Papers by Alessio De Cristofaro
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica Natural Sciences in Archaeology, 2023
The present study concerns the archaeobotanical analysis of soil samples and vase fillings from E... more The present study concerns the archaeobotanical analysis of soil samples and vase fillings from Etruscan tombs from the Necropolis of “Valle Santa nell’Agro Veientano”, found along via di Boccea, north of Rome (Italy). While the site was in use between the Archaic and Late Roman Age, the studied
vestibule tombs belong to the Etruscan necropolis (second half of the 6th – beginning of the 4th centuries BC). Archaeological data, based on the incineration rite and funerary equipment, suggest that these were used by one high-status family (or two) originally from Veio.
Carpological analyses reveal the presence of food plants comprised of cereals, pulses and fruits. Furthermore, anthracological data give indications concerning the past environment, with a prevalence of deciduous and semi-deciduous oaks, accompanied by other taxa such as evergreen oaks, hornbeam, ash and Rosaceae Prunoideae. This is in accordance with the present-day vegetation of northern Latium. Finally, remains of synanthropic weeds (e.g., Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae and Polygonaceae) suggest a heavily anthropized environment.
This study represents a step forward in the understanding of the still under explored human-plant interactions of Etruscans.
ISBN per la versione pdf: 978-2-87558-234-6 Stampato in Belgio da CIACO scrl-numero 103573 Collan... more ISBN per la versione pdf: 978-2-87558-234-6 Stampato in Belgio da CIACO scrl-numero 103573 Collana « FERVET OPVS »-n° 9 Questo volume è stato realizzato con il contributo del Centre d'étude des Mondes antiques (CEMA), dell'Institut des civilisations, arts et lettres (INCAL) No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means without written permission of the copyright owner.
contributo rielabora il testo di una conferenza tenuta al Museo Nazionale Romano il 11/02/2020: e... more contributo rielabora il testo di una conferenza tenuta al Museo Nazionale Romano il 11/02/2020: esso sostituisce l'articolo "Arte etrusca e comunicazione in età orientalizzante" che, inizialmente, mi ero prefisso di scrivere quale omaggio a Gilda Bartoloni, e che a causa della lunga situazione emergenziale non sono ancora riuscito a concludere opportunamente. Spero che la cosa non dispiaccia troppo alla nostra festeggiata. Per ovvie questioni di spazio, le immagini e la bibliografia sono ridotte all'essenziale: ringrazio Irene de Guttry e Maria Paola Maino per i proficui scambi di idee avuti sul tema nel corso degli anni. 2 Da ultimo, accenni al tema in Belfanti 2019; sul rapporto tra Antico e manifatture in età moderna resta un punto di riferimento Pucci 1986. 3 Sui miti moderni è assai stimolante Ortoleva 2019. 4 Per la storia delle arti applicate e del proto-design italiano si vedano almeno i fondamentali Fossati 1972 e de Guttry et alii 1985; da ultimo: Roma 2015.
Sulla via Cornelia (IV) Un nuovo castellum aquae (?) e strutture idrauliche tra le antiche vie Au... more Sulla via Cornelia (IV) Un nuovo castellum aquae (?) e strutture idrauliche tra le antiche vie Aurelia e Cornelia (località via di Torre Rossa
14 Sono qui riprese alcune delle considerazioni espresse in De Cristofaro 2017, ampliate alla luc... more 14 Sono qui riprese alcune delle considerazioni espresse in De Cristofaro 2017, ampliate alla luce dei primi risultati di una ricerca tuttora in corso sul tema dell'irrazionale nella storia del pensiero archeologico italiano tra XIX e XX secolo.
The Pian del Marmo estate is located along the modern Via di Boccea, in the western suburb of Rom... more The Pian del Marmo estate is located along the modern Via di Boccea, in the western suburb of Rome. In the last forty years, the area has returned numerous archaeological remains, sometimes casually come to light (Roman villa, hydraulic tunnel), sometimes after preventive archaeology excavations (tuff quarry, roman road). Til today, no research had linked the individual findings, trying to reconstruct the ancient landscapes of this area. Starting from the recent dig concerning a road and a small nucleus of Cappuccina tombs of the imperial age in via Fraconalto, this paper offers a reconstruction of the topographical profile of the area between the Archaic and Late Antique age, illustrating in detail the individual findings.
