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- AIAC_54
- Name
- Falerii Novi
- Date Range
- 300 BC – 1571
- 299 BC – 699
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AIAC_54 - Falerii Novi - 2008A major ongoing geophysical survey has taken place over four seasons (1997-8, 2002, 2004 & 2008) at the Roman colony of Falerii Novi, undertaken by The University of Southampton, The University of Cambridge and the British School at Rome, first as part of The Tiber Valley Project and subsequently the Roman Towns in the Middle and Lower Tiber Valley Project. Falerii Novi is situated on the lower eastern slopes of Monti Cimino in the volcanic territory to the west of the Tiber valley, c. 50km north of Rome. The 1997-8 magnetometry survey proved very successful in the identification of many features in the urban setting. From the results, a clear interpretive map was created of the town, showing hundreds of buildings, both private and public, including warehouses, shops, market places, temples, a theatre, and the forum. The overall geophysical plan produced from the results also showed a clear street layout over most of the area which varies from the previous suggested layout of Di Stefano Manzella. The 2002-4 and 2008 seasons demonstrated that evidence for human activity at Falerii Novi extends beyond the towns circuit walls, revealing a possible gladiator training ground beside the amphitheatre, areas of cultivation, and a wealth of mausolea and possible rock cut burial chambers clustering along the edges of roads leading from the town. The clarity of the geophysical results from Falerii Novi and the large area covered by the survey provided us with one of the most complete town plans from Roman Italy; only Pompeii and Ostia offer similarly extensive plans. The results have considerable potential in shedding new light upon key issues in the development of Roman urbanism.
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AIAC_54 - Falerii Novi - 2022The first season of excavations of the multi-year Falerii Novi Project took place in June 2022. The preceding non-invasive investigations of the site (Keay et al, 2000; Verdonck et al, 2020) provided detailed plans of the interior of the city which has enabled the formulation of an excavation methodology to precisely target buildings and areas of interaction within the city. This was further enhanced in 2021 by a campaign of surface survey and coring to refine the understanding of the site’s configuration and chronological development (Bernard et al, 2021). The 2022 excavations focused upon three areas within the city, including a domus, the macellum and a street intersection on the main Via Amerina inside the South Gate. The excavation area near the South Gate, aimed to identify the Via Amerina (cardo maximus), as well as establish the typology and chronology of the buildings that opened on to the principal road within the city. The trench, measuring 15 x 15m, revealed an east-west paved road, a series of rooms (one paved in opus spicatum) and an open, or porticoed area with a tiled drain. The excavation (10 x 10m) of part of a domus south of the Forum revealed a large rectangular room framed by walls of tuff blocks in opus quadratum that formed part of the domestic structure. Interior finishes and floors were destroyed already in antiquity. Construction technique and a tuff column capital within the destruction layer may suggest a late Republican or Early Imperial date. The excavation of the macellum, located behind the apse of the church of Santa Maria in Falerii investigated an area of 10 x 5m. The work revealed three rooms with at least four phases of construction visible in the walls. The central room appears to have served as the primary entrance to the macellum, while the two flanking spaces likely functioned as shops.
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AIAC_54 - Falerii Novi - 2023Presented are results of the first three years of the Falerii Novi Project (FNP), an international archaeological research initiative to explore the ancient urban site of Falerii Novi, in the Comune of Fabrica di Roma (Viterbo, Lazio), in the middle Tiber Valley. According to sources, Roman Falerii Novi was founded in the mid-third century BCE, when the nearby Faliscan center of Falerii Veteres (modern Civita Castellana) revolted and was conquered by Rome. The site, measuring nearly 32 ha, lies along ancient via Amerina, approximately 50 km north of Rome. The only standing premodern remains are the city-walls, generally dated to its foundation, an extramural amphitheater to the northeast, peri-urban tombs, and the complex of Santa Maria di Falleri, whose monastic community is first mentioned in the 11th century CE. Previous work in the nineteenth century and limited excavation carried out by the Soprintendenza during the late twentieth century remain largely unpublished. More recently, non-invasive work using magnetometry and Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) has generated plans of the subsurface remains of the Roman town. The interim results of the FNP presented here build on this remote sensing program to provide more detailed understanding of the site’s development over its full history. We describe results from an initial campaign of test pits (2021) and two years of open-area stratigraphic excavation (2022–23). Pursuant to our aims of exploring a range of urban spaces, trenches have been excavated across the intramural area, guided by the remote sensing results. Four areas of excavation are discussed below, including a macellum (Area I), an urban domus (Area II), a commercial area along the via Amerina (Area III), and a series of tabernae beside the forum (Area V). A final area discussed (Area IV) represents a restudy of unpublished excavations undertaken by the Soprintendenza.
