Gabii Through Its Artefacts

Gabii through its Artefacts brings together 15 papers written by as many scholars on objects from the excavations of the town of Gabii undertaken by three different international teams since 2007: The Gabii Project, which is a primarily US-based group of scholars; a team from the Musee du Louvre; and a team from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" collaborating with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma. The contributions aim to consider artefacts outside the ceramic report and small finds catalogue format in terms of both the wide variety of materials and the possibilities for unique individual stories. Objects ranging from the pre-Roman to Imperial periods are examined using a mix of approaches, making an effort to be sensitive to excavation context and formation processes. Approaches include archaeometric, spatial, and statistical analyses, artefact life history approaches, and archival approaches. Thus, different scales of analysis are also undertaken: in some cases individual objects are focused on, in others whole classes or assemblages. The papers ultimately share the common goal of offering new stories about the inhabitants of Gabii told through their artefacts. Together they enliven the Gabines' behaviours: their concerns about personal and economic security and status, their productive activities and trade connections to other towns, their aesthetic and ritual concerns, their political affiliations and aspirations.

Table of Contents:
Prefazione al volume Tales from Gabii. Studies on material culture and beyond – Laura M. Banducci and Mattia D’Acri   The Gabii Project Introduction to the “Gabii Project” (2007-2022) – Laura M. Banducci Notes on the Opaque Red Ware at Gabii – Mattia D’Acri Loom Weights as Evidence for Textile Production at Ancient Gabii – Christina Cha Trends in Fine Ware Consumption across Republican and Imperial Gabii – Matt Harder The Distribution of Coins at Gabii: Areas A through F – Shannon Ness and Elizabeth C. Robinson Reimagining Female Property Ownership in the Later Empire: a case study of a Roman Ring Key at Gabii – Brittany Proffitt Hamilton’s Forum: A New Center for a Shifting City – Zoe Ortiz   Équipe du Louvre Les fouilles du musée du Louvre dans le centre urbain de Gabies – Steve Glisoni Terracotta Artefacts from the Temple of Juno Gabina – Recent Findings – Isabelle Hasselin Rous Reconstruction and Contextualization of the Julio-Claudian Group from the Borghese Excavations at Gabii – Marjolaine Benaich and Martin Szewczyk   Progetto “Tor Vergata”- Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma (2007-2012) Premessa: I materiali rinvenuti a Gabii tra il 2007-2012. Analisi di alcune classi di reperti, attualmente in fase di studio – Marco Fabbri Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: la ceramica di impasto – Paola Ghigliordini Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: la ceramica di impasto rosso – Rocco Bochicchio Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: il bucchero – Laura Protani Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: i materiali fittili da uno scarico votivo sull’arx e dal santuario orientale – Valeria Ducatelli Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: le anfore – Rocco Bochicchio and Pamela Manzo Gabii, campagne di scavo 2011-2012: i bolli laterizi – Fabrizio A. Terrizzi Gabii, campagne di scavo 2007-2012: i reperti numismatici – Fabrizio A. Terrizzi Bibliography

About the Author :
Laura M. Banducci is Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of several books and articles on ceramics and other artefacts with a particular focus on function and use. She has been the Director of the Finds Laboratory for the Gabii Project since 2015. Her current research projects include examining the phenomenon of ceramic repair in the Roman world and using petrology to consider wattle and daub construction techniques at Gabii. Mattia D'Acri is a PhD candidate in the Classical Archaeology program at the University of Missouri-Columbia (USA). His main interest is the study of ceramics, with a particular focus on the protohistoric and archaic periods in central-southern Italy. He has conducted fieldwork in various parts of Rome, Gabii, Pompeii, Francavilla Marittima, and many other sites and has published on aspects of the ceramic assemblages recovered from these sites. Laura M. Banducci is Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of several books and articles on ceramics and other artefacts with a particular focus on function and use. She has been the Director of the Finds Laboratory for the Gabii Project since 2015. Her current research projects include examining the phenomenon of ceramic repair in the Roman world and using petrology to consider wattle and daub construction techniques at Gabii. Mattia D'Acri is a PhD candidate in the Classical Archaeology program at the University of Missouri-Columbia (USA). His main interest is the study of ceramics, with a particular focus on the protohistoric and archaic periods in central-southern Italy. He has conducted fieldwork in various parts of Rome, Gabii, Pompeii, Francavilla Marittima, and many other sites and has published on aspects of the ceramic assemblages recovered from these sites.