6 and 7 September 2017: Lectures at the The Catholic University of America
On Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 September 2017, the Center of Medieval and Byzantine Studies at the Catholic University of America (Washington, DC, USA) will host the lectures by Prof. Richard Hodges, Principal Investigator of the nEU-Med project: 6 … Read More
Geo-archaeological investication in Loc. Ficarella (Monterotondo Marittimo,GR)
On August the nEU-Med Team made an archaeological investigation in Loc. Ficarella (Monterotondo Marittimo,Gr), a flat area located near the medieval fortified site of Cugnano, to better understand the stratigraphic sequence discovered for geothermic power plant realization (Centrale Monterotondo 2) … Read More
20-21 October 2017: Conference
On Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October 2017, the Municipality of Massa Marittima (Tuscany, Italy) will host the Conference: Per una storia economica e sociale della Toscana bassomedievale: le monete e le zecche The nEU-Med team will present … Read More
The archaeologist Riccardo Francovich: exhibition at Rocca San Silvestro
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2 and 3 September 2017: Lecture at the Centro di Studi per la Storia delle Campagne e del Lavoro Contadino
On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2017, the Centro di Studi per la Storia delle Campagne e del Lavoro Contadino CESSCALC in Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) will host the XIX Laboratorio Internazionale di Storia Agraria: Territori e campagne nel … Read More
New methodology for classifying pottery
The pottery study group of nEU-Med Team and Fab Lab are planning a new methodology for classifying pottery. Through the use of a 3D laser scanner and some software it will be possible a more accurate pottery analysis: it’s an evolution … Read More
The study of early medieval sources: Lucca’s Diocesan Historical Archive
In order to study the early medieval sources about the areas investigated by the nEU-Med project it is necessary to go to one of the richest and most valuable documentary collections in the world: Lucca’s Diocesan Historical Archive (Fig.1), inserted … Read More
Preliminary zooarcheological results from Vetricella
The zooarchaeological results discussed in this brief contribute refers to the animal remains found during the archaeological excavation at the site of Vetricella. In total, 1,200 bones and teeth have been identified at anatomical and taxonomic levels. These latter remains … Read More
3-7 July 2017: International Conference
From Monday 3 to Wednesday 6 July 2017, the University of Leeds (UK) will host the International Conference: IMC 2017 – International Medieval Congress The nEU-Med project team will organize the session: 4 July Session #537 A ‘Dark … Read More
The First Workshop of ERC nEU-Med project
On 12th April 2017 has been held, at the Auditorium – Santa Chiara Lab, the first workshop of ERC nEU-Med project. A large number of partecipants, professors but also many researchers and students, took part in the event. After Francesco … Read More
Alum landscapes. Archaeology of production and network economy
Luisa Dallai (edited by), Giovanna Bianchi (edited by), Francesca Romana Stasolla (edited by) Download eBook Alum is an extremely versatile and precious raw material, used since classical times in alchemy, pharmacy, leather tanning and in various fields … Read More
The nEU-Med WEBinars: a series of on-line lectures
The nEU-Med WEBinars are a series of on-line lectures held and recorded for the publication of the book The nEU-Med Project: Vetricella, An Early Medieval royal property on Tuscany’s Mediterranean, Giovanna Bianchi and Richard Hodges editors (Firenze, All’Insegna del Giglio, … Read More
The nEU-Med project: Vetricella, an Early Medieval royal property on Tuscany’s Mediterranean
Giovanna Bianchi (edited by), Richard Hodges (edited by) Download eBook This volume presents the multi-disciplinary research focussed upon the key site of the project, Vetricella, and its territory. Vetricella is … Read More
“Amphorae” and Early Medieval ceramic productions from a royal court in the Tyrrhenian Mediterranean. Archaeological investigations in Vetricella (Scarlino, GR)
Luisa Russo Download eBook Amphorae are a category of finds whose name refers to the most widespread transport container of the classical era, the amphora, but they differ from this above all in their small size and short-medium … Read More
Archeology of public goods. At the origins of economic growth in a Mediterranean region (IX-XI centuries)
Giovanna Bianchi Download eBook Over forty years of research in the Tuscan Maremma, one of the best archeologically investigated territories in Europe; an ERC-Advanced project, nEU-Med, which made it possible to re-read old data and produce new ones … Read More
Multidisciplinary Survey in the Pecora river Valley
Registrations are now open for the multidisciplinary survey of the Pecora river Valley ( Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy) which will take place on September 2022 (5th-30th). The survey integrates different methodologies to reconstruct the archaeo-mining and archaeo-metallurgical features of the … Read More