Excavations In Rome Research Articles

Disease control and the disposal of infectious materials in Renaissance Rome: excavations in the area of Caesar's Forum

Excavations in Rome have long focused on the early city; only recently has attention turned to the archaeology of the medieval and later periods. Here, the authors present a rare sixteenth-century context, dating to a time when European cities contended with repeat epidemics and implemented measures to control the spread of disease. A contextual approach to the assemblage leads to its identification as a ‘medical dump’ of clinical equipment, including glass urine flasks and ‘single-serve’ ceramics, many of the latter specifically produced for the Ospedale dei Fornari. Drawing on Renaissance medical treatises, the authors argue that this material represents the disposal of potentially infected objects, shedding light on urban waste-management practices.

The Atlas of Ancient Rome: Biography and Portraits of the City. Volume 1: Text and Images; Volume 2: Tables and Indexes

<i>The Atlas of Ancient Rome: Biography and Portraits of the City.</i> Volume 1: <i>Text and Images;</i> Volume 2: <i>Tables and Indexes</i>

Notes from Rome

Questa gazzetta ha lo scopo di presentare ad un lettore fuori Roma notizie della recente attività archeologica (principalmente per il 2008, ma anche per gli inizi del 2009) tratte da conferenze, convegni, mostre e relazioni su giornali.

The Crown Prince and His Ambassador: Two Individuals in the Service of Roman Archaeology

Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia (king 1840- 1861) and Christian Carl Josias Bunsen shared a romantic passion for the city of Rome. Ever since their first meeting in 1827, the two men became close friends and exchanged ideas in an intimate correspondence. Bunsen, as the Prussian envoy to Rome, was an important confidant for the Crown Prince, serving as his main source of information regarding the theological, archaeological and topographical developments of the city. The Prussian Crown Prince was greatly interested in the archaeological excavations in Rome, especially on the Forum Romanum and the Imperial Fora. Bunsen’s scholarly researches helped provide the firm historical basis for some of the prince’s architectural endeavours in Berlin and elsewhere, i.e. the Museumsinsel and the Friedenskirche.

Analysis of ancient pottery from the Palatine Hill in Rome

A program of compositional analysis using neutron activation has been performed on samples of Roman fineware from the Palatine East excavations in Rome at the University of Illinois' TRIGA reactor. These experiments are ultimately intended to assist the authors in advancing the understanding of the organization of pottery production and distribution in central Italy during the late Roman imperial period (4th–5th c. AD). The objectives of this paper are 1) to present an archaeological background of two regionally-produced finewares, 2) to discuss the methods of sampling, irradiation and data analyses, and 3) to demonstrate the preliminary results of our investigation, which included the analyses of Plio-Pleistocene clays from the Janiculum Hill in Rome.

Early experiments in pigment analysis

AbstractAt the beginning of the nineteenth century some of Europe's leading scientists became interested in the examination of artists' pigments. In 1800 a London doctor, John Haslam, carried out the first recorded analysis on samples from mid-fourteenth century wall paintings discovered in St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster. His work is examined and compared with that of Sir Humphry Davy, who in 1814 analysed pigment samples from excavations in Rome and Pompeii.

Recent Excavations in Rome

Since the date of my last report upon this subject there has been little to chronicle in regard to the excavations in the Forum. The work of clearing the superficial strata which cover the remainder of the site of the Basilica Aemilia is proceeding somewhat slowly, and the level at which interesting discoveries may be expected has not yet been reached. Nor is the Forum Museum as yet ready. New discoveries have been confined to small excavations on the S.E. and the S.W. sides of the Arch of Titus, where large blocks of travertine, which originally belonged to some other building, and floors in concrete and opus spicatum, with foundations and drains below them, have been found, orientated more or less in correspondence with the older Sacra Via. Two parallel walls at a lower level, however, of large blocks of tufa may well be connected with the earlier temple of Jupiter Stator, which preceded the massive concrete foundation of the temple as we have it, which is orientated with the temple of Venus and Rome and the Arch of Titus.

Recent Excavations in Rome

Previous articleNext article FreeCorrespondenceRecent Excavations in RomeOrazio MarucchiOrazio Marucchi Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 2, Number 3July–September 1886 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/495863 Views: 4 Journal History This article was published in The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts (1885-1896), which is continued by American Journal of Archaeology (1897-present). Copyright © 1886 by the Archaeological Institute of America. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

XVII.—Notes on Excavations in Rome during the Winter of 1868-9

The recent excavations in Rome, of which I gave you some account at this time last year, have been carried on with constantly increasing vigour, and the results obtained in the way of more accurate information have not been less important.Site of Porta Capena disputed.—By fixing the site of the Porta Capena we almost necessarily fix the sites of other buildings in that part of ancient Rome—the first regio of Augustus—and we demonstrate that the whole of the fourteen regiones were within the existing walls, as there were strong reasons to believe on other grounds.

Excavations in Rome During the Winter 1870–71

Excavations in Rome During the Winter 1870–71