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The IMCMI project, already presented in 2009 at the 4th International Congress on "Science and technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin", is in line with EU directives. The particular interest of the project geared to promote the meeting between immigrants and cultures of origin through the evidence of North Africa's ancient civilizations, found in Italian public and private collections, offers an excellent opportunity to experiment new strategies for the use and enhancement of this specific archaeological heritage. The IMCMI project is divided into several sections already identified in 2009, improved by continual research, and can now be presented in a more defined and organized way: oWide and articulated research on the boundary sanctuaries, intended and designed as meeting and integration places; study of antique collecting and the figure of travellers, from ancient to modern times, as evidence of interest in cultural diversity and as intercultural laboratories. oDesign and implementation of activities aimed to improve and promote the cultural heritage of North Africa focusing on school-age children in particular and second generation migrants in general, through specific didactic modules and preparation of relevant intercultural paths flanked by recreational activities, including, in particular, events for schools and theatres that have topics resulting from scientific research in progress as their theme. oDelivery of services and applications which will ensure growth and enrichment of the key-project through a web portal. Creation of a web site for remote interactive education, through the use of a technology platform (Learning Management System LMS). The target of the IMCMI project is the cultural development of North African migrants for better integration, but it should not lose sight of its essential, final, qualifying aim, connected to the recovery of the common Mediterranean roots to promote the construction of a cohesive, common social tissue.

The recent democratic revolution that has shaken the Maghreb and the resulting migration flows that have invested Italy make the North African situation one of the most prominent problems for Europe. Moreover, intercultural dialogue has long been the subject of interest for the Community which is promoting projects to encourage integration, for example, Cultural Routes of the European Council. In this context, the IMCMI project, already presented in 2009 at the 4th International Congress on "Science and technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin", is in line with EU directives. The particular interest of the project geared to promote the meeting between immigrants and cultures of origin through the evidence of North Africa's ancient civilizations, found in Italian public and private collections, offers an excellent opportunity to experiment new strategies for the use and enhancement of this specific archaeological heritage. The IMCMI project is divided into several sections already identified in 2009, improved by continual research, and can now be presented in a more defined and organized way: Wide and articulated research on the boundary sanctuaries, intended and designed as meeting and integration places; study of antique collecting and the figure of travellers, from ancient to modern times, as evidence of interest in cultural diversity and as intercultural laboratories. Design and implementation of activities aimed to improve and promote the cultural heritage of North Africa focusing on school-age children in particular and second generation migrants in general, through specific didactic modules and preparation of relevant intercultural paths flanked by recreational activities, including, in particular, events for schools and theatres that have topics resulting from scientific research in progress as their theme. Delivery of services and applications which will ensure growth and enrichment of the key-project through a web portal, but also via SMS / MMS (multi-language) on mobile phones in real time; a specific social network, dedicated to a defined community, in order to share the specific interest in the study of the origins and history of North African peoples; creation of a web site for remote interactive education, through the use of a technology platform (Learning Management System LMS). The control of the new realities becomes easier if it can be referred back to a previous experience and combines with this experience through a cognitive process that emphasizes both the points of contact and the differences between cultures. For this reason, the target of the IMCMI project is the cultural development of North African migrants for better integration, but it should not lose sight of its essential, final, qualifying aim, connected to the recovery of the common Mediterranean roots to promote the construction of a cohesive, common social tissue.

Lo studio si propone di approfondire i dati relativi alla fase punica dello scavo del Mausoleo B di Sabratha condotto da Antonino Di Vita, tra il 1964 e il 1974. Le stratigrafie delle fasi ellenistiche e proto-romane sono state recentemente elaborate da Benedetta Bessi, mentre i dati numismatici sono stati esaminati da Lorenza Ilia Manfredi. Il poster propone una ricostruzione grafica (elaborata da Fiammetta Susanna su base cartografica applicata alle immagini satellitari) dei dati con una ricontestualizzazione mirata del materiale archeologico e numismatico, pertinente alla fase di fondazione del mausoleo. Durante le campagne di scavo sono state rinvenute 33 monete puniche e neopuniche in bronzo datate tra la prima metà del IV sec. a.C. e il 14 d.C. Nello strato legato alla fase costruttiva e di livellamento del suolo (fase II) (Fig. 2) dei primi decenni del II sec. a.C. nel vano 10 sono stati rinvenuti un esemplare con al D/ Testa maschile(?) a s. e R/ Cavallo al galoppo a d. e tre D/ Testa di Core a s. R/ Cavallo stante a d. su linea d'esergo; dietro, albero di palma, che risultano pertinenti alle più antiche cartaginesi e/o siciliane in bronzo datate tra la prima metà IV sec. a. C.- 280 a.C. Alla stessa fase cronologica delle monete corrispondono pochissimi frammenti di ceramica a vernice nera tra cui una coppa incurved rim attica (Lamboglia 21, Morel 2770) e una coppa a vernice nera ad imitazione (Lamboglia 21-25, Morel 2710) e le tre brocchette (tipo Bechtold 1999, BR4) del III sec. a.C. rinvenute in situ in cavità sotto il basamento del mausoleo come offerte di fondazione. Incisiva la presenza a Sabratha della serie Core/protome del 300-264 a.C. (cosiddetta serie sardo-punica IB). Dall'area del Mausoleo B provengono 4 monete , di cui due dal vano 17,pertinenti alla fase II della costruzione del monumento. Di notevole interesse è l'attestazione della moneta Core/protome di peso ridotto proveniente dal vano 20, in quanto conferma l'ipotesi dell'esistenza di una frazione, un terzo della serie sardo-punica IB, il cui punto di addensamento del peso si attesta intorno 5,00 g. Contemporanee alla costruzione del Mausoleo B sono le monete coniate a Cartagine tra il 221 e il 200 a.C.del tipo D/ Testa di Core a s.R/ Cavallo retrospiciente, stante a d.; nel campo a d., lettera alef; sotto il ventre, lettera ?ade e D/ Testa di Core a s.R/ Cavallo stante a d. su linea d'esergo; nel campo in alto, disco solare tra urei, entrambe provenienti dal vano 5. I dati numismatici, in particolare le monete del tipo Testa maschile/cavallo al galoppo, in connessione con le coppe a vernice nera del IV-III sec. a.C., sembrano indicare una connessione con una necropoli che si articolava in prossimità del mausoleo.