The dating is based on written sources (1264-1515) and on artefacts found near the excavations (12th-14th century); Beech wood charcoal from a forging area produced an initial mining 14C date of 970±30 uncal BP = 1016-1155 cal AD (GrA-56663). The enriched mineral was treated by the blast furnace and by the forges of Forno di Lemie: the semi-worked products were sent to building sites in Turin and to the metallurgy workshops of the lower Susa valley, that supplied an international market extending to southeast France. Le complexe minier de Punta Corna (Turin, Italie) s’étend sur 10 km², entre 2250 et 2900 m de hauteur, près de la frontière française. Les travaux extractifs ont intéressé un système de veines hydrothermales post-métamorphiques comprises presque totalement dans les métabasites de la Zone Piémontaise. Dans les secteurs Ouest les veines sont riches en sidérite, alors que dans les secteurs Est elles ont des concentrations importantes d’arséniures de Co-Fe-Ni. L’exploitation des filons cobaltifères n’a débuté qu’au milieu du XVIIIe s., mais celui des minerais de fer a eu lieu déjà au moyen âge (XIIIe-XVe s.), avec ouverture de larges tranchées à ciel ouvert là où les filons étaient à jour et d’une grande quantité de fosses, galeries descendantes et puits là où ils étaient couverts de détritus. Les excavations, aux entrées protégées par des dalles, sont accompagnées sur toute leur extension de haldes, ruines de cabanes en pierre sèche, terrasses de traitement du minerai, abris sous roche fermés par des murs. La datation s’appuie sur les sources écrites (1264-1515) et sur le mobilier retrouvé près des excavations (XIIe-XIVe s.); un charbon de bois de Hêtre d’une zone de forge a restitué pour le début de l’exploitation la date 14C GrA-56663, 970±30 uncal BP = 1016-1155 cal AD. Le minerai enrichi était traité par le haut fourneau et les fusines de Forno di Lemie: les demi-produits étaient destinés aux chantiers de construction de Turin et aux entreprises sidérurgiques de la basse vallée de Suse, qui alimentaient un marché international s’étendant jusque dans la France du Sud-Est.
Les métaux précieux en Méditerranée médiévale, 2019
In the first half of the 14th century, the account books of the Lanzo castellany (Western Piedmon... more In the first half of the 14th century, the account books of the Lanzo castellany (Western Piedmont, Italy) provide insight into the silver mining concessions, the concessionaires and their relations among themselves and with the Court of Savoy, as well as the geography and thematic of their economic interests. A noteworthy aspect is the distribution of tithes, which was relatively complex, due to the presence of several claimants (marquess of Monferrato, count of Savoy, Baratonia viscounts, bishop of Turin). Fifty mining enterprises (30 individual firms, 20 partnerships) are detectable, but the entrepreneur figure who mainly emerges is Homodeus de Polterio (in activity 1312-1344), the concessionary of several mines and of a refining furnace. It is difficult to reconcile the strong interest shown by the entrepreneurs with the small quantities of metal produced. This could reflect the deceiving discontinuity of the ore deposits, highlighted by successive documents and archaeological explorations, but it also could mirror the concessionaires’ stereotyped and ambiguous statements. According to some indication, the silver was destined for the mints, but we do not know which of them. On the contrary, we do know that a little portion of the silver was used to make sacred images for export: in 1333 and 1344 Marguerite of Savoy (post 1272-1349) sent two of them to the church dedicated to Saint Louis of Anjou (1274-1297), which was at that time in Marseille. Perhaps, one of the mines in operation in the years 1333-1342 (in Moacolio/Acorio) will become identifiable, within an high altitude area where some manual ore exploitations, on two different kinds of mineralization, are known.
Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
The Animalistic Style differs in different phases with its own and different characteristics. The... more The Animalistic Style differs in different phases with its own and different characteristics. There is also a 'hybrid' Animalistic Style, in which different phases of this decorative style are juxtaposed or even merged. This variant of the Animalistic Style has been analyzed here with the aim of clarifying the key moments of the evolution between the different phases. Three artifacts from the Regnum Langobardorum were considered, in particular from Cividale San Mauro, Torino Lingotto and San Lorenzo in Vaccoli in Lucca. Comparing the three artifacts, some conclusions were reached. The presence of artifacts decorated in a 'hybrid' Animalistic Style reaffirms an apparently banal concept: the use of a decorative style does not cease with the appearance of a new one. Furthermore, the coexistence in the Italian context of the different phases of the Animalistic Style on the same artifact indicates that the evolution towards the II Animalistic Style may have occurred in It...
This report contains the preliminary results of new research carried out at the Roman baths of Al... more This report contains the preliminary results of new research carried out at the Roman baths of Albintimilium excavated by Nino Lamboglia between the 1950s and the 1970s. The careful reanalysis of the original documentation and the finds from the excavation, together with the use of new procedures for exploring and classifying the surviving buildings, shed new light on the excavated structures, their interpretation and the chronology of the settlement. The detailed stratigraphic analysis of the walls of the baths complex, which had never previously been carried out, has enabled a preliminary definition of the entire complex into six phases, with regard to the building and the area in which it was built. The material and structures were initially divided into Reference Units, a methodology that had been little used for contexts prior to late antiquity/the medieval period and for ruined structures (Brogiolo, Cagnana 2012). This volume presents the results of this work which, in the light of recent research into the stone wall faces of the baths building, suggests a new interpretation for the baths complex of Albintimilium. It also illustrates the importance of applying this methodology to the complex reassessment of ancient structural contexts excavated in previous centuries.