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The excavation, preliminary to the verification of the archaeological presence in a new building ... more The excavation, preliminary to the verification of the archaeological presence in a new building area, led to the discovery of remains of agricultural activities (late IIIearly II century BC), and a pozzolana quarry (I century BC-I century AD). The archaeological evidence relates to a productive settlement (villa?) located along the ancient via Cornelia. The issue also presents a comprehensive analysis of the ceramic contexts.
Tutti gli articoli pubblicati sono stati sottoposti a revisione, secondo le procedure del Regolam... more Tutti gli articoli pubblicati sono stati sottoposti a revisione, secondo le procedure del Regolamento per la classificazione delle riviste classe A nelle aree non bibliometriche (Delibera consiglio Direttivo ANVUR n. 42 del 20.02.2019) © Copyright 2021 by «L'ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER -Via Marianna Dionigi, 57 -00193 Roma. http://www.lerma.it. 70 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2 Bristol, CT 06010 -USA lerma@isdistribution.com. Tutti i diritti riservati. È vietata la riproduzione di testi e illustrazioni senza il permesso scritto dei direttori della rivista e dell'editore. Atlante tematico di topografia antica : ATTA : rivista di studi di topografia antica. -31 (2021) Roma : «L'ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER, 2021. -volumi : ill.; 26 cm (Atlante tematico di topografia antica ; 31)
Riassunto · Il contributo presenta una revisione del dossier di testimonianze relative alla villa... more Riassunto · Il contributo presenta una revisione del dossier di testimonianze relative alla villa di Erode Attico sull'Appia, uno dei maggiori complessi residenziali del suburbio romano. Attraverso l'analisi dei documenti epigrafici, letterari e archeologici, si propongono alcune nuove interpretazioni topografiche e storiche del contesto: in particolare per quanto riguarda le diverse fasi edilizie della villa, i significati dei singoli edifici, la possibilità, sul piano metodologico, di combinare tra loro i diversi tipi di fonte.
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In the summer of 2017 and 2018, the archaeological excavation in the Horrea Agrippiana planned by... more In the summer of 2017 and 2018, the archaeological excavation in the Horrea Agrippiana planned by the Signum Vortumni project continued. The findings emerging from the new excavations allowed us to better understand the stratigraphic sequence already identified in the 2016 campaign. The late Republican domus, with walls in opus incertum masonry, has returned traces of the floors, II style wall decorations and some furnishings. It is confirmed as a high-level aristocratic domus, developed along the terraces of the western slopes of the Palatine. A significant new discovery concerns the construction phase of the Horrea Agrippiana. In the 2016 campaign, the re-mains of a structure interpretable as a warehouse had been found. It is characterized, at least on the northern side, by a series of parallel chambers, 4 meters wide, open to the south, finished in travertine block endpieces opening onto an ar-ea that was probably open-air. The new stratigraphic data could indicate that it is not an older phase of the Horrea, but its first project phase. This would have been interrupted by a fire (12 BC?) and then replaced by the new Horrea Agrip-piana project in opus quadratum, still visible on the site. Regarding the construction of the Horrea, the pottery from the new layers confirm the dating to the Augustan period. Finally, much interesting new evidence concerns the Late Antique phases of the warehouse. Some contexts testify to productive activities dating to the 5th-6th century AD, while a group of new burials, probably from the 7th century AD, seem to be connected to the life of the nearby diaconia of San Teodoro.
In the summer of 2017 and 2018, the archaeological excavation in the Horrea Agrippiana planned by... more In the summer of 2017 and 2018, the archaeological excavation in the Horrea Agrippiana planned by the Signum Vortumni project continued. The findings emerging from the new excavations allowed us to better understand the stratigraphic sequence already identified in the 2016 campaign. The late Republican domus, with walls in opus incertum masonry, has returned traces of the floors, II style wall decorations and some furnishings. It is confirmed as a high-level aristocratic domus, developed along the terraces of the western slopes of the Palatine. A significant new discovery concerns the construction phase of the Horrea Agrippiana. In the 2016 campaign, the remains of a structure interpretable as a warehouse had been found. It is characterized, at least on the northern side, by a series of parallel chambers, 4 meters wide, open to the south, finished in travertine block endpieces opening onto an area that was probably open-air. The new stratigraphic data could indicate that it is not an older phase of the Horrea, but its first project phase. This would have been interrupted by a fire (12 BC?) and then replaced by the new Horrea Agrippiana project in opus quadratum, still visible on the site. Regarding the construction of the Horrea, the pottery from the new layers confirm the dating to the Augustan period. Finally, much interesting new evidence concerns the Late Antique phases of the warehouse. Some contexts testify to productive activities dating to the 5th-6th century AD, while a group of new burials, probably from the 7th century AD, seem to be connected to the life of the nearby diaconia of San Teodoro.
