Roca e il mondo egeo tra il XVI e l'XI sec. a.C. : una messa a punto, 2017
RIASSUNTO - ROCA E IL MONDO EGEO TRA IL XVI E L’XI SEC. A.C.: UNA MESSA A PUNTO – Il contributo c... more RIASSUNTO - ROCA E IL MONDO EGEO TRA IL XVI E L’XI SEC. A.C.: UNA MESSA A PUNTO – Il contributo contiene tre brevi note degli autori su temi attinenti ai rapporti con l’Egeo e oggetto di ricerche in corso. Nella prima si propone un aggiornamento e una breve sintesi sulla documentazione riguardante le fasi più antiche di occupazione. Nella seconda è esposto uno studio quantitativo dei materiali di tipo egeo dal SAS X per ricostruire le dinamiche diacroniche dei rapporti. Nella terza viene presentata un’analisi delle innovazioni architettoniche registrabili nella fase subappenninica delle mura di fortificazione. SUMMARY- ROCA AND THE AEGEAN WORLD FROM THE 16TH TO THE 11TH CENT. B.C.: AN APPRAISAL – The paper contains three brief notes from the authors on themes related to the relationship with the Aegean and object of researches still ongoing. In the first we offer a brief update on the record related to the oldest occupation phases. The second consists of a quantitative study of Aegean-type material from Area X, which allows to reconstruct the diachronic dynamics of relations. In the third part, instead, is offered an analysis of architectonic innovations identified in the subapennine phase of the fortification walls.
Progettare e costruire a Roca alla fine dell'età del Bronzo, 2017
DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological ... more DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in particular.
<p>This contribution deals with a GPR prospecting performed in the archaeol... more <p>This contribution deals with a GPR prospecting performed in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, Lecce, Southern Italy [1]. The measurement campaign was performed in the framework of a short-term scientific mission (STSM) funded by the European Cost Action 17131 (acronym SAGA), and aimed to map the subsoil of three wide areas in order to address and rationalize future archaeological excavations. As an innovative aspect, beyond a traditional data processing [2], each one of the collected B-scans was processed by means of an innovative data processing, which is based on an inverse scattering algorithm [3-4] accompanied by a shifting zoom procedure [5]. This latter makes possible a computationally effective microwave imaging of electrically large spatial domains and imitates, in a suitable way, the truncation applied on the migration integral, theoretically extended on an infinite observation line but practically necessarily limited to a finite line. For each investigated area, the B-scans, as elaborated by means of the innovative data processing procedure, were combined in order to obtain a depth slice visualization of the investigated areas. As it will be shown at the conference, the obtained images revealed the presence of buried ruins, maybe ascribable to structures related to an ancient Roman harbour. These results motivated founding request for archaeological excavations, which hopefully will be possible to execute in the next few years, and will confirm or correct the hypotheses suggested by the GPR survey as enhanced by the innovative data processing.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>This study was supported by a STSM Grant from COST Action SAGA: The Soil Science & Archaeo-Geophysics Alliance - CA17131 (www.saga-cost.eu), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology www.cost.eu).</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>[1] E. Colica, A. Antonazzo, R. Auriemma, L. Coluccia, I. Catapano, G. Ludeno, S. d’Amico, R. Persico, GPR investigation at the archaeological site of Le Cesine, Lecce, Italy, Information Science Vol. 12 n. 10, 412, https://doi.org/10.3390/info12100412, 2021.</p><p>[2] F. Gabellone, G. Leucci, N. Masini, R. Persico, G. Quarta, F. Grasso, “Nondestructive Prospecting and virtual reconstruction of the chapel of the Holy Spirit in Lecce, Italy”, Near Surface Geophysics, vol. 11, n. 2, pp. 231-238, April 2013.</p><p>[3] I. Catapano, G. Gennarelli, G. Ludeno and F. Soldovieri, "Applying Ground-Penetrating Radar and Microwave Tomography Data Processing in Cultural Heritage: State of the Art and Future Trends," in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 53-61, July 2019,.</p><p>[4] G. Gennarelli, I. Catapano, F. Soldovieri, R. Persico, On the Achievable Imaging Performance in Full 3-D Linear Inverse Scattering, IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation,  vol. 63, n. 3, pp. 1150-1155, March 2015.</p><p>[5] R. Persico, G. Ludeno, F. Soldovieri, A. De Coster, S. Lambot, 2D linear inversion of GPR data with a shifting zoom along the observation line, Remote Sensing, 9, 980; doi: 10.3390/rs9100980, open access, 2017.</p>
During the 2005 and 2006 excavations, an important stratigraphical sequence was explored in the a... more During the 2005 and 2006 excavations, an important stratigraphical sequence was explored in the area near the inside front of the protohistoric fortification walls (SAS IX). The ruins of three monumental huts with a rectangular plan superposed and occupied between the Recent Bronze Age 1-2 and the Final Bronze Age 2 were brought to light. A huge quantity of Aegean imports together with local hand-made pottery was found. The presence of many faunal remains in all the occupation layers lead us to think of celebrations of sacrifices and ritual meals.
