Book: RUDERI E VEGETAZIONE E.Morezzi_T.Vagnarelli_L.Borgioli

Ruins and Vegetation. Archaeological Restoration Experiments at the Banditaccia Necropolis in Cerveteri



The book “Ruins and Vegetation. Archaeological Restoration Experiments at the Banditaccia Necropolis in Cerveteri” (Rome – Italy) provides a report on the first three years of the research project Co.R.A.Ve. – Conservation of Archaeological Ruins in Vegetal Contexts. The objective of the project, explained in this new publication, is to define and implement innovative intervention methodologies aimed at preserving archaeological ruins in areas characterized by a significant presence of spontaneous vegetation.



In this archaeological site, the presence of vegetation in symbiosis with archaeological structures represents one of its main peculiarities, posing both a value to be protected and a critical issue to be managed.



The Co.R.A.Ve. research project (read more in FOCUS 04) aimed to identify specific conservation actions capable of fostering the coexistence between ruins and their natural environment, balancing the need to preserve monuments with the desire to maintain a compatible symbiosis between ruins and vegetation, in the interest of the overall landscape character, the patina of time, and the native biodiversity for which these places are privileged reservoirs.



The study was developed by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Polytechnic University of Turin and CTS company, in collaboration with the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria, and the Archaeological Park of Cerveteri and Tarquinia.



TITLE: Ruins and Vegetation. Archaeological Restoration Experiments at the Banditaccia Necropolis in Cerveteri | 2025 | 156 pages

AUTHORS: Emanuele Morezzi, Tommaso Vagnarelli, Leonardo Borgioli

ISBN: 8854915440 | Printed book in limited edition



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