22 research outputs found

    Recenti indagini archeologiche nell’area dello svincolo stradale di Ostia Antica sulla via del Mare

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    Recenti indagini archeologiche preventive effettuate nel 2011-2012 hanno portato al rinvenimento di un’estesa area di necropoli nella zona dello svincolo stradale di Ostia Antica lungo la via del Mare. Oltre ad importanti elementi archeologici, topografici e a nuove testimonianze circa i riti funerari praticati, sono emersi anche interessanti dati antropologici in riferimento alle sepolture rinvenute. In due aree di scavo ù stata messa in evidenza la risalita temporanea lungo una linea di faglia di fluidi profondi, caldi e ricchi di carbonato di calcio, che hanno portato alla formazione di differenti strutture concrezionarie che hanno cementato localmente le sabbie presenti. Come nell’area necropolare scavata pochi anni fa nel vicino Parco dei Ravennati, le tombe, scavate nelle sabbie, erano sovrapposte l’una all’altra. In generale le sepolture risultano inquadrabili nella prima/media età imperiale.New archaeological surveys in crossroad of Ostia along via del Mare. During new archaeological researches in 2011-2012 a large necropolis was discovered in crossroad of Ancient Ostia along Via del Mare. Important data about archaeology, topography and anthropology emerged from these excavations. In two archaeological areas, we observed that deep fluids with calcium carbonate went up on the ground and shaped different structures which cemented local sands. As in the necropolis excavated a few years ago in the Parco dei Ravennati closeby, the graves found in the crossroad were in the same way overlapping each other. The graves found in 2011-2012 are dated in the early or middle imperial age

    Analisi contestuale di alimentazione e salute nel Lazio nella I età del Ferro (II periodo laziale ca. – X-IX sec. a.C.)

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    Il Latium vetus, la regione compresa fra il Tevere e il Circeo, offre condizioni particolarmente favorevoli per un’indagine sull’economia di sussistenza e sulla salute e l’alimentazione nelle fasi iniziali dell’EtĂ  del Ferro. Rispetto alle regioni confinanti – in particolare la Campania e l’Etruria – il Lazio antico si caratterizza per la sua estensione limitata, per l’omogeneitĂ  della cultura materiale e per la condivisione su tutto il territorio della regione dei principi fondanti dell’organizzazione delle comunitĂ , riconoscibili attraverso l’analisi della documentazione archeologica: l’articolazione delle comunitĂ  in gruppi di parentela e la centralizzazione della decisione politica. Partendo da questa situazione archeologica particolarmente favorevole, si Ăš cercato di verificare se l’omogeneitĂ  culturale della regione possa essere estesa anche alle abitudini alimentari e allo stato di salute delle comunitĂ  del periodo. A questo proposito sono stati presi in esame quattro campioni, caratterizzati da una documentazione antropologica e archeologica di buon livello. Si tratta delle necropoli del comprensorio di Gabii – Osteria dell’Osa e Castiglione – e dell’area centrale di Roma – i gruppi di tombe del tempio di Antonino e Faustina e del Foro di Cesare.The Latium Vetus, the region between the Tiber and Circeo, offers particularly favorable conditions for a survey on the subsistence economy and on health and nutrition in the initial phases of the Iron Age. Compared to the neighboring regions – in particular Campania and Etruria – the former Lazio is characterized by its limited size, the homogeneity of the material culture and the founding principles of community organization: the articulation of community kinship groups and the centralization of political decision. Based on this very favorable archaeological situation, the study aimed to detect if the regional cultural homogeneity could also be extended to the eating habits and at the community health status of this period. In this regard, four samples have been examined, characterized by an anthropological and archaeological good standard documentation: the necropolis of the district of Gabii – Osteria dell’Osa and Castiglione – and the groups of tombs of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina and the Forum of Caesar in the central area of Rome.Le Latium vetus, la rĂ©gion situĂ©e entre le Tibre et la zone du mont Circeo, offre des conditions particuliĂšrement favorables pour une Ă©tude sur l’économie de subsistance et sur la santĂ© et l’alimentation au dĂ©but de l’Age du Fer. Par rapport aux rĂ©gions voisines – en particulier la Campanie et l’Etrurie – le Latium vetus se caractĂ©rise par une extension limitĂ©e, par l’homogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© de la culture matĂ©rielle et de l’organisation de ses communautĂ©s. A partir de cette Ă©vidence archĂ©ologique trĂšs favorable, on a essayĂ© de vĂ©rifier si l’homogĂ©nĂ©itĂ© culturelle de la rĂ©gion pouvait ĂȘtre Ă©tendue mĂȘme aux habitudes alimentaires aussi bien qu’à l’état de santĂ© des communautĂ©s de cette pĂ©riode. A ce propos ont Ă©tĂ© considĂ©rĂ© quatre exemples, caractĂ©risĂ©s par une bonne documentation anthropologique et archĂ©ologique: dans la zone de Gabii les deux nĂ©cropoles de Osteria dell’Osa et Castiglione, dans le centre de Rome les groupes de tombes du temple de Antonino et Faustina et du Forum de CĂ©sar

    Infant burials related to inhabited areas in Rome. New results for understanding socio-cultural structures of an ancient community

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    In antiquity, children who died during the prenatal period or in the first years of life represent a very high percentage of the deceased population. However, according to archaeological evidence, the record of infant burials found in cemeteries is low and cannot be considered completely representative of neo-natal and infant mortality. The underestimation of children in the necropoleis indicates that a specific funeral treatment probably occurred for infants. This is particularly evident in Latium where the custom of burying infants and children inside the inhabited areas, near or below huts consistently occurred from the 9th century to the 6th-5th century BC. Significant evidence of this custom comes from the northern part of ancient Latium, at the sites of Rome, Ficana, Pratica di Mare and Ardea. This chapter discusses the evidence from Rome where a certain number of infant burials were found during excavations in the 20th century and also in recent years. The infant burials found in the Roman Forum, near the temple of Antoninus and Faustina, by Giacomo Boni at the beginning of the 20th century, together with the burials recently discovered in the Caesar Forum and on the Capitolium hill in the area of Giardino Romano, are discussed and analysed using a new approach. The results have been compared with those from past research. Bioarchaeological data, and especially identification of the sex and age of the dead together with zooarchaeological an archaeobotanical data, allow a better understanding of the structure of the earliest community of Rome, with particular regard to health, nutrition and diet

    v-SNARE function in chromaffin cells

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    Measurement of the mass difference m (D_s^+) - m (D^+) at CDF II.

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