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Excavation

  • S. Pancrazio
  • Campoli Appennino
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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 2014 excavations in the area beside the chapel of San Pancrazio on the hill of the same name exposed a series of structures, some funerary, relating to the cemetery area that was uncovered during previous excavations. More burials were excavated; the skeletal remains mainly disarticulated and badly disturbed by later interventions. Indeed, in recent decades, work to reorganise and improve the area has badly damaged the archaeological stratigraphy, making the identification of the structures complex as they were often reduced to only the first course of the foundations and cut.

      The most important results this season were produced by the extension of excavations in the cemetery area confirming it surrounded the present church and therefore, that there must have been a church on the site already in the late antique period. In addition, the chronology dates the cult and funerary occupation of the site to before the mid 6th century fortification that marks the moment the church and cemetery were abandoned. This date is confirmed by continuing finds of low- denomination coins all minted in the mid 6th century, therefore supporting the chronology.

      In addition, two sections of wall were uncovered; badly-preserved and mostly reduced to one foundation course, they pre-date the funerary area and constitute evidence of earlier occupation. Although a precise chronology cannot be established at present, it is hoped that further excavation will make it possible to associate the scarce pottery and coin finds of Roman and pre-Roman date to this phase.

    • Francesca Romana Stasolla - Sapienza Università di Roma 

    Director

    Team

    • Adriano Bertolotti
    • Lara Tonizzo Feligioni

    Research Body

    • Sapienza Università di Roma

    Funding Body

    • Comune di Campoli Appennino

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