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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY RESEARCH SEMINARS Semester 1 2009 Venue: Common Room 524, Fifth Floor, Brennan MacCallum Building A18 THURSDAY 23 APRIL, 4.15pm Arianna Traviglia Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia Extending the boundaries of Roman archaeology in Italy: the Venetian Lagoon case study. In recent years the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice and the Superintendency of Archaeological Heritage of Veneto Region (Italy) have been collaborating on common research projects aiming to investigate specific aspects of patterns of habitation in the Lagoon of Venice during the Roman period. Recently, a new joint research project has been launched, co-directed by D. Cottica (University of Venice) in collaboration with the Superintendency. The project focuses on the study and archaeological excavation of two abandoned islands in the northern part of the Venetian Lagoon. These are located in the area where the Medieval site of vicus Costanziacus (currently named Costanziaco) is supposed to have existed on the basis of documentary evidence. At present the site is almost completely submerged: today of the ancient group of islands that formed Costanziacus only two strips of land still survive. These are the abandoned islands of Sant’Ariano and La Cura. Exploring the area between the ancient Roman town of Altino, on the mainland of the Veneto Region, and the island of Torcello in the Lagoon, represents an important opportunity for reconstructing the history of ‘Venice before Venice’. Through survey and archaeological excavations, the project aims to bring new evidence to light and provide an amplified perspective on the question of the origins of the city of Venice. Arianna Traviglia is ARC Research Fellow in the Department of Archeology, University of Sydney For further information please contact: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html