2023, Contributo in volume, ITA
AMBROSINI L.
Tema dello studio che si presenta è il vasellame etrusco in bronzo documentato a Norchia in età ellenistica in rapporto alla sua diff usione a Tarquinia e nell'Ager Tarquiniensis. Com'è già stato evidenziato da Massimo Pallottino nel 1937, la linea di confi ne dell'Ager, seguendo lo sviluppo politico dello stato, si deve supporre soggetta a considerevoli varia- zioni attraverso i secoli. Per l'età orientalizzante ed arcaica, infatti, soprattutto nel "corridoio" del Biedano, le infl uenze tarquiniesi sembrano in posizione minoritaria rispetto a quelle ceretane. Nella zona dell'entroterra tarquiniese a partire dall'età ellenistica la metropoli tirrenica ripopola grazie alle sue aristocrazie i siti posti nel vasto entroterra tra il Lago di Bolsena e l'Agro Falisco dove erano presenti sia piccoli insediamenti satelliti, dipendenti direttamente dal central place che siti di dimensioni medio-grandi collocati nel territorio con la funzione di precisi markers territoriali (come Blera - San Giuliano, Tuscania, Norchia, Castel d'Asso e Musarna).
2021, Monografia o trattato scientifico, ITA
Ambrosini L.
Il volume di Laura Ambrosini, Norchia IV (Le necropoli rupestri dell'Etruria Meridionale, 5), CNR Edizioni, Roma 2021 analizza le tombe dei settori C e D della necropoli rupestre ellenistica del Pile di Norchia (VT) esplorati tra il luglio del 1979 e il settembre del 1980 da Elena Di Paolo Colonna e Giovanni Colonna. Argomento del volume sono la documentazione e lo studio non sono dell'architettura funeraria delle tombe ma anche tutti i reperti che facevano parte dei corredi funerari e la documentazione epigrafica. . Il volume Norchia IV prosegue la pubblicazione della necropoli etrusca rupestre di Norchia indagata dal CNR: il settore Pile A edito in Norchia I da Elena Di Paolo Colonna e Giovanni Colonna; il settore Pile B edito in Norchia II le Tombe a Tempio e la Tomba Lattanzi in Norchia III editi da Laura Ambrosini.
2021, Articolo in rivista, ITA
Ambrosini L.
Giovanni Colonna nel 1965 pubblicò in Notizie degli Scavi lo studio di un corredo funerario recuperato a Cura di Vetralla. I reperti provenivano da una tomba a camera della necropoli di Norchia, sita in località "Valle Calandrella", a nord-est del Casalone, scavata da clandestini. Nel 1969 lo scavo di questa tomba di età ellenistica venne ripreso e portato a termine dalla Soprintendenza in collaborazione con la Guardia di Finanza. Grazie al rinvenimento del Giornale di Scavo e della documentazione grafica e fotografica dello scavo redatta dall'Assistente della Soprintendenza Enrico Sciarpa è stato possibile rintracciare nei depositi del Museo Nazionale Etrusco della Rocca Albornoz di Viterbo i materiali archeologici rinvenuti nella tomba. Alcuni di essi, come frammenti di un sarcofago fittile e di un'anfora dipinta di produzione tuscanienese, offrono lo spunto per qualche riflessione sui contatti tra Norchia e Tuscania in età ellenistica.
2019, Contributo in atti di convegno, ITA
Ambrosini L.
Articolato studio della topografia della necropoli rupestre monumentale di Norchia (VT) di età ellenistica.
2018, Monografia o trattato scientifico, ITA
AMBROSINI LAURA
Studio dell'architettura e delle sculture, con relativa iconografia, delle Tombe a Tempio di Norchia, con anastilosi virtuale e ricostruzione 3d
2015, Contributo in atti di convegno, ITA
AMBROSINI LAURA, CICCIOLIPIERO, GENOVESE LAURA
The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. It is an important and rare example of rock architecture and one of the few preserved in Italy. The necropolis is composed of rock-cut tombs of various types (façade, half-cube and temple type) and dimensions (4-10 m in height), extending over an area of more than 100 hectares. Built along the cliffs of three river canyons, the tombs of Norchia are distributed on two different levels, following the natural profile of tuff outcrops. Discovered in the early decades of the 19th century, the necropolis of Norchia (Viterbo) was systematically excavated in the 1970s by the Centro di Studio per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica del CNR, by Dr. E. Di Paolo Colonna and Prof. G. Colonna. In the book Norchia I, published by the CNR in 1978, the Pile A area of the necropolis was presented. The study of the necropolis of Norchia was assigned some years ago to Dr. Laura Ambrosini of the ISMA-CNR. The research is divided into two projects, for the publication of two books Norchia II and Norchia III, which are being carried out simultaneously. The first project is concerned with the Pile B area of the necropolis, while the second relates to the temple tombs (the socalled Doric Tombs) near the Fosso dell'Acqualta and their relationships with the rock-cut tombs of Turkey as those, for example, of Kaunos and Demre (in ancient Caria and Lycia). This study shows that urgent action is needed to preserve tombs from complete destruction. The research, starting necessarily from the archaeological study of the necropolis, provides a plan of conservation, promotion and fruition through new technologies
2015, Prodotto multimediale, ENG
AMBROSINI L
The Rock-cut necropolis of Norchia (Viterbo) è la presentazione powerpoint in lingua inglese del progetto di ricerca condotto da Laura Ambrosini dell'ISMA, presentato alla mostra "Etruscans@EXPO" - Una Camera delle meraviglie in Statale, organizzata dall' Università di Milano 3 giugno - 31 ottobre 2015 in occasione dell'EXPO di Milano 2015.