Cristofaro l'angolo sud-occidentale del palatino tra Augusto e Caligola di Dora Cirone l'esercito... more Cristofaro l'angolo sud-occidentale del palatino tra Augusto e Caligola di Dora Cirone l'esercito di marmo. Analisi e nuove interpretazioni delle attestazioni epigrafiche dal Foro di traiano di Simone Pastor le torri di Roma. i rilievi delle torri dei Conti e delle Milizie di Roberto Meneghini Dall'archeologia dell'architettura all'archeologia della città: il progetto di ricerca sul Campidoglio medievale, con Appendice tecnica: Perché usare il GIS
In Ostraka 2018, Marina Martelli pubblicava un saggio sulle tombe orientalizzanti di San Paolo, r... more In Ostraka 2018, Marina Martelli pubblicava un saggio sulle tombe orientalizzanti di San Paolo, ricco di importanti annotazioni e di sapidi e creativi insulti. Il presente contributo discute alcune delle opinioni dell'illustre studiosa espresse sugli impasti incisi figurati, Veio e il mare. Articolo consigliato per chi è affetto da mestizia post lockdown. PDF disponile a richiesta in privato per uso di studio
The excavation, preliminary to the verification of the archaeological presence in a designed area... more The excavation, preliminary to the verification of the archaeological presence in a designed area for a gas station, led to the discovery of a stratigraphic palimpsest consisting of a stretch of road cut (IV / III century BC-IV sec. AD), a tuff-quarry (III-II century BC), a quarry for the extraction of pozzolana (I century BC-I century AD) and some burials of the imperial age (II sec. A.D). The topographical proximity to the villa investigated by M.L. Marchi and Fiorenzo Catalli on the nearby Collina delle Muse allowed to connect all the new evidences with the different life phases of this residential complex, thus enriching its historical reconstruction.
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Papers by Alessio De Cristofaro
vestibule tombs belong to the Etruscan necropolis (second half of the 6th – beginning of the 4th centuries BC). Archaeological data, based on the incineration rite and funerary equipment, suggest that these were used by one high-status family (or two) originally from Veio.
Carpological analyses reveal the presence of food plants comprised of cereals, pulses and fruits. Furthermore, anthracological data give indications concerning the past environment, with a prevalence of deciduous and semi-deciduous oaks, accompanied by other taxa such as evergreen oaks, hornbeam, ash and Rosaceae Prunoideae. This is in accordance with the present-day vegetation of northern Latium. Finally, remains of synanthropic weeds (e.g., Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae and Polygonaceae) suggest a heavily anthropized environment.
This study represents a step forward in the understanding of the still under explored human-plant interactions of Etruscans.
vestibule tombs belong to the Etruscan necropolis (second half of the 6th – beginning of the 4th centuries BC). Archaeological data, based on the incineration rite and funerary equipment, suggest that these were used by one high-status family (or two) originally from Veio.
Carpological analyses reveal the presence of food plants comprised of cereals, pulses and fruits. Furthermore, anthracological data give indications concerning the past environment, with a prevalence of deciduous and semi-deciduous oaks, accompanied by other taxa such as evergreen oaks, hornbeam, ash and Rosaceae Prunoideae. This is in accordance with the present-day vegetation of northern Latium. Finally, remains of synanthropic weeds (e.g., Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae and Polygonaceae) suggest a heavily anthropized environment.
This study represents a step forward in the understanding of the still under explored human-plant interactions of Etruscans.
The paper focuses on two aspects of the villa system in the Suburb, between late antique and early medieval ages: the sample area is between the viae Triumphalis and Campana. The first concerns the reconstruction of the economic and social aspects linked to the villas’ late antique life, which can be deduced from archaeological data coming from both old findings, not yet well considered, and from new unknown contexts. The second concerns the estates’ changes of ownership from private to ecclesiastical, with particular regard to the new organizational and productive forms as reflected by archaeological phenomenology, as well as from literary sources.
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Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, 12/03/2019