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- Falerii Novi
- Year
- 2008
- Summary
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A major ongoing geophysical survey has taken place over four seasons (1997-8, 2002, 2004 & 2008) at the Roman colony of Falerii Novi, undertaken by The University of Southampton, The University of Cambridge and the British School at Rome, first as part of The Tiber Valley Project and subsequently the Roman Towns in the Middle and Lower Tiber Valley Project. Falerii Novi is situated on the lower eastern slopes of Monti Cimino in the volcanic territory to the west of the Tiber valley, c. 50km north of Rome.
The 1997-8 magnetometry survey proved very successful in the identification of many features in the urban setting. From the results, a clear interpretive map was created of the town, showing hundreds of buildings, both private and public, including warehouses, shops, market places, temples, a theatre, and the forum. The overall geophysical plan produced from the results also showed a clear street layout over most of the area which varies from the previous suggested layout of Di Stefano Manzella. The 2002-4 and 2008 seasons demonstrated that evidence for human activity at Falerii Novi extends beyond the towns circuit walls, revealing a possible gladiator training ground beside the amphitheatre, areas of cultivation, and a wealth of mausolea and possible rock cut burial chambers clustering along the edges of roads leading from the town.
The clarity of the geophysical results from Falerii Novi and the large area covered by the survey provided us with one of the most complete town plans from Roman Italy; only Pompeii and Ostia offer similarly extensive plans. The results have considerable potential in shedding new light upon key issues in the development of Roman urbanism. -
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Una campagna di ricognizione geofisica continuativa è stata condotta per quattro stagioni (1997-8, 2002, 2004 e 2008) sulla colonia romana di _Falerii Novi_ dall’università di Southampton, l’università di Cambridge e la British School di Roma, in primo luogo come parte del "Tiber Valley Project" e in seguito come "Roman Towns in the Middle and Lower Tiber Valley Project".
_Falerii Novi_ è situata sulle più basse pendici orientalidei Monti Cimini nel territorio vulcanico ad ovest della valle del Tevere, ca. 50 km a nord di Roma.
La magnetometria del 1997-98 si è dimostrata molto efficace nell’identificazione di molte delle strutture che caratterizzano l’assetto urbano. Dai risultati ottenuti è stata realizzata una mappa interpretativa della città, che mostra centinaia di edifici, sia pubblici sia privati, inclusi magazzini, negozi, luoghi di mercato, templi, un teatro e un foro. La pianta generale prodotta dai risultati mostra anche una chiara griglia stradale nella maggior parte dell’area che varia dalla pianta precedentemente proposta da Di Stefano Manzella. Le stagioni 2002-4 e 2008 hanno dimostrato che l’evidenza per l’attività umana a _Falerii Novi_ si estende oltre il circuito murario della città, rivelando un possibile spazio per l’esercizio gladiatorio accanto all’anfiteatro, aree di coltivazione e un numero di mausolei e possibili tombe a camera tagliate nella roccia, raggruppate lungo il limite delle strade che uscivano dalla città.
La chiarezza dei risultati geofisici da _Falerii Novi_ e l’ampia area coperta dalla ricognizione ci fornisce una delle piante urbane più complete dell’Italia romana; solo Pompeii e Ostia offrono piante così estensive. I risultati hanno un potenziale notevole nel gettare nuova luce sui problemi chiave dello sviluppo dell’urbanistica romana.
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- Falerii Novi
- Year
- 2022
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The first season of excavations of the multi-year Falerii Novi Project took place in June 2022. The preceding non-invasive investigations of the site (Keay et al, 2000; Verdonck et al, 2020) provided detailed plans of the interior of the city which has enabled the formulation of an excavation methodology to precisely target buildings and areas of interaction within the city. This was further enhanced in 2021 by a campaign of surface survey and coring to refine the understanding of the site’s configuration and chronological development (Bernard et al, 2021).
The 2022 excavations focused upon three areas within the city, including a domus, the macellum and a street intersection on the main Via Amerina inside the South Gate.
The excavation area near the South Gate, aimed to identify the Via Amerina (cardo maximus), as well as establish the typology and chronology of the buildings that opened on to the principal road within the city. The trench, measuring 15 x 15m, revealed an east-west paved road, a series of rooms (one paved in opus spicatum) and an open, or porticoed area with a tiled drain.
