Teaching Workshop: the Excavation of a Large Roman Villa in the Area of Ostia (Dragoncello, Rome)
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
This workshop consists of the archaeological excavation of an important Roman villa, located a few kilometres from Rome and not far from Ostia Antica: Villa A of Dragoncello (Acilia - Ostia). This activity offers students the opportunity to learn the basics of archaeological survey, stratigraphic excavation and the study of finds. Several visits to the territory and city of Ostia Antica will be planned, as well as many seminars on geophysical survey and excavation techniques, and on the study of ceramics. A further aim of this lab is to allow students to enrich their knowledge of the history and archaeology of the area of Rome and Ostia.
Expected learning outcomes
Learning of methodologies about field intervention, archaeological surveys and the study of finds; involvement in geophysical surveys.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The lab (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) includes activities related to the stratigraphic excavation of some sectors of the villa, a series of seminars on the archaeological methods and on the finds. The participation in geophysical surveys in the investigated area is also planned as well as some visits to the main sites of historical-archaeological interest in the area of Ostia-Rome.
Prerequisites for admission
Attendance to Methodology of archaeological research: field and laboratory research.
Teaching methods
Lessons both in the field and the lab, didactic visits.
Teaching Resources
Assessment methods and Criteria
The professor verifies the active and continued attendance.
Professor(s)