Lorenzo Marasco, scientific coordinator of the archaeological field investigations, accompanies us at Vetricella, a medieval central place located on the coast of southern Tuscany that between the 8th and 12th century was connected to the central power of the Kingdom … Read More

Friday 6 november 2020 Elisabetta De Minicis (Università degli Studi della Tuscia) and Enrico Basso (Università degli Studi di Torino), will present the volume: “Alum landscapes Archaeology of production and network economy” Edited by: Luisa Dallai, Giovanna Bianchi, Francesca Romana … Read More

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

On Tuesday 27 October 2020, the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) will host the lecture by Prof. Giovanna Bianchi, Coordinator of the University of Siena scientific team in the nEU-Med project:   Paesaggi e risorse. I castelli minerari   … Read More

From Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 september 2020, the Italian Botanic Society will host the Conference:   115° Congresso S.B.I.   The nEU-Med team project will present the talk: 10 September Symposium Palinology and Palaeobotany Elisa Furia, Anna Maria Mercuri (University … Read More

On Friday July 24th 2020, at 9.30 p.m at the castle of Scarlino, will be held the conference and book launch “The nEU-Med project: Vetricella, an early medieval royal property on Tuscany’s Mediterranean” with Prof. Giovanna Bianchi and Dr. Lorenzo … Read More

On Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 July 2020, the School of Specialization in Architectural and Landscape Heritage of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) will host the Conference:   Studi Superficiali Ricerche sulle malte tradizioni e sui sistemi di finitura medievali e moderni … Read More

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 economic role of Vetricella in Scarlino in the Medieval trade characterising the coastal valleys of southern Tuscany is suggested by the discovery of coins. The central building of the site, the tower, played an important collecting role between the … Read More

The study of metal artefacts from the site of Vetricella in Scarlino can offer significant insight on aspects of day-to-day life as well as past technological practices. The presence of artefacts related to the riding tackle is significant, mostly horse-shoes … Read More