Sea lands: coastal landscapes between the Timavo river (Trieste, Italy) and Piran (Slovenia)

The paper aims to describe the significant results of the Interreg Italy–Slovenia Project “AltoAdriatico”. The project was conceived on a relatively new approach to the research, preservation, evaluation and fruition of archaeological sites, based on the landscape or global archaeology or, better, the geoarcheology (“an integrated way of understanding humans in dynamic landscapes’’, Barker and Bintcliff, 1999).The project concerned coastal landscapes (italians and slovenians) today separate, with the purpose to restore their common identity. Such approach and objectives are in compliance with UNESCO’s Convention on the conservation of underwater cultural heritage and guidelines of the Interreg program (cooperation in the sphere of culture, in research and strengthening of interinstitutional contacts). The initial agreement was signed by Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità of Trieste University, Maritime Museum "Sergej Mašera"-Piran and ENEA Rome with the project "Global climate", later joined by other institutions The main objective was to analyse modes, patterns and phases of the ancient settlement system along the Trieste and Slovene coasts with a systematic research of the pre-Roman, Roman and mediaeval structures, which are partially or completely submerged, and archaeological sites situated on the coast between the mouth of the Timavo river (Trieste, Italy) and Piran (Slovenia). Furthermore, besides their historical values (chronology, function, tipology, building techniques, etc.), these structures are excellent markers of the relative sea-level changes. The measurements of their depth and the interpretation of the “functional height” have brought quantitative data on the relative rise of the sea (1.6 m since Roman times) and have enabled us to assess the threat status of the area in the future

Terre di mare. L’archeologia dei paesaggi costieri e le variazioni climatiche. Il Progetto Interreg Italia-Slovenia AltoAdriatico. Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Trieste, 8-10 novembre 2007)

Il volume raccoglie gli Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi "L'archeologia dei paesaggi costieri e le variazioni climatiche"(Trieste, 8-10 novembre 2007), a conclusione del Progetto di cooperazione transfrontaliera Interreg IIIA Italia - Slovenia 2000-2006. La prima sessione è dedicata ai risultati e alle prospettive del progetto, con la serie di contributi, alcuni dei quali a firma delle curatrici, sul comparto costiero oggetto della ricerca (la costa tergestina e slovena); la seconda sessione è dedicata alla geomorfologia: dal paleopaesaggio agli assetti costieri del futuro (le evidenze archeologiche come markers di variazioni del livello del mare); la terza sessione concerne la portualità marittima e le infrastrutture nel Mediterraneo, con contributi che interessano la costa adriatica (croata, veneta, marchigiana), quella tirrenica e mediterranea orientale (Israele); la quarta prende in esame i modelli insediativi che ricorrono nei paesaggi adriatici (con casi che vanno dall'Emilia Romagna all'Istria) e la quinta le merci, i trasporti e i contatti nell'alto Adriatico. Un ultimo contributo, a firma delle curatrici, è infine dedicato alla mostra Terre di mare, allestita a Trieste, Portorose, Grado, Lubiana (Museo Nazionale Sloveno)

Il Progetto Interreg Italia-Slovenia IIIA: risultati e prospettive

Il Progetto è nato da una prospettiva nuova della ricerca, che è anche una prospettiva nuova della conservazione, della valorizzazione e della fruizione dei giacimenti archeologici: l’archeologia dei paesaggi, in questo caso costieri, per restituire agli stessi l’integrità e la comune identità. Questa prospettiva e questa finalità informano la Convenzione 2001 dell’Unesco sulla Protezione del Patrimonio Culturale Subacqueo, e la Misura Interreg a cui afferiva il Progetto, cioè la “cooperazione nella cultura, nella comunicazione, nella ricerca e tra istituzioni, e per l’armonizzazione dei sistemi”. La prima convenzione tra il Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità dell’Università degli Studi di Trieste, il Museo del Mare “Sergej Mašera” di Pirano e l’ENEA (Ente Nazionale per l’Energia e l’Ambiente - Progetto Speciale Clima Globale), ha successivamente coinvolto altre istituzioni italiane e slovene: la Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Friuli Venezia Giulia e il Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine dell’Università di Trieste (DiSGAM), l’Istituto per la Tutela dei Beni Culturali della Slovenia, Unità territoriale di Pirano e il Gruppo di Archeologia Subacquea della Slovenia; coordinatrice Rita Auriemma, che ha anche curato, insieme a Snježana Karinja, Museo di Pirano, la serie di eventi. Sono state indagate strutture preromane e romane parzialmente o totalmente sommerse ed evidenze archeologiche presenti nella fascia immediatamente retrostante, lungo il tratto di costa compreso tra le foci del Timavo e Pirano, che hanno fornito importanti indicazioni sui modi e sulle fasi del popolamento costiero nell’antichità. Risultati di grande rilievo sono quelli relativi alle trasformazioni del profilo costiero, alle variazioni del livello del mare e più ampiamente climatiche, che testimoniano quanto può essere significativo l’apporto della ricerca storico-archeologica al fine sia di una profonda conoscenza dell’ambiente e delle modificazioni che lo hanno interessato e lo interesseranno, sia di un corretto uso dello stesso

Tra terra e mare. La fascia costiera alto adriatica in età romana

Il contenuto descrive i dati scaturiti dalle attività di ricerca condotte in seno al Progetto Interreg "AltoAdriatico", che ha preso in esame la fascia costiera dalle Foci del Timavo a Pirano, con l’obiettivo di rileggere forme, modalità e fasi del popolamento antico e ridisegnare la fisionomia che questo comprensorio unitario mostrava in antico, attraverso la restituzione del paleopaesaggio

