Geomorphological analysis on Pecora valley
Geomorphological and geoarchaeological analysis along the Valley of river Pecora and river Ferriere currently ongoing, being part of the PhD project “Geoarchaeology of Medieval Landscape between the Colline Metallifere and the Tyrrhenian Sea (ERC nEU-Med Project)”. Field survey and Remote … Read More
17 June 2017: International Conference
On Saturday 17 June 2017, the John Cabot University in Rome (Italy) will host the International Conference: Interpreting the Human and Environmental History of Medieval Italy: Sources, Methods, and Potential The nEU-Med project team will host two talks: … Read More
25-27 May 2017: International Conference
From Thursday 25 to Friday 27 May 2017, the Municipality of Sanremo and the Municipality of Taggia (Liguria, Italy) will host the International Conference: Olivo e olio in Liguria e nella regione mediterranea dal medioevo ai nostri giorni … Read More
3D documentation procedure at the excavations of Vetricella and Carlappiano
3D documentation procedure atthe excavations of Vetricella and Carlappiano, in the frame of the nEU-Med project. Highlight the context’s boundary. Placement of four markers around the context for the georeferentiation of the 3D model. Besides the four markers, with the … Read More
21 April 2017: nEU-Med Workshop
Wednesday 12th of April 2017 at “Auditorium – Santa Chiara Lab“ in Siena, will be held the first workshop of nEU-Med project, open to public, where the team members will present and discuss the results of the first 18 months … Read More
11 April 2017: Presentation of the Volume A Monastery by the Sea
Tuesday 11th of April 2017 at the “Santa Chiara Lab – Aula Meeting” will be held the presentation of book: “A Monastery by the Sea. Archaeological research at San Quirico di Populonia (Piombino)” The remains of the monastery of San … Read More
30th March – 26th May: Riccardo Francovich. Conoscere il passato, costruire la conoscenza
From 30th of March to 26th of May 2017, will be held the exhibition: “Riccardo Francovich. Conoscere il passato, costruire la conoscenza” to remind Riccardo Francovich, ten years after the loss. Inauguration Thursday 30th of March, at 3.30 p.m, at … Read More
The numismatic research
Under the nEU-Med project, the indexing of the numismatic finds from the two archaeological excavations of Vetricella and Carlappiano has been completed, while we are still awaiting the results of the latest metallographic analyses; these will allow for the measurement … Read More
Long distance trade in the northern central tyrrhenian sea within the Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages: the case of Portus Scabris (Portiglioni,GR)
The sea-port of Portus Scabris/Portiglioni (GR) near Puntone di Scarlino was used uninterruptedly from the Etruscan to modern times and represented the main commercial hub for maritime trade and inland redistribution of commodities in the Pecora Valley. Rescue archaeological work … Read More
A Monastery by the Sea. Archaeological research at San Quirico di Populonia (Piombino,LI)
(Edited by); Giovanna Bianchi, Sauro Gelichi Download eBook The remains of the monastery of San Quirico stand on the slopes of Poggio Tondo, a hill not far from the ancient city of Populonia. … 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
