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17993 Il suolo come patrimonio culturale in Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property LMR/02 MOSCATELLI Maria cristina, MARINARI Sara
(syllabus)
Unit 1 Soils and mankind: role of soils in human life and history. Can we define soil as cultural heritage? Discussion and presentation of the historical, artistic and ethno/anthropological values of soil according to the “cultural heritage” definition. Soil and art: soil is individuated and discussed through different art expressions such as paintings, installations and visual arts. Critical analysis of the different attention given by artists to the soil resource from the past to present times. Soils functions (ecological and socio-economical). Presentation of the active and passive role of soil for the conservation concept. Soils and archaeology: potential support of soil sciences to archaeological sciences. Presentation of the methodological approaches to the study of burial context: 1) Characterization of soils properties: conservation parameters 2) Functional analysis of archaeological areas to infer their original function.
(reference books)
Unit 1 Teaching material is provided by the professor and further divided in relation to the different curriculum. 1) Texts for students enrolled in the archaeological curriculum 2) Texts for students enrolled in the historical-artistic curriculum 3) General texts for both curriculum
Further readings are provided (reports, scientific articles, etc) Soil and culture, 2010 – E.R. Landa, C. Feller – Springer (optional readings)
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