Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the dawn of the Roman conquest : landscape archaeology and material culture

Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest: Landscape Archaeology and Material Culture is a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop held in Ravenna (Italy) on 13-14 May 2019. The event, organized by the Universities of Bologna and Ghent and Arcadria, focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area – the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance – from the fourth to the second centuries BCE. By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more generally, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects regarding best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for the future deepening of knowledge in this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology. Table of Contents Introduction – F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, F. Vermeulen Data integration and comparison in landscape archaeology: towards analysis beyond sites and valleys – P. Attema Romanization dynamics through the material culture analysis in the Ager Gallicus et Picenum – A. Gamberini, P. Cossentino, S. Morsiani Forum Sempronii and the Romanization of the Metauro Valley – O. Mei, L. Cariddi Methodological approaches to the study of the Cesano and Misa River Valleys (2010-2020). New data: some thoughts and perspectives – F. Boschi The Cesano Valley at the outset of the Roman conquest and the genesis of Suasa – E. Giorgi Sena Gallica : a stronghold for the Roman conquest of the ager Gallicus – M. Silani Perspectives on the analysis of the settlement system in medio-Adriatic Italy between the late sixth-fifth and fourth centuries BC: the case study of the Cesano and Misa river valleys – A. Gaucci News from Ancona and Numana – V. Baldoni, S. Finocchi, M. R. Ciuccarelli Settlement dynamics from the fourth to the second century BC in the Potenza – river valley (Marche): landscape approaches and some methodological issues – F. Vermeulen A crossroads in the central Potenza Valley: non-invasive research into settlement (dis-) continuity at Monte Franco (Pollenza, Marche, Italy) – W. De Neef, Pollentia-Urbs Salvia during the Republican period – R. Perna The sanctuary of Jupiter at Monte Rinaldo: a sacred landscape in the heart of Picenum – E. Giorgi, F. Pizzimenti, S. Kay The Urban Archaeology Project in Ausculum. From civitas caput gentis to civitas foederata – F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, T. Casci Ceccacci, F. Demma Continuity and discontinuity in the archaeological record south of the Tronto river – V. d’Ercole, M.G. Di Antonio Conclusions – F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, F. Vermeulen Bibliography Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Conquest: Landscape Archaeology and Material Culture is a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop held in Ravenna (Italy) on 13-14 May 2019. The event, organized by the Universities of Bologna and Ghent and Arcadria, focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area – the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance – from the fourth to the second centuries BCE. By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more generally, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects regarding best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for the future deepening of knowledge in this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology. About the Editors Federica Boschi is senior researcher in Methods of Archaeological Research at the University of Bologna. She specialises in non-destructive methods of investigation, in particular geophysics and aerial photography for archaeology. She directs field projects in central Adriatic Italy and is a member of several teams conducting research of international significance. ; Enrico Giorgi is Associate Professor of Methodology and Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bologna. He is the director of the journal ‘Groma: Documenting Archaeology’ and directs research on Adriatic archaeology. He conducts archaeological missions in Croatia, Albania and Egypt which are already the subject of publications. ; Frank Vermeulen has been Professor of Roman Archaeology and Archaeological Methodology at Ghent University since 1999 and directed its Department of Archaeology from 2015-2018. He is particularly interested in Roman settlement archaeology and geo-archaeological approaches to ancient Mediterranean landscapes; he has a keen interest in IT applications in archaeology. A_IndexCaptions_01_Open 5 B_Prelims_02_Open 11 Chapter_01_Open 15 Chapter_02_Open 23 Chapter_03_Open 39 Chapter_04_Open 51 Chapter_05_Open 65 Chapter_06_Open 85 Chapter_07_Open 95 Chapter_08_Open 103 Chapter_09_Open 115 Chapter_10_Open 135 X. A crossroads in the central Potenza Valley: 135 non-invasive research into settlement (dis-)continuity at Monte Franco 135 (Pollenza, Marche, Italy) 135 Introduction 135 Current research at Monte Franco (Pollenza) 137 Results 139 The necropolis of Moie di Pollenza 140 Site 12 / 85 142 Functional areas and spatial organization beyond Site 12 143 The longue durée of Site 77 143 Evidence for land management and controlled hydrology 144 Discussion: settlement and land use (dis-)continuity at Monte Franco 145 Conclusion 147 Chapter_11_Open 149 Chapter_12_Open 161 Chapter_13_Open 169 XIII. The Urban Archaeology Project in Asculum. From civitas caput gentis to civitas foederata 169 Federica Boschi, Enrico Giorgi, University of Bologna 169 Tommaso Casci Ceccacci, Filippo Demma, Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio delle Marche 169 Chapter_14_Open 177 Chapter_15_Open 187 Chapter_16_BibliographyOpen 199 Dall’Aglio, P.L. and P. Campagnoli (eds) 2002. Sulle tracce del passato. Percorsi archeologici nella provincia di Pesaro e Urbino. Urbania: Arti Grafiche Stibu. 208 Dall’Aglio, P.L., S. De Maria and A. Mariotti (eds) 1991. Archeologia delle valli marchigiane Misa, Nevola e Cesano. Perugia: Electa Editori Umbri. 208 Dall’Aglio, P.L. and I. Di Cocco (eds) 2004. Pesaro romana: archeologia e urbanistica. Bologna: Ante Quem. 208 Dall’Aglio, P.L., C. Franceschelli and C. Tassinari 2014. Prima considerazioni sulla città romana di Ostra alla luce dei nuovi scavi, in Baldelli and Lo Schiavo 2014: 829-848. 208 Dall’Aglio P.L., C. Franceschelli, G. Roversi, O. Nesci, L. Pellegrini, D. Savelli 2019. 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The event, organized by the Universities of Bologna and Ghent and Arcadria, focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area - the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance - from the fourth to the second centuries BCE.0By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more generally, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects regarding best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for the future deepening of knowledge in this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology. This volume presents a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop (held in Ravenna, 13-14 May 2019) which focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area – the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance – from the fourth to the second centuries BCE.