Season Team

• AIAC_136 - Fregellae - 2004
  Il sito di Fregelle è ben noto dalle fonti storiche, come città romana repubblicana distrutta nel tardo I secolo a.C. Essa è stata indagata tramite scavi in aree precise scelte in base alla scoperta sia di edifici pubblici, sia privati. La ricognizione geofisica e topografica condotta per questo progetto è stata concepita per fornire un più ampio quadro del sito da integrare con i precedenti rinvenimenti. I risultati finora sono stati promettenti, avendo individuato il foro, il comizio e la curia (già in parte conosciuti dallo scavo), come edifici che circondano il foro e che si trovano verso l’area in cui si è pensato fossero situate le mura della città. Future indagini saranno finalizzate ad ampliare la conoscenza della pianta e dell’organizzazione della città.
• AIAC_136 - Fregellae - 2005
  Two seasons of archaeological survey, integrating geophysical and topographical techniques, were undertaken focussing on the area around the forum at _Fregellae_ at the invitation of Professor Filippo Coarelli. This integrated survey has proved invaluable in understanding and interpreting the nature of the archaeological remains despite the problems of the natural geology and the insubstantial character of the structures. It is also clear that the distinctive local topography constrained the layout of the city. The central ridge provided the axis for the via Latina and acted as a focus for public buildings including the forum and comitium. The magnetometer survey provided a reasonably clear depiction of the plans of both public and private buildings. Different depths of deposit that have accumulated on different parts of the site may obscure some ancient buildings but there are also likely to have been differences in preservation. As the magnetometer survey did successfully identify structures on the steep slopes of the western part of the plateau we are encouraged about its potential for the large scale mapping of the city.
• AIAC_137 - Teano - 2005
  Il progetto si avvale di ricognizioni geofisiche per indagare la natura dei resti archeologici nei pressi del cosiddetto “Santuario di Loreto”. Fondata nel IV secolo a.C. Teano costituiva il principale punto di comunicazione tra le valli del Lazio meridionale e le pianure della Campania. I resti archeologici più imponenti della città pre-romana e romana sono il teatro e l’anfiteatro, situati dietro l’area della città moderna. Ricognizioni condotte negli ultimi tre anni hanno restituito una gran quantità di informazioni circa la pianta e il tessuto della città, tra cui la scoperta di un secondo anfiteatro e di un tempio. Vd. anche http://www.fastionline.org/micro_view.php?)item_key=fst_cd&fst_cd=AIAC_1868.
• AIAC_62 - Otricoli - 2005
  A new understanding of the overall layout and development of Ocriculum (modern Otricoli) is gradually emerging through the combination of results from the different methods used including topography, magnetometry, resistivity, GPR and surface collection. It now seems clear that the centre of Ocriculum was built on the ridge overlooking the Tiber sometime during the Republican period. The extent of the site on the ridge and the character of its surface finds suggest that it developed to become a significant urban focus by the early Imperial period. There is little evidence for the formal planning of the core of the site, and our survey has not identified a street layout. Where the via Flaminia cuts across the ridge, the magnetometer survey suggests that it may have passed through a large rectangular space defined by major terrace walls to the east and west. To the east the ridge rises with a terrace defined to the south and west by a major wall of late Roman date which dominated the topography of the later town and presumably defined its extent. To the north, the major remains can now be clearly understood as a temple precinct, built to be visible on the cliff. Along the southern side of the ridge the survey indicates that there were a series of buildings built above the stream and probably predating the Late Roman wall. To the west, the theatre dominated the southern side of the ridge and must have opened onto a terrace on the valley slope below before the valley was infilled. Deeply buried structures suggest the presence of a porticus behind the scena frons. The survey confirms the presence of a number of richly decorated buildings along the northern edge of the ridge. The infilling of the valley between the settlement on the ridge and the amphitheatre must be associated with the construction of the baths. Survey has shown that the infilled valley was not extensively built upon. At either end of it major structures survive, including what are apparently very large cisterns, presumably designed to supply the baths.