The excavation (10 x 10m) of part of a domus south of the Forum revealed a large rectangular room framed by walls of tuff blocks in opus quadratum that formed part of the domestic structure. Interior finishes and floors were destroyed already in antiquity. Construction technique and a tuff column capital within the destruction layer may suggest a late Republican or Early Imperial date.
The excavation of the macellum, located behind the apse of the church of Santa Maria in Falerii investigated an area of 10 x 5m. The work revealed three rooms with at least four phases of construction visible in the walls. The central room appears to have served as the primary entrance to the macellum, while the two flanking spaces likely functioned as shops. -
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La prima stagione di scavi del progetto pluriennale Falerii Novi si è svolta nel giugno 2022. Le precedenti indagini non invasive del sito (Keay et al, 2000; Verdonck et al, 2020) hanno fornito piani dettagliati dell'interno della città, che hanno permesso di formulare una metodologia di scavo per individuare con precisione gli edifici e le aree di interazione all'interno della città. Nel 2021 è stata ulteriormente rafforzata da una campagna di sondaggi di superficie e di carotaggi per affinare la comprensione della configurazione e dello sviluppo cronologico del sito (Bernard et al, 2021).
Gli scavi del 2022 si sono concentrati su tre aree all'interno della città, tra cui una domus, il macellum e un incrocio stradale sulla principale Via Amerina all'interno della Porta Sud.
L'area di scavo vicino alla Porta Sud aveva l'obiettivo di identificare la Via Amerina (cardo maximus), nonché di stabilire la tipologia e la cronologia degli edifici che si aprivano sulla strada principale della città. La trincea, delle dimensioni di 15 x 15 m, ha rivelato una strada lastricata in direzione est-ovest, una serie di ambienti (uno pavimentato in opus spicatum) e un'area aperta, o porticata, con uno scarico piastrellato.
Lo scavo (10 x 10 m) di parte di una domus a sud del Foro ha messo in luce un grande ambiente rettangolare incorniciato da muri in blocchi di tufo in opus quadratum che faceva parte della struttura domestica. Le finiture interne e i pavimenti sono stati distrutti già nell'antichità. La tecnica costruttiva e un capitello di colonna in tufo all'interno dello strato di distruzione possono suggerire una datazione tardo-repubblicana o primo-imperiale.
Lo scavo del macellum, situato dietro l'abside della chiesa di Santa Maria in Falerii, ha indagato un'area di 10 x 5 metri. Il lavoro ha rivelato tre stanze con almeno quattro fasi di costruzione visibili nelle pareti. L'ambiente centrale sembra essere stato l'ingresso principale del macellum, mentre i due spazi laterali fungevano probabilmente da botteghe.
Media
- Name
- Falerii Novi
- Year
- 2023
- Summary
- en Presented are results of the first three years of the Falerii Novi Project (FNP), an international archaeological research initiative to explore the ancient urban site of Falerii Novi, in the Comune of Fabrica di Roma (Viterbo, Lazio), in the middle Tiber Valley. According to sources, Roman Falerii Novi was founded in the mid-third century BCE, when the nearby Faliscan center of Falerii Veteres (modern Civita Castellana) revolted and was conquered by Rome. The site, measuring nearly 32 ha, lies along ancient via Amerina, approximately 50 km north of Rome. The only standing premodern remains are the city-walls, generally dated to its foundation, an extramural amphitheater to the northeast, peri-urban tombs, and the complex of Santa Maria di Falleri, whose monastic community is first mentioned in the 11th century CE. Previous work in the nineteenth century and limited excavation carried out by the Soprintendenza during the late twentieth century remain largely unpublished. More recently, non-invasive work using magnetometry and Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) has generated plans of the subsurface remains of the Roman town. The interim results of the FNP presented here build on this remote sensing program to provide more detailed understanding of the site’s development over its full history. We describe results from an initial campaign of test pits (2021) and two years of open-area stratigraphic excavation (2022–23). Pursuant to our aims of exploring a range of urban spaces, trenches have been excavated across the intramural area, guided by the remote sensing results. Four areas of excavation are discussed below, including a macellum (Area I), an urban domus (Area II), a commercial area along the via Amerina (Area III), and a series of tabernae beside the forum (Area V). A final area discussed (Area IV) represents a restudy of unpublished excavations undertaken by the Soprintendenza.
