- History, Archaeology, Cultural History, Medieval Studies, Landscape Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, and 47 moreArchaeology of Buildings, • Topography, Photogrammetry - Geodesy: technical surveys and topographic calculations, technical digital photogrammetry, Technical Surveying and GPS, Computer application in archaeology, Photogrammetry, Archaeometry, Archaeological Method & Theory, 3d Modeling, Laser Scanning, Digital Terrain and Surface Modeling, Digital Photogrammetry, Light Archaeology, Acheologia, Archeologia Pubblica, Archaeology of Architecture, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Archeologia Postmedievale, Archeologia dell'architettura, Stratigraphic analysis of standing buildings, Archeologia Leggera, Public Archaeology, Archeologia medievale, Medieval History, Archeologia dei paesaggi, Digital Humanities, Museum Studies, Digital Archaeology, Digital Culture, Humanities Visualization, Museums and Exhibition Design, Virtual Archaeology, 3D Modelling (Architecture), Archaeology of Jordan, Shawbak, Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality, Armenian Studies, Silk Road Studies, Medieval Architecture, Archaeology of the Silk Road, Mamluk Studies, Ayyubid history, Crusader Archaeology, Computer Applications in Archaeology, Crociate, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Recording, Documentation and Information Systems, Cultural Heritage Management, Storia medievale, Castle Studies, and Tuscanyedit
- Lapo Somigli is a medieval archaeologist, specialized in IT application for historical and archaeological research. H... moreLapo Somigli is a medieval archaeologist, specialized in IT application for historical and
archaeological research.
He studied at the University of Florence with Prof. G. Vannini (Chair of Medieval Archaeology). In
2013 he defended his PhD dissertation in History and Information Technology at the Alma Mater
Studiorum – University of Bologna. His work focused on power structures in medieval Montalbano,
a rural area in central Tuscany, and the development of a historical and archaeological data
management system.
Since 2018 Dr. Somigli has been a post-doctoral research fellow at University of Florence within an
interdisciplinary project on digital humanities. He is also Adjunct Professor of geomatics
(Specialization School of Archaeology) and of Digital Humanities (SAGAS Department of the
University of Florence).
He has participated in numerous excavations and research projects in Italy, especially in Tuscany,
and abroad. He is a member of the Italian archaeological mission in Jordan 'Medieval
Petra–Shawbak Project'. In addition to archaeological analyses of medieval buildings and
excavation activities, he collaborates in the realisation of the IT architecture for archaeological data
management and three-dimensional archaeological surveys.
Since 2014, he has been a member of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Armenia 'The Making
of the Silk Road in Armenia' (University of Florence and Yerevan State University), where he is in
charge of the three-dimensional surveys of artefacts and architectural structures. He is also
specialized in photogrammetry, GIS (Geographic Information System) and spatial analyses.edit
Research Interests: Humanities and Art
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La Fortezza da Basso è stata oggetto di un programma di rilievo e studio interdisciplinare curato dall’Università di Firenze per il Comune, con lo scopo di produrre un corpus di informazioni diversificate in vista del progetto di restauro... more
La Fortezza da Basso è stata oggetto di un programma di rilievo e studio interdisciplinare curato dall’Università di Firenze per il Comune, con lo scopo di produrre un corpus di informazioni diversificate in vista del progetto di restauro e rifunzionalizzazione.
Fra gli obiettivi complessivi del progetto, il programma archeologico ha avuto quello di elaborare uno specifico approccio metodologico per l’analisi e il restauro delle strutture, oltre che contribuire alle pluriennali ricerche condotte dalla Cattedra di Archeologia Medievale sulla Firenze medievale e rinascimentale.
Fra gli obiettivi complessivi del progetto, il programma archeologico ha avuto quello di elaborare uno specifico approccio metodologico per l’analisi e il restauro delle strutture, oltre che contribuire alle pluriennali ricerche condotte dalla Cattedra di Archeologia Medievale sulla Firenze medievale e rinascimentale.
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What can Medieval archaeologists do for today societies? Florence University team of Medieval Archaeology developed a strategy for funding base research projects at international level with the aim of showing how academic achievements... more
What can Medieval archaeologists do for today societies? Florence University team of Medieval Archaeology developed a strategy for funding base research projects at international level with the aim of showing how academic achievements could provide actual benefits to a wide public, including governing institutions, non state actors and heritage tourists. The posters present a selection of three international projects from 2006 to 2011 to illustrate how this was done.
Medieval archaeology is quite a recent academic field in Italy (from 1970s) and is characterized by high interdisciplinarity within Human and Natural sciences. Medieval landscapes and urbanization are the blueprint of today’s Euro-Mediterranean countryside and cities. Medieval architectures are a key feature of modern historic centers and in a very great number of cases medieval buildings are still in use as public or private structures across Europe and the Mediterranean. These facts provided the ground for designing projects that could serve the purposes of academic research as well as to help addressing issues of heritage governance and of promotion of social cultural growth and awareness for local and tourist populations.