[Voir plus bas pour le résumé en français]. The Punta Corna mining complex (Turin, Italy), near t... more [Voir plus bas pour le résumé en français]. The Punta Corna mining complex (Turin, Italy), near the French border, extends over 10 km² at an altitude ranging from 2250 to 2900 m. The extraction activities involved a system of post-metamorphic hydrothermal veins almost completely included within the metabasites of the Piemonte Zone. In the western sectors, the veins are rich in siderite, while in the east there are significant concentrations of Co-Fe-Ni arsenides. The exploitation of cobalt-bearing veins began in the mid 18th century, but iron ore was already being mined in the middle ages (13th-15th century) with the opening of large open-air trenches where veins emerged and of a lot of ditches, descending galleries and pits where veins were covered with debris. Over their entire length, the excavations, with entrances protected by horizontal slabs, are flanked with spoil banks, remnants of rough-stone buildings, terraces for treating minerals, rock shelters enclosed by walls. The dating is based on written sources (1264-1515) and on artefacts found near the excavations (12th-14th century); Beech wood charcoal from a forging area produced an initial mining 14C date of 970±30 uncal BP = 1016-1155 cal AD (GrA-56663). The enriched mineral was treated by the blast furnace and by the forges of Forno di Lemie: the semi-worked products were sent to building sites in Turin and to the metallurgy workshops of the lower Susa valley, that supplied an international market extending to southeast France. Le complexe minier de Punta Corna (Turin, Italie) s’étend sur 10 km², entre 2250 et 2900 m de hauteur, près de la frontière française. Les travaux extractifs ont intéressé un système de veines hydrothermales post-métamorphiques comprises presque totalement dans les métabasites de la Zone Piémontaise. Dans les secteurs Ouest les veines sont riches en sidérite, alors que dans les secteurs Est elles ont des concentrations importantes d’arséniures de Co-Fe-Ni. L’exploitation des filons cobaltifères n’a débuté qu’au milieu du XVIIIe s., mais celui des minerais de fer a eu lieu déjà au moyen âge (XIIIe-XVe s.), avec ouverture de larges tranchées à ciel ouvert là où les filons étaient à jour et d’une grande quantité de fosses, galeries descendantes et puits là où ils étaient couverts de détritus. Les excavations, aux entrées protégées par des dalles, sont accompagnées sur toute leur extension de haldes, ruines de cabanes en pierre sèche, terrasses de traitement du minerai, abris sous roche fermés par des murs. La datation s’appuie sur les sources écrites (1264-1515) et sur le mobilier retrouvé près des excavations (XIIe-XIVe s.); un charbon de bois de Hêtre d’une zone de forge a restitué pour le début de l’exploitation la date 14C GrA-56663, 970±30 uncal BP = 1016-1155 cal AD. Le minerai enrichi était traité par le haut fourneau et les fusines de Forno di Lemie: les demi-produits étaient destinés aux chantiers de construction de Turin et aux entreprises sidérurgiques de la basse vallée de Suse, qui alimentaient un marché international s’étendant jusque dans la France du Sud-Est.
Les métaux précieux en Méditerranée médiévale, 2019
In the first half of the 14th century, the account books of the Lanzo castellany (Western Piedmon... more In the first half of the 14th century, the account books of the Lanzo castellany (Western Piedmont, Italy) provide insight into the silver mining concessions, the concessionaires and their relations among themselves and with the Court of Savoy, as well as the geography and thematic of their economic interests. A noteworthy aspect is the distribution of tithes, which was relatively complex, due to the presence of several claimants (marquess of Monferrato, count of Savoy, Baratonia viscounts, bishop of Turin). Fifty mining enterprises (30 individual firms, 20 partnerships) are detectable, but the entrepreneur figure who mainly emerges is Homodeus de Polterio (in activity 1312-1344), the concessionary of several mines and of a refining furnace. It is difficult to reconcile the strong interest shown by the entrepreneurs with the small quantities of metal produced. This could reflect the deceiving discontinuity of the ore deposits, highlighted by successive documents and archaeological explorations, but it also could mirror the concessionaires’ stereotyped and ambiguous statements. According to some indication, the silver was destined for the mints, but we do not know which of them. On the contrary, we do know that a little portion of the silver was used to make sacred images for export: in 1333 and 1344 Marguerite of Savoy (post 1272-1349) sent two of them to the church dedicated to Saint Louis of Anjou (1274-1297), which was at that time in Marseille. Perhaps, one of the mines in operation in the years 1333-1342 (in Moacolio/Acorio) will become identifiable, within an high altitude area where some manual ore exploitations, on two different kinds of mineralization, are known.
Nell'ambito della Biennale di studi sulla Longobardia Meridionale, dal 23 al 25 novembre presso i... more Nell'ambito della Biennale di studi sulla Longobardia Meridionale, dal 23 al 25 novembre presso il Rettorato dell'Università del Sannio - Palazzo San Domenico - Piazza Guerrazzi - Benevento, si terrà ilconvegno dal titolo "Dal Ducato al Principato. I Longobardi del Sud".
As President of the RURALIA assossiation I like to present the Program, Abstract Book and Excursi... more As President of the RURALIA assossiation I like to present the Program, Abstract Book and Excursion Guide. For further information and the published conference papers see: ruralia.cz
As President of the RURALIA assossiation I like to present the Program, Abstract Book . For furth... more As President of the RURALIA assossiation I like to present the Program, Abstract Book . For further information and the published conference papers see: ruralia.cz
La pietra ollare nelle Alpi. Coltivazione e utilizzo nelle zone di provenienza. Atti dei convegni e guida all’escursione, Carcoforo - Varallo - Ossola 2016, (a cura) R. Fantoni, R. Cerri, P. de Vingo: 51-57. Firenze: All’Insegna del Giglio, 2018
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