Re-weaving the ancient landscape of pre-Roman inner Sabina: new survey and legacy data
(2023) 44th International Mediterranean Survey workshops — Location: University of Groningen (Netherlands) (28.April.2023)
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- The aim of this paper is to present the methodology, themes, and problems of my ongoing doctoral research on the pre-Roman settlement of inner Sabina, from the Late Bronze Age to the roman conquest (290 BC). This area straddles the border between the regions of Lazio, Umbria, and Marche, located in the heart of the Apennines. The rugged terrain has contributed to a certain level of isolation from major archaeological research projects on central Italy. However, some data, such as the bronze chariot from Monteleone di Spoleto, testify to the area's importance and dynamism in ancient times. A series of survey campaigns conducted from 2018 to 2022, under the direction of Francesca Diosono (LMU), have made it possible to gain a more scientifically controllable and wide knowledge of the territory, integrating existing legacy data, which are as fragmentary as interesting, into a sound framework. In this context, reconstructing the ancient landscape appear like to weave the various threads we have (survey, legacy data, aerial/UAV photography, local sources, toponymy etc.), integrating their characteristics to produce a fabric that is as solid as possible.
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Monti, D. (2023). Re-weaving the ancient landscape of pre-Roman inner Sabina: new survey and legacy data. 44th International Mediterranean Survey workshops, University of Groningen (Netherlands). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/245858