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The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of Italy through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).

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• Roman
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Resources in This Category

• A Cache of Vintage Ships

  http://www.archaeology.org/9907/etc/pisa.html
  An illustrated article by Andrew Slaymana in Archaeology on the ancient Roman ships unearthed at Pisa, Italy.

• A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste

  http://gutenberg.org/ebooks/12770
  E-text of 1908 book by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin on this member of the Latin League.

• Ancient Carved 'Faces' Found

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3197402.stm
  From BBC, Italian scientist says he has found a carved stone head that is 200,000 years old.

• Archeopollino

  http://www.archeopollino.it/index_english.htm
  Archaeology of the National Park of Pollino in Calabria, Italy. Descriptions and photo galleries of Greek, Roman, Enotrian, Byzantine and Longobards sites.

• Capitolium

  http://www.capitolium.org/
  Official website of the archaeological site of the Imperial Forums, Rome. Includes maps, a virtual tour, and information on life in ancient Rome.

• Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Periods/Roman/Archaic/Etruscan/_Texts/DENETR*/
  1848 volume by George Dennis. The complete work online. 1165 pages, engravings, maps, and plans.

• Death of the Iceman

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/iceman.shtml
  Provides documentary about Oetzi, the Iceman. Includes transcripts of BBC documentery.

• Iceman's Final Meal

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/2262615.stm
  From the BBC, the last two meals eaten by the 5,300-year-old iceman, dubbed Oetzi, have been revealed by scientists.

• Model of Rome

  http://www.unicaen.fr/rome/?langue=anglais&action=&idMonu=&lien=&page=2&id=&titre=
  Paul Bigot's zoomable scale model of ancient Rome, at the University of Caen in France, with descriptions of monuments.

• Ostia - The Harbour of Ancient Rome

  http://www.ostia-antica.org/
  Provides detailed information for professional archaeologists and historians, for students of Roman archaeology and history, and for interested lay-people. Maintained by the Internet Group Ostia (IGO).

• Ostia Antica

  http://www.ostia-ostie.net/indexEN.html
  The harbor of the ancient Rome. Photos, story and links.

• Pompeii Forum Project

  http://pompeii.virginia.edu/
  An archaeologically based research project that documents the design and decoration of the forum of Pompeii and addresses issues of urban history and design.

• Pompeii Interactive

  http://www.pompeii.co.uk/
  A CD-ROM exploring Pompeii with photographs, virtual reality, maps, and information. Online preview includes the history of the discovery of Pompeii, with biographies of the archaeologists involved.

• Roman gold mine of Bessa

  http://spazioinwind.libero.it/bessapark/english.htm
  Alberto Vaudagna's description of the archaeology, history and geology of this area in Piedmont, with images and bibliography. Includes a 2nd century BCE gold mine and Protohistoric rock art.

• Roman Water-Mills on the Janiculum Hill, Rome

  http://users.ox.ac.uk/~corp0057/JaniculumMills.html
  Andrew Wilson of Oxford University describes the excavation in 1998 of several mill-wheels installed in two mill-races parallel to the main channel of the Aqua Traiana.

• Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei

  http://www.pompeiisites.org/
  Official site of the excavations of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Boscoreale, Oplontis and Stabia (in English and Italian).

• The Arch of Constantine

  http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/299_Arch_of_Constantine.html
  Illustrated description of the arch which was erected to celebrate Constantine I's victory at the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE. Includes bibliography and over 60 photographs.

• The Capitoline Hill

  http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/museo/sezioni.asp?l1=5&l2=1
  Detailed description of the history and monuments of the Capitoline Hill in antiquity, from the Capitoline Museums. Includes maps and photographs.

• The Roman Villa of Piazza Armerina, Sicily

  http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/456_Villa_Romana_del_Casale.html
  An illustrated room-by-room description by René Seindal of the villa with the richest collection of late Roman mosaics. Includes bibliography, plan and more than 200 photographs.

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