Francesca Diosono
Diana Nemorensis between history and archaeology
The research carried out in recent years in the sanctuary of Diana in Nemi (Rome) has led to a re-reading of its history and a reconsideration of its extent and relationship with the surrounding volcanic landscape. This presentation summarizes the latest discoveries regarding the different phases of the sanctuary, from the Archaic to the Julio-Claudian period. The most significant finds will also be presented, including those that allow us to hypothesize the performance of oracular activities in the sanctuary.
Laura Pecchioli
Archaeoseismological evidence on site: methodological issues and procedure. Ostia antica as case study
Archaeoseismic research provides data and information on past earthquakes but is limited by the lack of ongoing discussions about methodology. However, methodological issues play a fundamental role in interdisciplinary approaches when examining catastrophic events. In this context, archaeoseismological studies can reveal the possible natural causes of a site’s destruction and contribute to the broader field of environmental archaeology, which seeks to define the history of the relationship between humans and the environment. Finally, these studies can add to regional seismic hazard assessment by improving information to date and integrating the implemented catalogs. Archaeologists, geologists, geophysicists, historians, seismologists, engineers, and architects from different countries in the last years, have demonstrated that recording and interpreting scientists from a single discipline cannot do ancient natural disasters but through an interdisciplinary partnership. Ostia Antica as a case study demonstrates methodologies for investigating seismic effects as part of a project supported by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung:
https://lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/der_puls_der_erde?nav_id=7556
