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The implementation of meticulous stratigraphic research methods has significantly improved our understanding and ability to organize data related to historical sequences and materials. Widely distributed artefacts such as fine wares, lamps, and amphorae have particularly benefited. However, coarse wares have not seen similar advancements in knowledge despite their widespread use. Understanding these artefacts through technological and formal analysis can reveal insights into ancient production districts and their responses to various influences. Research by Sapienza University of Rome at Meta Sudans and the north-eastern Palatine has allowed detailed monitoring of changes in urban material culture. Preliminary results from three case studies highlight the potential of applying these methodologies to coarse wares for expanding research on artisanal customs, marketing systems, and usage dynamics. These studies underscore the importance of long-term settlement sequences using unified statistical-quantitative approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traditionally, cultural heritage (CH) site conservation strategies have mostly focused on the employment of procedures to protect archaeological exhibits from weathering processes. However, CH-sites are often located in areas affected by geological hazards, which can threaten the conservation of the site itself. For these cases, engineering-geological modelling is an essential tool to design conservation strategies for geohazards management in the framework of CH-site preservation. The research here proposed is focused on the Punta Eolo promontory at Ventotene island (Italy) where the remnant of the roman “Villa Giulia” emperor palace is hosted. Detailed engineering-geological surveying has been carried out at Punta Eolo. In particular, engineering-geological investigations have been coupled with remote investigation of the area of interest. Thanks to the engineering-geological surveys, a detailed engineering-geological map was drafted, also highlighting the geomechanical setting of the Parata Grande Tuff formation (hereinafter, PGT). The presence of a superficial deposit, mainly composed of archaeological material overlaying a tuffaceous unit, was evidenced. To bound this layer’s thickness more effectively, 52 single-station seismic noise measurements were carried out. Seismic ambient noise measurements show significant horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) resonance peaks at 3 Hz, a variable secondary peak ranging from 9 to 19 14 Hz, respectively related with the contact between the PGT and the underlying lavas and the superficial deposits and PGT units. The measurements conducted at the edge of the promontory show evidence of polarization of the particle motion potentially related to the vibrational behavior of the unstable rock blocks that bound all the site. A 3D model of the cliff, reconstructed by drone photogrammetry technique, allowed to perform the rock mass joints surveying along the not-accessible cliff faces, as well as to visualize the superficial deposits thickness all around the perimeter of the promontory. Additionally, a 3D geological model was made using the RockWorks 16 program to facilitate a more direct visualization of site-specific features. The engineering-geological model here presented enables the development of an efficient conservation strategy for the Villa Giulia archeological site, as a critical tool for mitigating geological risks. Furthermore, future archaeological excavation will be driven by the reconstructed geological model of Punta Eolo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper examines a small fragment of a red‑figure Faliscan kylix discovered during the 2006 excavation on the north‑eastern slopes of the Palatine Hill. The sherd, found in building waste associated with the con‑ struction of the impluvium of an aristocratic residence, bears a Latin inscription, painted before firing inside the frame surrounding the tondo. Starting from the analysis of the context of discovery, the paper broadens its perspective to the typological, productive, cultural and economic aspects connected to the presence in Rome of a Faliscan kylix inscribed in Latin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The conclusion of the researches carried out on the north-eastern slopes of the Palatine from the Sapienza Università di Roma, within some of the sectors investigated since 2001 (Areas II-III), has allowed to acquire relevant information on the Curiae Veteres, the sanctuary that according to the literary tradition occupies the corner of the hill since the middle of the 8th c. BCE. Eight centuries later, around the middle of the 1st c. BCE, an Early Republican well inside the Curiae, is filled. The preliminary analysis of the stratigraphy and of the artifacts indicate that its obliteration involved some ritual activities, which have significant comparisons with other urban contexts (area of the Forum of Caesar, Largo Magnanapoli) similar for function and chronology. Among the artifacts used during this closing ceremony a conspicuous number of cream ware jugs seems to play a prominent role. These objects keep some painted inscriptions likely to refer to their owners. The continuation of the study of stratigraphies and deposits will have significant repercussions on our knowledge of the sanctuary in the 1st c. BCE and, from a more general point of view, on the history of archeology of cult and on the dynamics of production and exchange known for the Late-Republican city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]