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Book SynopsisTrinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research. Recognising Sicily’s rich prehistory and pivotal role in the history of the Mediterranean, Sebastiano Tusa - professor, head of heritage agencies and councillor for Cultural Heritage for the Sicilian Region - promoted the exploration of the island’s heritage through international collaboration. His decades of fostering research initiatives not only produced rich archaeological results spanning the Palaeolithic to the modern era but brought scholars from a range of schools and disciplines to work together in Sicily. Through his efforts, uniquely productive methodological, theoretical and interpretative networks were created. Their impact extends far beyond Sicily and Italy.
To highlight these networks and their results, the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Swedish Institute in Rome, the Norwegian Institute in Rome, the British School at Rome and the Assessorato dei Beni Culturali of Sicily, with generous support from the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, assembled this anthology of papers. The aim is to present a selection of the work of and results from contemporary, multi-national research projects in Sicily.
The collaboration between the Sicilian and international partners, often in an interdisciplinary framework, has generated important results and perspectives. The articles in this volume present research projects from throughout the island. The core of the articles is concerned with the Archaic through to the Roman period, but diachronic studies also trace lines back to the Stone Age and up to the contemporary era. A range of methods and sources are explored, thus creating an up-to-date volume that is a referential gateway to contemporary Sicilian archaeology.
Trade ReviewI can only congratulate the organizers for a […] very beautifully printed volume. The work by foreign researchers in Sicily is very impressive and holds good hopes for the future, for a lively and successful archaeology * Opuscula *
One must rejoice at the wide-ranging activities of so many international and cross-disciplinary collaborations, which have the potential to enhance significantly our knowledge of Sicily’s unique history and heritage. * Antiquity *
Table of ContentsPreface (Valeria Li Vigni Tusa) List of contributors Introduction (Arja Karivieri, Peter Campbell, Kristian Göransson and Christopher Prescott) In memory of Sebastiano Tusa, 2 August 1952–10 March 2019 (Paola Pelagatti) 1. Topographical research and geophysical surveys at Naxos in Sicily 2012–2019 Maria Costanza Lentini, Jari Pakkanen and Apostolos Sarris 2. Francavilla di Sicilia: a Greek settlement in the hinterland of Naxos Kristian Göransson 3. The
praedia Philippianorum: a late Roman estate at Gerace near Enna R. J. A. Wilson 4. Akrai, south-eastern Sicily: a multidisciplinary study on the impact of ancient humans on the natural landscape Roksana Chowaniec, Rafał Fetner, Girolamo Fiorentino, Anna Gręzak and Matilde Stella 5. The Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project: from the seabed to the museum and beyond Justin Leidwanger, Elizabeth S. Greene, Leopoldo Repola and Fabrizio Sgroi 6. The Hellenistic house in motion: reflections on the CAP excavations at Morgantina (2014–2019) D. Alex Walthall 7. The Morgantina baths in their urban context Sandra K. Lucore 8. Sicily in the Iron Age and the concept of the Greek chora Johannes Bergemann with a contribution by Rebecca Diana Klug 9. The Himera Project of the University of Bern: a collaboration with the Parco Archeologico di Himera Elena Mango 10. Halaesa (Tusa, Messina): undertakings of the French Archaeological Mission, 2016–2019: the discovery of the theatre and problems in its excavation Michela Costanzi 11. The research project led by the University of Zurich on Monte Iato: the last 10 years Christoph Reusser 12. The gymnasion of Iaitas/Ietas discovered? New excavations in the eastern quarter on Monte Iato Martin Mohr 13. The Salemi Survey Project: the longue durée of interior western Sicily 1500 BC–AD 1500 Michael J. Kolb, Pierfrancesco Vecchio and Rossella Giglio 14. The ‘Archaeological Map of Lilybaeum’ Donatella Ebolese, Mauro Lo Brutto, Antonella Mandruzzato, Debora Oswald and Martina Seifert 15. Mapping cross-channel connections: the Arizona Sicily Project, preliminary report of the 2018 and 2019 seasons Emma Blake, Robert Schon and Rossella Giglio 16. The Battle of the Aegates Islands, 241 BC: mapping a naval encounter, 2005–2019 Sebastiano Tusa, Peter Campbell, Mateusz Polakowski, William M. Murray, Francesca Oliveri, Cecilia A. Buccellato, Adriana Fresina and Valeria Li Vigni 17.
I.Sicily and Crossreads: a digital epigraphic corpus for ancient Sicily Jonathan R.W. Prag