A crucial point for the viability of such projects was the actual engagement of non academic potential beneficiaries into a joint cooperation with University of Florence on an equal basis. Community activation, based on the methodology of EU Leader Plus programme for rural development (then embedded within Public Archaeology), helped bridging the obstacles of potential distrust between academic and non academic actors through the development of a common language and through clearly defined roles within project consortia. The aim of maximizing benefits for all partners was interpreted in the sense that projects should respond to clearly identified needs of each partner/stakeholder, that has to actively take part to project planning and activities, thus helping an actual engagement of all project actors. All activities are subject to monitoring and impact evaluation. Projects developed by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology within this frame provided additional funding for base research (also in the form of research grants); sustained and implemented a scientific network of international public research institutions and their activities (including joint scientific missions and publications); created territorial, national and international networks of academic and non-academic actors able to join forces in project consortia and, recently, developed spin-off actions in the field of heritage services/enterprises.
In the case of the “Atlas of Medieval Buildings” (2006-2008), the outcome of archaeological research on medieval still standing structures of Mount Amiata in southern Tuscany, based on procedures of Light Archaeology (using non-invasive methods, limited excavation and focused on reconstructing territorial histories) produced in turn usable tools of heritage governance for 10 local municipalities (EU Leader Plus “Colleganze”) as well as a local museum (funded by Municipality of Arcidosso, University of Florence and Regione Toscana) for disseminating the results of academic research towards heritage tourists and resident population. The scientific study was carried out by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology and was aimed at recording and interpreting lordly settlement strategies of earls Aldobrandeschi between 10th and 14th centuries as part of a wider research programme on medieval rural aristocracies in Tuscany that includes areas in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo.
[quote from M. Nucciotti, G. Vannini, 'Light and Public!
International projects and research by the Florence chair of Medieval Archaeology, Florence (Italy), 2011, in print]
Medieval archaeology is quite a recent academic field in Italy (from 1970s) and is characterized by high interdisciplinarity within Human and Natural sciences. Medieval landscapes and urbanization are the blueprint of today’s Euro-Mediterranean countryside and cities. Medieval architectures are a key feature of modern historic centers and in a very great number of cases medieval buildings are still in use as public or private structures across Europe and the Mediterranean. These facts provided the ground for designing projects that could serve the purposes of academic research as well as to help addressing issues of heritage governance and of promotion of social cultural growth and awareness for local and tourist populations.
A crucial point for the viability of such projects was the actual engagement of non academic potential beneficiaries into a joint cooperation with University of Florence on an equal basis. Community activation, based on the methodology of EU Leader Plus programme for rural development (then embedded within Public Archaeology), helped bridging the obstacles of potential distrust between academic and non academic actors through the development of a common language and through clearly defined roles within project consortia. The aim of maximizing benefits for all partners was interpreted in the sense that projects should respond to clearly identified needs of each partner/stakeholder, that has to actively take part to project planning and activities, thus helping an actual engagement of all project actors. All activities are subject to monitoring and impact evaluation. Projects developed by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology within this frame provided additional funding for base research (also in the form of research grants); sustained and implemented a scientific network of international public research institutions and their activities (including joint scientific missions and publications); created territorial, national and international networks of academic and non-academic actors able to join forces in project consortia and, recently, developed spin-off actions in the field of heritage services/enterprises.
In the case of the “Atlas of Medieval Buildings” (2006-2008), the outcome of archaeological research on medieval still standing structures of Mount Amiata in southern Tuscany, based on procedures of Light Archaeology (using non-invasive methods, limited excavation and focused on reconstructing territorial histories) produced in turn usable tools of heritage governance for 10 local municipalities (EU Leader Plus “Colleganze”) as well as a local museum (funded by Municipality of Arcidosso, University of Florence and Regione Toscana) for disseminating the results of academic research towards heritage tourists and resident population. The scientific study was carried out by the Chair of Medieval Archaeology and was aimed at recording and interpreting lordly settlement strategies of earls Aldobrandeschi between 10th and 14th centuries as part of a wider research programme on medieval rural aristocracies in Tuscany that includes areas in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo.
[quote from M. Nucciotti, G. Vannini, 'Light and Public!
International projects and research by the Florence chair of Medieval Archaeology, Florence (Italy), 2011, in print]
Research Interests: Archaeology, Public Archaeology, Medieval History, Cultural Heritage, Medieval Archaeology, and 14 moreCultural Heritage Recording, Documentation and Information Systems, Archaeology of Buildings, Medieval Architecture, Cultural Heritage Management, Medieval Italy, Archeologia medievale, Storia medievale, Castle Studies, Archeologia dell'architettura, Tuscany, Maremma, Archeologia Pubblica, Amiata, and Fiora
New archaeological sondage, performed during refurbishment works, and written sources provides new data on the early 14th century foundation of the fortress and its transformation into a rural estate in the 15th century. I lavori... more
New archaeological sondage, performed during refurbishment works, and written sources provides new data on the early 14th century foundation of the fortress and its transformation into a rural estate in the 15th century.
