Il comprensorio della necropoli di via Basiliano (Roma) : un’indagine multidisciplinare

Abstract

Nel 1997 è iniziato lo scavo integrale di un’area dal particolare valore storicomonumentale, inserita nel Suburbio orientale tra le antiche via Predestina e via Collatina, estesa per ca. 8000 mq. Le indagini rivelano che le prime fasi di frequentazione risalgono all’epoca arcaica, che vi fu un’intensa attività agricola in epoca repubblicana e che il sito, in età augustea, iniziò ad essere utilizzato come necropoli. Al momento sono state indagate 545 tombe, in genere inquadrabili cronologicamente tra il I ed il III secolo d. C. La metodologia d’intervento ha seguito il criterio della multidisciplinarietà in ogni singola fase operativa, sia nell’attività svolta sul campo, sia nello studio condotto successivamente in laboratorio. Fondamentali per il buon esito della ricerca si sono rivelati : lo scambio continuo dei dati tra archeologi, antropologi ed archeozoologa, con il supporto tecnico dei rilevatori e del fotografo, e l’integrazione fornita dagli informatici. Si auspica che i risultati del presente lavoro possano fornire indicazioni innovative sui riti funerari e sulle condizioni di vita quotidiana dei campioni di popolazione di riferimento.

Childhood Health in the Roman World: Perspectives from the Centre and Margin of the Empire

“…Recently, brief interim reports on skeletal remains from the ancient City have been published (e.g. Buccellato and Catalano 2003;Buccellato et al 2008;Catalano 2008;Heinzelmann 2001), although these are largely descriptive and none have presented a detailed discussion of the relationship between health and environment. An indepth analysis of the skeletal material from the necropolis Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego] at 05:55 05 April 2016…”

“…Anthropologists at the Soprintendenza in Rome have recorded a wide range of skeletal information from a sample of these skeletons (e.g. Buccellato and Catalano 2003;Buccellato et al 2008;Catalano 2008;Heinzelmann 2001). In 2005, the first author was granted access to some of the databases produced from this material and to a sample of the skeletal material.…”

Dwarfism in Imperial Rome: A Case of Skeletal Evidence

“…The skeleton, poorly preserved but in anatomical connection, was found in a simple soil grave, lying on its left side with flexed legs, an uncommon disposition for this period in which the corpses were usually buried in supine position [1]; some amphora fragments partially covered the upper part of the body and no grave goods were found ( Figure 1). These elements, alongside the position of the tomb in a part of the necropolis used by urban people belonging to the lower social class, suggest that the individual belonged to the common population, but we have no archaeological data that can help establish whether he was a slave, libertus or Roman citizen.…”

“…The skeletal remains were found in the Collatina necropolis, the greatest Roman necropolis (over 2,200 burials) of the Imperial Age, placed only a few kilometres from the centre of Rome, during archaeological excavations directed by the Special Superintendence to the Archaeological Heritage of Rome. The archaeological evidences such as funerary structures and grave goods, in particular the frequent ritual use of coins as Charon's obol, permitted to date the necropolis back to the 1 st -2 nd centuries AD [1].…”

A Case of Gout from Imperial Rome (1st-2nd Century AD)

“…Over 2500 burials were recovered, alongside great monumental tombs, common graves and cinerary urns. The archaeological context of the necropolis was dated to Ist-IInd century AD, on the basis of the grave goods recovered [1] and the architectonic structures.…”