Castel Pizigolo. Struttura dell’insediamento fortificato e sfruttamento delle risorse naturali

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Author: Nicola Mancassola (Editor)
Year of printing: 2022
ISBN: 9788892850804
e-ISBN: 9788892850811

 

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In the Apennines on the border between Modena and Reggio Emilia, at the point where the Dolo river narrows and begins to flow inside a narrow canyon, on a hill overlooking the watercourse are the remains of Castel Pizigolo . Of this fortified site, of great importance in the Middle Ages, nothing remains above but a few fragments of masonry hidden in the woods or visible in the meadows eroded by the gullies. Archaeological research has allowed us to shed some light on this castle, first of all clarifying that it was founded for the control of the salt water sources which were numerous along the bed of the Dolo. The oldest phases of occupation seem to refer to the Carolingian age (XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries), but it was in the communal age (XNUMXth-XNUMXth century) that Castel Pizigolo reached its period of maximum expansion. At that time, the site was characterized by a tower, a church dedicated to St. Thomas, a cemetery area and a hamlet. Just in the moment of maximum splendor, the history of Castel Pizigolo seems to end abruptly (second half of the XNUMXth century): the tower was demolished and the village destroyed by fire. Only the church remained on site, which was definitively abandoned in the XNUMXth century. This is what emerged from the first excavation campaigns and finds its critical edition in this volume. Excavation data, an exhaustive study of the territory and an analysis of construction techniques and production processes are presented. All of this is accompanied by an analytical investigation of the various classes of artefacts found, making the case of Castel Pizigolo a significant element in understanding the phenomenon of castle building in the Emilian Apennines.

Contents

Premessa, Vincenzo Volpi
Prefazione, Corrado Caselli

  • 1. Castel Pizigolo e le fonti sul Dolo. Alcune considerazioni sul rapporto tra insediamento antropico e controllo delle risorse naturali, Iames Tirabassi
  • 2. Topografia storica di Castel Pizigolo: fonti scritte e architetture medievali del territorio, Mattia Francesco Antonio Cantatore, Nicola Mancassola, Federico Zoni
  • 3. Lo scavo archeologico, Nicola Mancassola
  • 4. Lo studio antropologico e paleopatologico, Cristiana Margherita
  • 5. Le architetture in pietra del sito archeologico di Castel Pizigolo: fasi edilizie, tecniche costruttive e modelli architettonici, Federico Zoni
  • 6. Alcuni dati per la ricostruzione dell’ambiente vegetale presso il sito di Castel Pizigolo (area 7000), Maria Bosco
  • 7. Malte idrauliche naturali in Appennino reggiano: analisi dei leganti costruttivi nel sito di Castel Pizigolo (Toano, RE), Cecilia Bandieri
  • 8. La ceramica comune da cucina e la pietra ollare, Mattia Francesco Antonio Cantatore
  • 9. Il materiale rivestito, Stefano Degli Esposti
  • 10. I reperti in metallo, Andrea Cenerelli
  • 11. Rinvenimenti numismatici, Mattia Francesco Antonio Cantatore
  • 12. Conclusioni e prospettive della ricerca, Nicola Mancassola

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Weight :0,620 kg
Dimensions:24x17x1,5 cm
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6, Storie di Paesaggi Medievali

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Sesto Fiorentino (FI)

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214

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