I lavori previsti per il progetto di riqualificazione
e miglioramento sismico della Torre di mezzo, nel parco
Corsini di Fucecchio, sono stati l’occasione per realizzare un
intervento archeologico finalizzato al recupero di nuovi dati
per la comprensione delle prime fasi medievali del sito. Le indagini
hanno previsto lo scavo di due trincee lungo i fianchi
esterni della torre e la pulitura profonda degli interni, consentendo
di mettere in luce alcuni livelli riferibili alle fasi fondative
della torre e della cisterna (inizi XIV secolo) costruita
alla sua base. Si è avuto modo, inoltre, di confermare per via
archeologica anche le fasi della smilitarizzazione dell’edificio,
avvenuta nel corso del XV secolo.
I lavori previsti per il progetto di riqualificazione
e miglioramento sismico della Torre di mezzo, nel parco
Corsini di Fucecchio, sono stati l’occasione per realizzare un
intervento archeologico finalizzato al recupero di nuovi dati
per la comprensione delle prime fasi medievali del sito. Le indagini
hanno previsto lo scavo di due trincee lungo i fianchi
esterni della torre e la pulitura profonda degli interni, consentendo
di mettere in luce alcuni livelli riferibili alle fasi fondative
della torre e della cisterna (inizi XIV secolo) costruita
alla sua base. Si è avuto modo, inoltre, di confermare per via
archeologica anche le fasi della smilitarizzazione dell’edificio,
avvenuta nel corso del XV secolo.
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in Cantini F. (a cura di), “Costruire lo sviluppo”. La crescita di città e campagna tra espansione urbana e nuove fondazioni (XII-prima metà XIII secolo), Atti del Convegno (San Miniato, 21 maggio 2016 Sala Consiliare del Comune),... more
in Cantini F. (a cura di), “Costruire lo sviluppo”. La crescita di città e campagna tra espansione urbana e nuove fondazioni (XII-prima metà XIII secolo), Atti del Convegno (San Miniato, 21 maggio 2016 Sala Consiliare del Comune), All’Insegna del Giglio, Sesto Fiorentino 2019.
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in "VII Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Medievale", Lecce 9-12 settembre 2015, Firenze, Insegna del Giglio, vol I, pp. 287-292.
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in "2VII Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Medievale", Lecce 9-12 settembre 2015, Firenze, Insegna del Giglio, vol I, pp. 470-475.
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Research Interests: Public Archaeology, Digital Humanities, Museum Studies, Digital Archaeology, Digital Culture, and 18 moreMedieval Archaeology, Humanities Visualization, Museums and Exhibition Design, Archaeology of Buildings, Virtual Archaeology, Greek Archaeology, 3D Modelling (Architecture), Museology, Museography, Light Archaeology, Archeologia medievale, Archeologia dell'architettura, Archaeology of Jordan, Museografía, Shawbak, Archeologia Pubblica, Archeologia Leggera, and Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
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text by: Michele Nucciotti, Chiara Marcotulli, Lapo Somigli, Lea Landucci, Riccardo Canalicchio published in: Anna Margherita Jasink, Grazia Tucci e Luca Bombardieri, MUSINT Le Collezioni archeologiche egee e cipriote in Toscana.... more
text by:
Michele Nucciotti, Chiara Marcotulli, Lapo Somigli,
Lea Landucci, Riccardo Canalicchio
published in:
Anna Margherita Jasink, Grazia Tucci e Luca Bombardieri, MUSINT Le Collezioni archeologiche egee e cipriote in Toscana.
Ricerche ed esperienze di museologia interattiva ISBN 978-88-6655-083-9 (print) ISBN 978-88-6655-086-0
(online) © 2011 Firenze University Press
Michele Nucciotti, Chiara Marcotulli, Lapo Somigli,
Lea Landucci, Riccardo Canalicchio
published in:
Anna Margherita Jasink, Grazia Tucci e Luca Bombardieri, MUSINT Le Collezioni archeologiche egee e cipriote in Toscana.
Ricerche ed esperienze di museologia interattiva ISBN 978-88-6655-083-9 (print) ISBN 978-88-6655-086-0
(online) © 2011 Firenze University Press
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NOTIZIARIO DELLA SOPRINTENDENZA PER I BENI ARCHEOLOGICI DELLA TOSCANA n.9, anno 2013
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This book analyses the dynamics of settlement and power in medieval Montalbano, for centuries a frontier area contested by competing powers. The architectural evidence, particularly religious, is investigated archaeologically as... more
This book analyses the dynamics of settlement and power in medieval Montalbano, for centuries a frontier area contested by competing powers. The architectural evidence, particularly religious, is investigated archaeologically as manifestations of power. Starting from the study of the technical knowledge of medieval master masons, the cultural, economic and political dynamics of an area to which the frontier gave centrality and supra-regional exchanges, especially during the 11th century, have been reconstructed. It is no coincidence that this centrality diminished from the following century when the growing influence of Pistoia’s municipality was matched by material standardisation. The contribution given to research and data analysis by the use, also experimental, of computer tools (3D, GIS) is also fundamental.