Giacomo A. Orofino*, Marcello Turci**
* PhD in Bisanzio ed Eurasia, XX Ciclo, University of Bologna, Italy (
** University of Bologna, Italy (
Abstract
The Ostia Marina project headed by prof. Massimiliano David and dr. Angelo Pellegrino started in 2007 thru an agreement, renewed in 2010, between the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Ostia Antica, now Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma, and the Department of Archaeology, University of Bologna, for the study of the area outside Porta Marina. The research has focused on the insula IX, regio IV, only marginally affected by the earthworks of the ‘40s. The preliminary surveys and the study of archive documents about the area outside Porta Marina were conducted in 2007. In 2008 the archaeological investigations was supported by two geophysical analysis to emphasize the potential of the site: the first, using the georadar,
by Dr. Carlo Rosa, (Lerici Foundation), while the second, geomagnetic, by Dr. Helmut Becker (Becker Archaeological Prospection of Beuerberg - Germany).
In 2009 was conducted the first campaign of excavations, under the direction of prof. Massimiliano David, prof. Dario Giorgetti for topographical aspects and Dr. Maria Luisa Stoppioni to catalog and study the artefacts.
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