Mobility and interaction have been primarily analysed from the vantage point of the archaeologica... more Mobility and interaction have been primarily analysed from the vantage point of the archaeological sites representing the main hubs of interaction. However, such hubs were always immersed in a continuous landscape which had a considerable effect on interaction dynamics. An effect that has started to be taken in due consideration only recently. The Roca Archaeological Survey, of which we here present the first preliminary results, tries to integrate our detailed knowledge based on excavations of the site of Roca Vecchia in Apulia, with a systematic multi-period surface investigation able to assess whether and to what extent the surrounding landscape has affected dynamics of interaction recognised in the main site from the bronze age to modern times.
In this contribution, we present some results achieved in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, c... more In this contribution, we present some results achieved in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, close to Lecce, in southern Italy. The investigations have been performed in a site close to the Adriatic Sea, only slightly explored up to now, and where the presence of an ancient Roman harbour is alleged on the basis of remains visible above all under the current sea level. This measurement campaign has been performed in the framework of a short-term scientific mission (STSM) performed in the framework of the European Cost Action 17131 (acronym SAGA), and has been aimed to identify possible points where future localized excavation might and hopefully will be performed in the next few years. Both a traditional elaboration and an innovative data processing based on a linear inverse scattering model have been performed on the data.
Preistoria e Protostoria della Puglia (a cura di) F. Radina - Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria 4, 2017
DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological
... more DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in particular.
Roca e il mondo egeo tra il XVI e l'XI sec. a.C. : una messa a punto, 2017
RIASSUNTO - ROCA E IL MONDO EGEO TRA IL XVI E L’XI SEC. A.C.: UNA MESSA A PUNTO – Il contributo c... more RIASSUNTO - ROCA E IL MONDO EGEO TRA IL XVI E L’XI SEC. A.C.: UNA MESSA A PUNTO – Il contributo contiene tre brevi note degli autori su temi attinenti ai rapporti con l’Egeo e oggetto di ricerche in corso. Nella prima si propone un aggiornamento e una breve sintesi sulla documentazione riguardante le fasi più antiche di occupazione. Nella seconda è esposto uno studio quantitativo dei materiali di tipo egeo dal SAS X per ricostruire le dinamiche diacroniche dei rapporti. Nella terza viene presentata un’analisi delle innovazioni architettoniche registrabili nella fase subappenninica delle mura di fortificazione. SUMMARY- ROCA AND THE AEGEAN WORLD FROM THE 16TH TO THE 11TH CENT. B.C.: AN APPRAISAL – The paper contains three brief notes from the authors on themes related to the relationship with the Aegean and object of researches still ongoing. In the first we offer a brief update on the record related to the oldest occupation phases. The second consists of a quantitative study of Aegean-type material from Area X, which allows to reconstruct the diachronic dynamics of relations. In the third part, instead, is offered an analysis of architectonic innovations identified in the subapennine phase of the fortification walls.
Progettare e costruire a Roca alla fine dell'età del Bronzo, 2017
DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological ... more DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in particular.
