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Poggio Civitate
Poggio
Civitate Archaeological Excavations are located approximately
25 km south of Siena, Italy. The site was witness to the development
of one of the earliest attested Etruscan proto-urban environments.
In the late 8th century BCE, aristocrats undertook the construction
of a large building complex at the site consisting of a large residential
structure, a monumental industrial building and an early Tripartite
temple. Each of these buildings was opulently decorated with terracotta
sculptures and represents some of the largest buildings known in
the Mediterranean for their time period. Thus the site of
Poggio Civitate is one of the most important for the study of archaic
Etruscan culture. During the summer excavation season, the site
is host to an international cast of scholars who travel to Poggio
Civitate to conduct research, which has resulted in the publication
of hundreds of books and articles on the site. For additional information
about the site, please contact Anthony
Tuck by phone at 413-545-4373 or by fax at 413-545-6995.
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Pompeii
Quadriporticus Project is a new archaeological
and architectural research project that is investigating of one of
the largest and most important monumental buildings at the World Heritage
site of Pompeii, Italy. Although the Quadriporticus – a rectangular
structure containing a large open area surrounded by a continuous
four-sided colonnade – was excavated over two centuries ago,
the apparent simplicity of the building combined with the existence
of seemingly more interesting theaters and temples nearby has left
the building to languish in obscurity. The specific research questions
of the Pompeii Quadriporticus Project reflect our interest in both
conducting a comprehensive investigation of the Quadriporticus and
setting the results of that study within context of the adjacent research
projects and the wider urban environment. |
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1.
Construction History. How was the Quadriporticus built
and repaired, and how has it been reconstructed since its excavation?
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Infrastructure. What role did
the Quadriporticus play in the systems of municipal infrastructure?
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Corridor for Movement. How did the area serve to collect
and redistribute the flow of people before and after the construction
of the Quardiporticus? |
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To answer these questions,
the Pompeii Quadriporticus Project is combining the latest 3D scanning
technology with an exhaustive masonry analysis of every wall in
the Quadriporticus.
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For
additional information about this project, contact Eric
Poehler by email
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