University of Padua at Nora: From Phoenicians to Byzantines. Between Study, Training and Enhancement

Authors

  • Jacopo Bonetto University of Padua
  • Andrea Raffaele Ghiotto University of Padua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/3323

Keywords:

Nora, Stratigraphic excavation, Maritime archaeology, Urban development, Punic and Roman architecture, Cultural Heritage management

Abstract

This paper briefly discusses the main activities carried out by University of Padua at the archaeological site of Nora since 1990. Most effort has been addressed to the excavation, publication and enhancement of two important historical complexes located near the western slopes of the peninsula: the Forum, along with the underlying pre-Roman district, and the near “Roman Temple”. Fieldwork has also allowed comparing several multi-stratified sequences which have made it possible to understand the evolution of a wide urban area from the Phoenician Age to Late Antiquity. Another field of research has been the relationship between the ancient communities living at Nora and environmental resources. This research area has been pursued through a number of thematic and spatial investigations, such as the census of urban cisterns, the survey of stone quarries at Is Fradis Minoris, the study of the ancient coast line, a functional analysis of the areas by the shore, the study of previous underwater investigations and the development of evaluation tools to gauge the archaeological risk along the coast line.

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Author Biographies

Jacopo Bonetto, University of Padua

Jacopo Bonetto is Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua. He is Professor for the academic courses “Greek Archaeology” and “History of Greek and Roman Architecture”. His main research interests are Phoenician and Greek settlements in Mediterranean area, roman urban town planning and ancient building systems. The research activity has been unrolled in various archaeological sites (Nora, Gortyn of Crete, Aquileia, Virunum), where he has carried out large excavations to analyze and discuss previously unknown archaeological data. He wrote five monographs and more than 150 articles.

Andrea Raffaele Ghiotto, University of Padua

Andrea Raffaele Ghiotto is Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padua. He is Aggregate Professor for the academic course “Urban Studies in the Classical World”. His main research interests are the architecture and urban planning of western Roman cities, as well as the architecture of rural sites and the archaeology of production (wool, salt). He is author of numerous scientific papers and two monographs: L’architettura romana nelle città della Sardegna, Roma 2004; Nora. Il foro romano. Storia di un’area urbana dall’età fenicia alla tarda antichità. 1997-2006, I-IV, Padova 2009 (with J. Bonetto, G. Falezza and M. Novello). He took part in several excavations. He directs with J. Bonetto the excavations and heritage management of the so-called “Domus dei Fondi ex-Cossar” at Aquileia and of the so-called “Roman Temple” at Nora.

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How to Cite

Bonetto, J., & Ghiotto, A. R. (2013). University of Padua at Nora: From Phoenicians to Byzantines. Between Study, Training and Enhancement. LANX. Journal of the Scuola Di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici - Università Degli Studi Di Milano, (14), 123–156. https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/3323

Issue

No. 14 (2013)

Section

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE: The Seven Cities of Nora, Milan (IT), 11th of February 2013