<p>This contribution deals with a GPR prospecting performed in the archaeol... more <p>This contribution deals with a GPR prospecting performed in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, Lecce, Southern Italy [1]. The measurement campaign was performed in the framework of a short-term scientific mission (STSM) funded by the European Cost Action 17131 (acronym SAGA), and aimed to map the subsoil of three wide areas in order to address and rationalize future archaeological excavations. As an innovative aspect, beyond a traditional data processing [2], each one of the collected B-scans was processed by means of an innovative data processing, which is based on an inverse scattering algorithm [3-4] accompanied by a shifting zoom procedure [5]. This latter makes possible a computationally effective microwave imaging of electrically large spatial domains and imitates, in a suitable way, the truncation applied on the migration integral, theoretically extended on an infinite observation line but practically necessarily limited to a finite line. For each investigated area, the B-scans, as elaborated by means of the innovative data processing procedure, were combined in order to obtain a depth slice visualization of the investigated areas. As it will be shown at the conference, the obtained images revealed the presence of buried ruins, maybe ascribable to structures related to an ancient Roman harbour. These results motivated founding request for archaeological excavations, which hopefully will be possible to execute in the next few years, and will confirm or correct the hypotheses suggested by the GPR survey as enhanced by the innovative data processing.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Acknowledgements</strong></p><p>This study was supported by a STSM Grant from COST Action SAGA: The Soil Science & Archaeo-Geophysics Alliance - CA17131 (www.saga-cost.eu), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology www.cost.eu).</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>[1] E. Colica, A. Antonazzo, R. Auriemma, L. Coluccia, I. Catapano, G. Ludeno, S. d’Amico, R. Persico, GPR investigation at the archaeological site of Le Cesine, Lecce, Italy, Information Science Vol. 12 n. 10, 412, https://doi.org/10.3390/info12100412, 2021.</p><p>[2] F. Gabellone, G. Leucci, N. Masini, R. Persico, G. Quarta, F. Grasso, “Nondestructive Prospecting and virtual reconstruction of the chapel of the Holy Spirit in Lecce, Italy”, Near Surface Geophysics, vol. 11, n. 2, pp. 231-238, April 2013.</p><p>[3] I. Catapano, G. Gennarelli, G. Ludeno and F. Soldovieri, "Applying Ground-Penetrating Radar and Microwave Tomography Data Processing in Cultural Heritage: State of the Art and Future Trends," in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 53-61, July 2019,.</p><p>[4] G. Gennarelli, I. Catapano, F. Soldovieri, R. Persico, On the Achievable Imaging Performance in Full 3-D Linear Inverse Scattering, IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation,  vol. 63, n. 3, pp. 1150-1155, March 2015.</p><p>[5] R. Persico, G. Ludeno, F. Soldovieri, A. De Coster, S. Lambot, 2D linear inversion of GPR data with a shifting zoom along the observation line, Remote Sensing, 9, 980; doi: 10.3390/rs9100980, open access, 2017.</p>
During the 2005 and 2006 excavations, an important stratigraphical sequence was explored in the a... more During the 2005 and 2006 excavations, an important stratigraphical sequence was explored in the area near the inside front of the protohistoric fortification walls (SAS IX). The ruins of three monumental huts with a rectangular plan superposed and occupied between the Recent Bronze Age 1-2 and the Final Bronze Age 2 were brought to light. A huge quantity of Aegean imports together with local hand-made pottery was found. The presence of many faunal remains in all the occupation layers lead us to think of celebrations of sacrifices and ritual meals.
Mobility and interaction have been primarily analysed from the vantage point of the archaeologica... more Mobility and interaction have been primarily analysed from the vantage point of the archaeological sites representing the main hubs of interaction. However, such hubs were always immersed in a continuous landscape which had a considerable effect on interaction dynamics. An effect that has started to be taken in due consideration only recently. The Roca Archaeological Survey, of which we here present the first preliminary results, tries to integrate our detailed knowledge based on excavations of the site of Roca Vecchia in Apulia, with a systematic multi-period surface investigation able to assess whether and to what extent the surrounding landscape has affected dynamics of interaction recognised in the main site from the bronze age to modern times.
In this contribution, we present some results achieved in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, c... more In this contribution, we present some results achieved in the archaeological site of Le Cesine, close to Lecce, in southern Italy. The investigations have been performed in a site close to the Adriatic Sea, only slightly explored up to now, and where the presence of an ancient Roman harbour is alleged on the basis of remains visible above all under the current sea level. This measurement campaign has been performed in the framework of a short-term scientific mission (STSM) performed in the framework of the European Cost Action 17131 (acronym SAGA), and has been aimed to identify possible points where future localized excavation might and hopefully will be performed in the next few years. Both a traditional elaboration and an innovative data processing based on a linear inverse scattering model have been performed on the data.
Preistoria e Protostoria della Puglia (a cura di) F. Radina - Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria 4, 2017
DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological
... more DESIGNING AND BUILDING AT ROCA AT THE END OF THE BRONZE AGE - The emergence of new technological skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in particular.
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skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in
particular.
skills in the Final Bronze Age at Roca seems to include significant indicators of Aegean derivations (origin), not only in the field of architecture but particularly in metrology. The investigation of the remains of a monumental building dating to BF2, examined near the interior face of the walls spurred the current study. The layout of the structure, divided into longitudinal aisles but large pillars fitted vertically in the ground and arranged in a fairly regular orthogonal pattern, allows, at a preliminary stage of analysis, the recognization of adherence to Aegean metric standards in general, and Minoan in
particular.