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Author:   Christopher Prescott ,  Arja Karivieri ,  Peter Campbell ,  Kristian Göransson
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
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9781789255911

ISBN 10:   1789255910
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 April 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Preface (Valeria Li Vigni Tusa) List of contributors Introduction (Arja Karivieri, Peter Campbell, Kristian Göransson and Christopher Prescott) In memory of Sebastiano Tusa, 2 August 1952–10 March 2019 (Paola Pelagatti) 1. Topographical research and geophysical surveys at Naxos in Sicily 2012–2019 Maria Costanza Lentini, Jari Pakkanen and Apostolos Sarris 2. Francavilla di Sicilia: a Greek settlement in the hinterland of Naxos Kristian Göransson 3. The praedia Philippianorum: a late Roman estate at Gerace near Enna R. J. A. Wilson 4. Akrai, south-eastern Sicily: a multidisciplinary study on the impact of ancient humans on the natural landscape Roksana Chowaniec, Rafał Fetner, Girolamo Fiorentino, Anna Gręzak and Matilde Stella 5. The Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project: from the seabed to the museum and beyond Justin Leidwanger, Elizabeth S. Greene, Leopoldo Repola and Fabrizio Sgroi 6. The Hellenistic house in motion: reflections on the CAP excavations at Morgantina (2014–2019) D. Alex Walthall 7. The Morgantina baths in their urban context Sandra K. Lucore 8. Sicily in the Iron Age and the concept of the Greek chora Johannes Bergemann with a contribution by Rebecca Diana Klug 9. The Himera Project of the University of Bern: a collaboration with the Parco Archeologico di Himera Elena Mango 10. Halaesa (Tusa, Messina): undertakings of the French Archaeological Mission, 2016–2019: the discovery of the theatre and problems in its excavation Michela Costanzi 11. The research project led by the University of Zurich on Monte Iato: the last 10 years Christoph Reusser 12. The gymnasion of Iaitas/Ietas discovered? New excavations in the eastern quarter on Monte Iato Martin Mohr 13. The Salemi Survey Project: the longue durée of interior western Sicily 1500 BC–AD 1500 Michael J. Kolb, Pierfrancesco Vecchio and Rossella Giglio 14. The ‘Archaeological Map of Lilybaeum’ Donatella Ebolese, Mauro Lo Brutto, Antonella Mandruzzato, Debora Oswald and Martina Seifert 15. Mapping cross-channel connections: the Arizona Sicily Project, preliminary report of the 2018 and 2019 seasons Emma Blake, Robert Schon and Rossella Giglio 16. The Battle of the Aegates Islands, 241 BC: mapping a naval encounter, 2005–2019 Sebastiano Tusa, Peter Campbell, Mateusz Polakowski, William M. Murray, Francesca Oliveri, Cecilia A. Buccellato, Adriana Fresina and Valeria Li Vigni 17. I.Sicily and Crossreads: a digital epigraphic corpus for ancient Sicily Jonathan R.W. Prag

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One must rejoice at the wide-ranging activities of so many international and cross-disciplinary collaborations, which have the potential to enhance significantly our knowledge of Sicily's unique history and heritage. * Antiquity *

I can only congratulate the organizers for a [...] very beautifully printed volume. The work by foreign researchers in Sicily is very impressive and holds good hopes for the future, for a lively and successful archaeology * Opuscula * One must rejoice at the wide-ranging activities of so many international and cross-disciplinary collaborations, which have the potential to enhance significantly our knowledge of Sicily's unique history and heritage. * Antiquity *

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Christopher Prescott is Professor in Archaeology at the University of Oslo, Norway, and Director of the Norwegian Institute in Rome (2017-2020). Arja Karivieri is Professor in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Director of Institutum Romanum Finlandiae (2017-2021). Peter B. Campbell is Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Under Threat at Cranfield University. He received his PhD in Archaeology from the Centre for Maritime Studies at the University of Southampton and MA in Maritime Studies from East Carolina University. He served as a research fellow at the British School at Rome from 2017-2018 and Assistant Director for Archaeology and Archaeological Science from 2018-2020. His research broadly examines maritime connectivity and he has directed archaeological projects in seven countries, primarily in the Mediterranean, including co-directing the Egadi Islands Survey Project (Italy) and Fournoi Underwater Survey (Greece), but also research in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Beyond maritime connectivity, Peter studies the illicit antiquities trade, research which has been used in policy papers and presented to the OSCE, INTERPOL, and UN/UNESCO. Peter is active in public engagement, publishing articles in Bloomberg, New York Times, and the Guardian, as well as recently appearing on BBC, CNN, History Channel, Discovery, and National Geographic. Kristian Göransson is Senior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and previous Director of the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome (2013-2019).

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