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Si presentano i risultati dei primi tre anni del Falerii Novi Project (FNP), una iniziativa di ricerca archeologica internazionale finalizzata a esplorare l’antico sito urbano di Falerii Novi, nel Comune di Fabrica di Roma (Viterbo) nella media valle del Tevere. Secondo le fonti, la romana Falerii Novi fu fondata negli anni centrali del III secolo a.C. quando il vicino centro falisco di Falerii Veteres (la moderna Civita Castellana) si ribellò e fu conquistata da Roma. Il sito, esteso per circa 32 ha, sorge lungo la via Amerina, approssimativamente 50 km a nord di Roma. Gli unici resti antichi emergenti sono le mura di cinta, generalmente datate alla fondazione della città, un anfiteatro esterno alle mura verso nordest, tombe suburbane, e il complesso di Santa Maria di Falleri, la cui comunità monastica viene ricordata per la prima volta nell’XI secolo. Ricerche precedenti nel XIX secolo e limitati interventi di scavo condotti dalla Soprintendenza durante i decenni finali del XX secolo sono rimasti in massima parte inediti. Più recentemente indagini non invasive (magnetometria e GPR) hanno prodotto piante dei resti della città romana nel sottosuolo. I risultati preliminari del FNP qui presentati partono dal programma di remote sensing per comprendere nel dettaglio lo sviluppo del sito in tutta la sua storia. Si descrivono i risultati a partire da una campagna di saggi (2021) e due anni di scavi stratigrafici su vasta area (2022-2023). Sono state scavate trincee, basate sui risultati del remote sensing, nell’area interna alle mura con l’obiettivo di esplorare spazi urbani diversificati. Quattro aree di scavo vengono qui discusse: un macellum (area I), una domus (area II), un’area commerciale lungo la via Amerina (Area III) e una serie di tabernae lungo il foro (area V). Un’ultima area di scavo (IV) rappresenta la riapertura di scavi inediti della Soprintendenza.
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Media
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Keay-Millett 1998S. Keay, M. Millett, 1998, Roman towns in the Middle Tiber Valley, in Papers of The British School at Rome 66: 258-259.
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Keay-Millett 2000S. Keay, M. Millett et al., 2000, Falerii Novi: a New Survey of the Walled Area, in Papers of the British School at Rome 68: 1-93.
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Keay et al. 2004S. Keay, M. Millett, S. Poppy, J. Robinson, J. Taylor and N. Terrenato, 2004, New approaches to Roman urbanism in the Tiber Valley, in H. Patterson (ed.), Bridging the Tiber, approaches to regional archaeology in the middle Tiber valley. Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome, 13, London: 223-236.
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Keay-Millett et al. 1999S. Keay, M. Millett, M. (with contributions from J. Taylor, S. Poppy and J. Robinson) 1999, Roman Towns in the Middle Tiber Valley, in Papers of the British School at Rome 67: 419-421.
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Millett-Keay 2003M. Millett, S. Keay, 2003, Tiber Valley Towns: fieldwork in 2002, in Papers of the British School at Rome 71: 317-318.
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Bernard et al. 2022Bernard, S., Andrews, M., Ceccarelli, L., Dodd, E., Kay, S., Leone, N., and Vermeulen, F. (2022) The Falerii Novi Project: the 2021 Season. Papers of the British School at Rome 90, 341–45. doi: 10.1017/S006824622200006X.
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Verdonck et al. 2020Verdonck, L., A. Launaro, F. Vermeulen, M. Millett. 2020. ‘Ground-penetrating radar survey of Falerii novi: a new approach to the study of Roman cities.’ Antiquity 94: 705-23.
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Andrews et al 2023aAndrews, M., Bernard, S., Dodd, E., Fochetti, B., Kay, S., Liverani, P., Millett, M., Vermeulen, F., 2023a, ‘The Falerii Novi Project’, Papers of the British School at Rome 91: 9–34.
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Andrews et al 2023aAndrews, M., Bernard, S., Dodd, E., Fochetti, B., Kay, S., Liverani, P., Millett, M., Vermeulen, F., 2023a, ‘The Falerii Novi Project’, Papers of the British School at Rome 91: 9–34.
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Andrews et al 2023bAndrews, M., Bernard, S., Dodd, E., Kay, S., 2023b, ‘The Falerii Novi Project: the 2022 season’, Papers of the British School at Rome 91: 331–335.
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Bernard et al 2022Bernard, S., Andrews, M., Ceccarelli, L., Dodd, E., Kay, S., Leone, N., Vermeulen, F., 2022, ‘The Falerii Novi Project: the 2021 season’, Papers of the British School at Rome 90: 341–345.