The archaelogists are back in town
The University of Milan is pleased to present the goals of the 2025 excavation campaign at the site of the Oratory of San Vincenzo in Sesto Calende. The event, organized...
Read moreThe lower Verbano region is an area of great archaeological potential as, in antiquity, it was characterized by a dense population with characteristics that remained stable from Protohistory to the Roman era. The region was a important crossroads between the Po Valley and the Alpine passes. It was crossed by an overland road that departed from Milan and, after following the Olona valley, reached Sesto Calende and Angera. From there, trade continued until modern-day Switzerland by waterway. The region has, therefore, considerable potential to investigate: 1. settlement patterns and trade over the longue durée and; 2. how the territory adapted to face the invasions coming from beyond the Alps after the fall of the Roman Empire.
The research objective of the ArcheoMeMi group in the Lower Verbano region is to understand the process of human occupation and exploitation of natural resources from the Iron Age to the medieval period in the area between the current municipalities of Angera, Sesto Calende, Golasecca, Somma Lombardo, Vergiate, Arona, and Castelletto sopra Ticino. In particular, it aims to study the dependency relationships that the sites in this area may have had both with Lake Maggiore and the Ticino river. The research also aims to explore the road system and trade in the region, and how this changed throughout the period under examination.
A GIS mapping of all known sites is underway to achieve these objectives. Data collection is conducted by integrating data from the GNA portal – ‘Geoportale Nazionale Archeologia’ with other published and unpublished evidence from archives. Geospatial analyses will be conducted on this dataset to verify the relationships between sites and explore changes in settlement patterns. This analysis is coupled with a detailed analysis of the territory through targeted archaeological investigations (e.g., at Sesto Calende – Oratorio di San Vincenzo) and study of finds.
The University of Milan is pleased to present the goals of the 2025 excavation campaign at the site of the Oratory of San Vincenzo in Sesto Calende. The event, organized...
Read moreProfessor Emanuele E. Intagliata will participate in the UrbNet Seminar Series, presenting a paper titled “Tracking the Impact of Cities in the Countryside. The Case of Milan and Its Hinterland...
Read moreOn Thursday, May 23rd, at 9:30 AM, the “Ninth Research Day of the Department of Cultural and Environmental Heritage ‘Maria Teresa Grassi’” will take place at the Via Noto 8...
Read moreThe project aims to investigate the settlement pattern in the Basso Verbano region using innovative geospatial analyses in GIS
Read moreExplore the results of the fieldwork conducted by UniMi at Sesto Calende
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