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Jashemski, Wilhelmina F.

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“…For the cultivation of vines, on the other hand, the distances of 3.5 m between the individual plants seem too large. Columella states that the distance between rows of vine should be between four and 10 feet (1.2–3 m) (Columella, 1941, 31 (V, V, 1–4)) and also the excavation evidence, such as from Pompeii, shows a narrow spacing between the vines, which were planted at regular intervals (Jashemski 2018, 126, figure 4.3).…”

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“…Jashemski (2018, 434) does mention planting pits cut into bedrock, but only in a context of replacing the soil and not in a commercial cultivation context. She also does not list examples for the exact combination of planting pits and grid‐shaped parcelling as at Premantura but a spatial connection between the planting pits, parcelling and orchards or tree nurseries can be found in the work of Columella.…”

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“…Small distances between the planting pits could therefore also indicate plant nurseries. Jashemski (2018, 446–447) lists some examples and names vines, olives, and orchard trees as the main crops in the plant nurseries, where they were grown for several years. It is not known whether ceramic pots were also used in the plant pits of Premantura as containers for young plants as in Pompeii.…”

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“…At the same time, at least two other possibilities for the use of the planting pits emerge: orchards or plant nurseries. The detailed description of Roman gardens and practices by Jashemski (2018) offers here some relevant parallels. Jashemski (2018, 140–143) counts orchards (pomaria) to the productive gardens and brings a number of examples for private and commercial cultivation of fruits and nuts.…”

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Intensively Cultivated Roman Villae Estates: Case Study of Medulin Bay (Istria, Croatia)

Doneus,

Doneus

2024

Archaeological Prospection

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Our image of the Roman landscape of Istria is characterised by large‐scale centuriation and architectural remains of Roman villae. Detection and mapping of other, less dramatic landscape features require systematic large‐scale prospection, but this faces significant difficulties in the Mediterranean environment. However, the developments in the field of airborne laser scanning offer the possibility to create archaeologically usable digital terrain models under water and under very dense and low maquis vegetation. This paper reports on the use of terrain models created using a green laser and a sophisticated archaeologically driven ground point filtering strategy. Combined with archaeological aerial photo interpretation, this provides the means for landscape mapping and interpretation that has revealed a wealth of archaeological structures hinting at Roman agricultural practices and landscape. Our case study is based on a laser scan of about 24 km2 of land and underwater terrain in Medulin Bay. Processed, visualised and interpreted for archaeological purposes, the data reveal not only features ranging from prehistoric hilltop settlements to modern military installations but also features a complex picture of the Roman land use. Of particular interest is the large number of planting pits, which extend over a total length of 4 km. They were laid on a regular grid of approximately 35 × 35 m, sometimes combined in contiguous parcels. They can be interpreted as remains of orchards or tree nurseries of Roman date, and the paper examines also the question of whether they can be linked to the associated Roman estates. The case study area presented here shows that the potential of remote sensing methods goes far beyond the mere finding of traditional sites but can open up new landscape‐scale perspectives on regions that have been archaeologically little explored.

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Intensively Cultivated Roman Villae Estates: Case Study of Medulin Bay (Istria, Croatia)

Doneus,

Doneus

2024

Archaeological Prospection

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“…The main feature of the Villa is the abundance of gardens, either real or paintedthirteen all together. The actual gardens were reconstructed by Wilhelmina Jashemski 3 and reveal a complex link with the villa's architecture, with a research for perspective axes, symmetries and scenographic backgrounds.…”

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Oplontis, 79 A.D.: colours on marble furnishing from the Villa of Poppaea

Bonini¹,

Bracci²,

Liverani³

et al. 2019

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The so-called Villa of Poppaea in Oplontis (Torre Annunziata, Naples – also known as “Villa A”) was destroyed after the Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D. It is nowadays one of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. The building, one of the richest in marble furnishing in the Roman world, was excavated mostly during the second half of the 20th century. In this paper, only part of the sculptures and reliefs were studied. The furnishing were analysed in situ by means of portable and totally non-invasive techniques. By comparing the results obtained through imaging techniques with analytical data and archaeological research, some new information about the pigments and conservation history were obtained.

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Viticulture as a Climate Proxy for the Roman World? Global Warming as a Comparative Framework for Interpreting the Ancient Source Material in Italy and the West (ca. 200 BC–200 AD)

Limbergen

Clercq

2021

Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies

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Produce Gardens

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Intensively Cultivated Roman Villae Estates: Case Study of Medulin Bay (Istria, Croatia)

Intensively Cultivated Roman Villae Estates: Case Study of Medulin Bay (Istria, Croatia)

Oplontis, 79 A.D.: colours on marble furnishing from the Villa of Poppaea

Viticulture as a Climate Proxy for the Roman World? Global Warming as a Comparative Framework for Interpreting the Ancient Source Material in Italy and the West (ca. 200 BC–200 AD)

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