archaeological excavation

Distinctive features of restoration work at Ostia antica in the first half of the twentieth century

From the start of the last century, and up through at least the nineteen-thirties, the archaeological site at Ostia Antica became a place where the latest advances in the field of restoration were applied through original approaches while, at the same time, new and intriguing working strategies were put to the test.

Rome under Rome. Survey and analysis of the east excavation area beneath the Basilica Iulia

The Forum Romanum in Rome (Italy) represents one of the most iconic places of our history. The complex stratification of the area allows us to read how it changed continuously over the centuries. The research here proposed aims to underline the importance of an integrated approach towards the analysis and the comprehension of archaeological contexts in order to document what is still tangible and to reconstruct their original features and transformations.

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