The Roman villa of Aiano-Torraccia di Chiusi (Siena) dates from the 4th c. AD and witnesses various phases of occupation up to the 7th-8th c. AD. During the 6th c. AD, the complex was deprived of a great part of its decoration, the elements of which were recycled in the productive process implanted inside the villa. This site appears to be not only a real “mine” of reusable material, but also a centre manufacturing metal objects, glass and gold, and probably also pottery. The aim of this paper is to present the workshops brought to light during eight excavation campaigns.
Orlandi, L., Deltenre, F. (2016). « Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme ». Transformation and manufacturing in the Late Roman villa of Aiano Torraccia di Chiusi (5th-7th cent. AD). POST-CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGIES, 6, 43-62.
« Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme ». Transformation and manufacturing in the Late Roman villa of Aiano Torraccia di Chiusi (5th-7th cent. AD)
ORLANDI, LUCIA MARIA;
2016
Abstract
The Roman villa of Aiano-Torraccia di Chiusi (Siena) dates from the 4th c. AD and witnesses various phases of occupation up to the 7th-8th c. AD. During the 6th c. AD, the complex was deprived of a great part of its decoration, the elements of which were recycled in the productive process implanted inside the villa. This site appears to be not only a real “mine” of reusable material, but also a centre manufacturing metal objects, glass and gold, and probably also pottery. The aim of this paper is to present the workshops brought to light during eight excavation campaigns.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