La mostra “Terre di mare”

Descizione dei contenuti della mostra Terre di mare, allestita a Trieste, Grado, Portorose, Ljubljana , ideata ed organizzata dalle autrici del contributo, per il Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità dell’Università di Trieste ed il Museo del Mare “Sergej Mašera” di Pirano, in collaborazione con l’ENEA, la Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Friuli Venezia Giulia, il Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Ambientali e Marine dell’Università di Trieste, l’Istituto per la Tutela dei Beni Culturali della Slovenia, Unità territoriale di Pirano, ed il Gruppo di Archeologia Subacquea della Slovenia

Archaeological and geomorphological data to deduce sea level changes during the late Holocene in the Northeastern Adriatic

New precise measures of submerged archaeological and geomorphological markers in the Northeastern Adriatic Sea are provided. Six submerged archaeological sites were studied, dated ~2.0 ka BP, located along the NE Adriatic coast (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia). The altitudes of selected significant archaeological markers were measured with respect to the present sea level. The interpretation of the functional heights related with sea level at the time of their construction provided data on the relative changes between land and sea; these data have been compared with the predicted sea level rise curves, using new mathematical models for the glacio-hydro-isostatic contributions associated with the last deglaciation. The northeast Adriatic (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia) is an area of subsidence and we use the calibrated model results to isolate the isostatic from the tectonic contributions. This indicates that the Adriatic coast from the Gulf of Trieste to the southern Istria has been tectonically downlifted by no less then ~ 1.5 m since Roman times

Sea level change during Holocene from Sardinia and northeastern Adriatic from archaeological and geomorphological data. , , . 10.1016/j.quascirev

We provide new data on relative sea-level change from the late Holocene for two locations in the central Mediterranean: Sardinia and NE Adriatico. They are based on precise measures of submerged archaeological and tide notch markers that are good indicators of past sea-level elevation. Twelve submerged archaeological sites were studied: six, aged between 2.5 and 1.6 ka BP, located along the Sardinia coast, and a further six, dated 2.0 ka BP, located along the NE Adriatic coast (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia). For Sardinia, we also use beach rock and core data that can be related to Holocene sea level. The elevations of selected significant archaeological markers were measured with respect to the present sea level, applying corrections for tide and atmospheric pressure values at the time of surveys. The interpretation of the functional heights related to sea level at the time of their construction provides data on the relative changes between land and sea; these data are compared with predictions derived from a new glacio–hydro-isostatic model associated with the Last Glacial cycle. Sardinia is tectonically relatively stable and we use the sea-level data from this island to calibrate our models for eustatic and glacio–hydro-isostatic change. The results are consistent with those from another tectonically stable site, the Versilia Plain of Italy. The northeast Adriatic (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia) is an area of subsidence and we use the calibrated model results to separate out the isostatic from the tectonic contributions. This indicates that the Adriatic coast from the Gulf of Trieste to the southern end of Istria has tectonically subsided by 1.5m since Roman times. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserve

Ventriculostomy-related infections: The performance of different definitions for diagnosing infection

<p><i>Introduction.</i> Comparison of rates of ventriculostomy-related infections (VRIs) across institutions is difficult due to the lack of a standard definition. We sought to review published definitions of VRI and apply them to a test cohort to determine the degree of variability in VRI diagnosis. <i>Materials and methods.</i> We conducted a PubMed search for definitions of VRI using the search strings “ventriculostomy-related infection” and “ventriculostomy-associated infection.” We applied these definitions to a test cohort of 18 positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures taken from ventriculostomies at two institutions to compare the frequency of infection using each definition. <i>Results.</i> We found 16 unique definitions of VRI. When the definitions were applied to the test cohort, the frequency of infection ranged from 22 to 94% (median 61% with interquartile range (IQR) 56–74%). The concordance between VRI diagnosis and treatment with VRI-directed antibiotics for at least seven days ranged from 56 to 89% (median: 72%, IQR: 71–78%). <i>Conclusions.</i> The myriad of definitions in the literature produce widely different frequencies of infection. In order to compare rates of VRI between institutions for the purposes of qualitative metrics and research, a consistent definition of VRI is needed.</p

Sea-level change during the Holocene in Sardinia and in thenortheastern Adriatic (central Mediterranean Sea) from archaeologicaland geomorphological data

We provide new data on relative sea-level change from the late Holocene for two locations in the central Mediterranean: Sardinia and NE Adriatico. They are based on precise measures of submerged archaeological and tide notch markers that are good indicators of past sea-level elevation. Twelve submerged archaeological sites were studied: six, aged between 2.5 and 1.6 ka BP, located along the Sardinia coast, and a further six, dated 2.0 ka BP, located along the NE Adriatic coast (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia). For Sardinia, we also use beach rock and core data that can be related to Holocene sea level. The elevations of selected significant archaeological markers were measured with respect to the present sea level, applying corrections for tide and atmospheric pressure values at the time of surveys. The interpretation of the functional heights related to sea level at the time of their construction provides data on the relative changes between land and sea; these data are compared with predictions derived from a new glacio\u2013hydro-isostatic model associated with the Last Glacial cycle. Sardinia is tectonically relatively stable and we use the sea-level data from this island to calibrate our models for eustatic and glacio\u2013hydro-isostatic change. The results are consistent with those from another tectonically stable site, the Versilia Plain of Italy. The northeast Adriatic (Italy, Slovenia and Croatia) is an area of subsidence and we use the calibrated model results to separate out the isostatic from the tectonic contributions. This indicates that the Adriatic coast from the Gulf of Trieste to the southern end of Istria has tectonically subsided by 1.5m since Roman times