The bibliographic survey of the numismatic finds from Tuscany within the ERC nEU-Med project, related to the period between the 7th and mid-14th century, aimed at the creation of a finds database (and their relative context), has almost reached completion. … Read More
During the third excavation campaign at Vetricella, between September and October 2018, a targeted anthropological investigation was carried out under the supervision of anthropologists in order to understand the real extension of the cemetery area and expand the currently analysed … Read More
The archaeo-anthracological analyses carried out in nEU-Med project laboratory in collaboration with Laboratorio di Storia della Vegetazione e Anatomia del Legno (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Università di Napoli Federico II) have been completed and involved a sample of over 4000 … Read More
The historical aerial photographs, especially those which date back earlier than the 1950’s, are an excellent source for reconstructing the evolution of the landscapes and discovering their archaeological potential. Even though in northern Maremma the first hydarulic reclamations, which took … Read More
A male individual from the cemetery of Vetricella shows an evident well-healed amputation of the distal end of the right lower limb. Amputation appears to be the result of medical treatment and cases, such as these of survival with an … Read More
A new archaeological campaign is scheduled to begin also this year at the site of Vetricella (Scarlino, GR), funded by the European ERC nEU-Med project and sponsored by the Municipality of Scarlino (Fig1). The excavation activities will be conducted by … Read More
The third archaeological excavation campaign on Vetricella site focused on the researches of a better understanding of the main historical dynamics of the site. In particular, with respect to an in-depth analysis of specific stratigraphic contexts, it dealt with the … Read More
In the months of September and October 2018, the second multidisciplinary survey campaign (archaeological, geological, geochemical) was carried out in Val di Pecora and Val di Cornia. The research, in collaboration with the Department of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, involved … Read More
During the excavation campaigns of the site of Vetricella, glass finds of considerable importance were found. The total number of fragments found is 168. In addition to the traditional tableware such as cups, glasses and bottles, a small number of … Read More
The creation of a GIS analysis environment for the study of the archaeological finds from the site Vetricella is aimed at producing new information by integrating spatial to alphanumeric data. The position of the finds was documented with the aid … Read More
