| the soil as a cultural heritage
(objectives)
The course aims at presenting the soil resource as central in human life which favoured the achievement of mankind history.
The course focuses on the conservation concept either as active or passive: soil that conserves archaeological remains and soil that should be conserved as a vulnerable fragile resource.
For the first aspect soil is presented through the description of its physical, chemical and biological properties. Basic concepts of soil science are given.
For the second aspect the course explores the possibility to use visual arts (particularly painting and installations) as innovative tools to vehicle and spread soil knowledge, valorisation and ultimately a soil culture.
In particular the course aims at:
1) favouring knowledge and understanding of soil functions and properties
2) learning how to apply soil science techniques to archaeological sciences
3) making judgments about soil's attitude to conserve archeological remains
4) learning soil science terms and communication tools
5) increasing learning skills by means of visual arts
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Code
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118605 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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| Module:
(objectives)
The course aims at presenting the soil resource as central in human life which favoured the achievement of mankind history.
The course focuses on the conservation concept either as active or passive: soil that conserves archaeological remains and soil that should be conserved as a vulnerable fragile resource.
For the first aspect soil is presented through the description of its physical, chemical and biological properties. Basic concepts of soil science are given.
For the second aspect the course explores the possibility to use visual arts (particularly painting and installations) as innovative tools to vehicle and spread soil knowledge, valorisation and ultimately a soil culture.
In particular the course aims at:
1) favouring knowledge and understanding of soil functions and properties
2) learning how to apply soil science techniques to archaeological sciences
3) making judgments about soil's attitude to conserve archeological remains
4) learning soil science terms and communication tools
5) increasing learning skills by means of visual arts
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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4
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/13
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Contact Hours
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32
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Derived from
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17993 SOIL CULTURAL HERITAGE 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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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 24/02/2025 to 06/06/2025 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
A project evaluation
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(objectives)
The soil survey in archaeological research finds its application analysis of pedogenetic processes that act intensely on the Earth's surface by gradually erasing or changing the direct and indirect effects of human settlements or vice versa in the analysis of buried pedons for understanding the factors that characterized pedogenesis in the ancient environment.
The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge of pedology to be able to give the interpretative keys of which natural and anthropic processes may have characterized the ancient environment whose imprint is present in soils "sealed" by natural sedimentation or eruptions volcanic in the study.
In particular the course aims at:
1) favouring knowledge and understanding of soil functions and properties with respect to pedogenesis
2) learning how to apply pedological techniques to archaeological sciences
3) making judgments about soil's attitude to conserve archeological remains
4) learning pedoarcheology terms and communication tools
5) increasing learning skills by means of pedological survay
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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4
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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AGR/13
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Contact Hours
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32
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Derived from
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17993 SOIL CULTURAL HERITAGE 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.
Unit 2.
Pedoarcheology: pedology in archaeological contexts, genesis, properties and characteristics of soil in the past with respect to the environment reconstruction where man interacted. Pedon: definition and characteristics. The pedogenesis: factors and processes of soil formation and genesis. Overview of soil classification systems. The characteristics of pedogenetic and diagnostic horizons. The anthropic factor in pedogenesis. Description of the profile of a soil. The physical and chemical properties of soil modified by human activity. Detail stratigraphy: possible matrices. Micromorphological and geochemical analysis, isotopic dating. Case studies related to the analysis of stratigraphic sequences in buried soils between the Bronze (sometimes the early Holocene) and the late Middle Ages (holoceic pedophile complex).
(reference books)
Unit 1
Teaching material is provided by the professor and further divided in relation to the different curriculum.
Soil and culture, 2010 – E.R. Landa, C. Feller – Springer (optional readings)
Unit 2
Materilas provided by lessons
Basi di Pedologia. Giacomo Certini e Fiorenzo Cesare Ugolini. Edagricole
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 24/02/2025 to 06/06/2025 |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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