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Excavation

  • Rofalco
  • Farnese
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    • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

      MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

      ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

      AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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    Summary (English)

    • The gradual enlargement of the excavations continued in the central part of the settlement (Area 7000), where in the past a monumental circular cistern, c. 4 m in diameter, situated in a cobblestone paved courtyard had been found. The excavations aimed to gain an understanding of the new room identified in past seasons to the east of the cistern (room 3), situated on a sort of terrace at a higher level than the surrounding structures, and on a slightly different alignment. In the past, the room was the object of illegal excavations that compromised the structure, but three perimeter walls built in opus Africanum and dry-stone construction were uncovered. During this campaign, it was not possible to complete the exploration of this room, which extended further east. However, the removal of the layers of collapse in the exposed part revealed the original floor surface. The latter was made of a very compact layer of reddish clay containing numerous small stones and some pottery fragments. The scarce amount of materials found in the occupation layer offered no clue as to the function of this room. The opening of another trench to the south-east of the already identified structures revealed the corner of a new room (room 4), with walls built with pieces of lava stone, aligned with the south wall of room 3, of which it appeared to be the continuation.

      Further east, the excavation was completed of Area 6000, situated further towards the gate (Area 4000) and on an east-west alignment perpendicular to that of the buildings in the central part of the settlement. The structure is formed by a basic module – well-known on the site – a covered space and a courtyard, with traces of structures facing onto the latter on its east side. These structures were probably work/production spaces connected with the building. Unfortunately, this entire sector appears rather complex and difficult to read as it has been damaged by hill-wash and illegal excavations. Two perpendicular trial trenches were opened in the flat area that seemed to be free of structures situated between Area 6000 and Area 4000; only the surface organic layer was removed. While further modest traces of structures appeared at the end of the east-west trench, relating to structures already investigated in previous campaigns, in the northern part of the north-south trench a short section of wall was identified, seemingly in opus Africanum, on an unusual oblique alignment with respect to the surrounding structures.

      Survey over the site and limited cleaning identified, documented and positioned other alignments of stones, which it is hoped to investigate during future campaigns.
    • Orlando Cerasuolo - Sapienza Università di Roma 

    Director

    Team

    • Elisa Abbondanzieri
    • Lorenzo Somma - Gruppo Archeologico Subalpino
    • Marta Valerio - Gruppo Archeologico Subalpino
    • Martina Sabbatini - Gruppo Archeologico Subalpino
    • Alessandra Cavalli – G. A. Subalpino
    • Tania Freixas Roig – G. A. Romano
    • Sonia Djidel – G. A. Subalpino

    Research Body

    • Gruppo Archeologico Romano

    Funding Body

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