Campania (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)
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This report provides detailed descriptions of standing, earthen buildings examined in Abruzzo and Calabria, Italy, between 1979 and 2015. The structures date from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries and include former dwellings and small barns. Documentation of these earthen buildings is significant, because they represent examples of a rapidly disappearing cultural resource in Italy. Regional literature reviews and field interviews supplement the study. Finally, there are comparisons of...
Understanding Roman Sound Pottery: Resonating and Acoustic Vessels in Three Case Studies (2020)
This paper examines three archaeological sites in Italy that possibly have sound pottery, or echeia, built into the structure. I purposefully chose these three sites because they range in date, vessel type, are the most ambiguous about whether the vessels are indeed sound pottery and lack of research in order to contribute to the scholarly record. The Theater of Nora (Sardinia), Theater of Nemi (Nemi in mainland Italy), and the Circus of Maxentius (outside the city of Rome) are the three sites...