The team of the Laboratory of Vegetation History and Wood Anatomy (Department of Agriculture Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”) is carrying out the first anthracological analyses, focusing on the archaeological and soil samples from the archaeological site of Cugnano and … Read More
At the excavations of Vetricella (Scarlino) and Carlappiano (Piombino) on-site pXRF analysis is used for the chemical characterization of the soil, structures and archaeological finds. In this case the main goal of this technique is his descriptive and predictive power. … Read More
This week Prof. John Mitchell ,an art historian from the University of East Anglia (UEA) , is studying and analyzing the metals found in Vetricella (Scarlino) site at the lab of Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche e dei Beni Culturali dell’Università … Read More
Soil micromorphology is a branch of Earth Science that uses microscopic techiques for the analysis of the microstructure and the micro nature of the components of sediments and soils. In archaeology, micromorphology is a powerful tool, providing important information either … Read More
Tuesday 25th October the UAV flight, by ATS srl, has taken place for the 3D recording of Carlappiano (Piombino) and Vetricella(Scarlino) (Fig.1-2). 3D photogrammetry from UAV flight produces a 3D model of the entire excavation area, a fundamental support for … Read More
The excavation campaigns carried out at Vetricella (Scarlino) and Carlappiano (Piombino) are coupled with geoarchaeological and archaeobotanical investigations (Fig.1). During this phase the main aim of Geoarchaeology is to support archaeologist to define stratigraphy and environment of deposition of sediments … Read More
At the excavations of Vetricella (Scarlino) and Carlappiano (Piombino) an Image-based 3D modelling technique is used for the documentation of the entire stratigraphy. We decided to use the 3D model as the main form of documentation for its high precision … Read More
In July 2016 new pXRF analysis were conducted on selected coins directly in the Archaeological museum of Florence. The instrument and its special laboratory station have been moved from the Siena University’s laboratories to the Florence museum.… Read More
Sedimentological, Stratigraphical and Geomorphological analysis were performed at the surrounding of the Vetricella site, in particular along the sections opened during geoengineering works on the left banks of the Pecora river, few hundreds of meters to the NW from the site.… Read More
Preliminary on-site chemical survey was performed together with the magnetometric investigation inside and outside an anomaly previously observed from aerial images (fig.1-2).
The main goal of this analysis is to detect the presence of a geochemical anomaly to identify potential archaeometallurgical processing areas. The second purpose is to compare chemical and magnetometric results for evaluating possible correlations..… Read More