2014, Contributo in atti di convegno, ITA
AMBROSINI L
Scoperta nei primi decenni dell'800, negli anni settanta del secolo scorso la necropoli di Norchia (VT) è stata oggetto di scavi sistematici promossi dal Centro di Studio per l'Archeologia Etrusco-Italica del CNR e condotti dalla Dott.ssa E. Colonna Di Paolo e dal Prof. G. Colonna. Nella monografia Norchia I, edita dal CNR nel 1978, è stato pubblicato il settore Pile A della necropoli. Lo studio della necropoli di Norchia è stato affidato alcuni anni or sono alla Dott. Laura Ambrosini dell'ISMA-CNR, responsabile del modulo "L'Etruria meridionale interna: studi e ricerche sulle necropoli rupestri; storia dell'architettura funeraria rupestre, relazioni e contatti culturali con complessi analoghi in area mediterranea". La ricerca si sviluppa in due progetti per la pubblicazione di due monografie Norchia II e Norchia III che proseguono parallelamente. Il primo è relativo al settore Pile B della necropoli, mentre il secondo progetto riguarda le Tombe Doriche situate di la del Fosso dell'Acqualta. Nel corso del convegno viene fornito un aggiornamento sullo stato degli studi.
2014, Contributo in atti di convegno, ENG
AMBROSINI L
The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. This is an important and rare example of rock architecture, one of the few preserved in Italy. The Norchia Project is focused on the study and the publication of the tombs of the necropolis called "Pile B" of Norchia (VT) in the book Norchia II. It concerns graphic and photographic documentation and the study of all archaeological finds from the tombs, and also the architectural study of the tombs dug in the period 1971-1974, along the "Fosso del Pile" (south-east of the city), in the central area, known as "Pile B". The project also includes the study and the publication of the Temple Tombs at the Fosso dell'Acqualta at Norchia (VT) in the book Norchia III. These rock-cut temple tombs have facades that imitate those of a Doric temple with pediments, friezes, protomi and acroteria carved into the tufa. Thanks to the drawings made by Canina or Ainsley, for exemple, not only the original design but also the state of conservation of the monuments in the 19th century is known. This is of the utmost importance seeing the poor state of conservation of the monuments nowadays. The rock-cut tombs are an interesting feature of Anatolian architecture in general. The aim of the study will be to compare the Etruscan rock-cut temple tombs of Norchia with the rock-cut tombs of Turkey (in ancient Caria and Lycia) and to point out the differences. The hub of this architectural model seems to me to have been Macedonia, home/heart of the kingdom that, with Alexander the Great, became an empire extending eastward to India
2012, Contributo in volume, ITA
Laura Ambrosini
Studio della necropoli di Norchia, nell'area di Viterbo (80 Km a Nord di Roma), con le sue tombe rupestri, è uno dei più importanti siti archeologici dell'Etruria meridionale. Si tratta di un impressionante e raro esempio di architettura rupestre, uno dei meglio conservati in Italia, paragonabile alle tombe rupestri di Kaunos e Demre nell'antica Caria e Lycia (nella attuale Turchia).
2012, Contributo in atti di convegno, ITA
Ambrosini L.
THE ROCK-CUT TEMPLE TOMBS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA. A STUDY. Ambrosini Laura1 1Istituto di Studi sulle Civiltà Italiche e del Mediterraneo Antico - CNR, Roma, Italia, laura.ambrosini@iscima.cnr.it The rock-cut tombs are an interesting feature of Anatolian architecture in general. The type varies from site to site. The development of the chamber-tombs shows an influence from Greek architecture. The tombs with temple façades are similar to the Etruscan ones (e.i. the Norchia temple-tombs, in Italy, near Viterbo). Like the Norchia temple tombs, the Turkish ones, in spite of the different rock (limestone or gneiss in Turkey, and tufa at Norchia), have a tomb chamber at a level below the columns. Many of the Turkish rock-cut tombs are to be attributed to the period after the arrival of Alexander the Great, some certainly later. The Turkish tombs that date back to the IV century B.C., not only are carved out of the rock wall like in Norchia, but often share the same shape, i.e. a small temple with pediments supported by columns. The hub of this architectural model seems to me to have been Macedonia, home/heart of the kingdom that, with Alexander the Great, became an empire extending eastward to India. The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. This is an important and rare example of rock architecture, one of the few preserved in Italy. Along the "Fosso dell'Acqualta" the rock-cut temple tombs (Fig. 1) have facades that imitate those of a Doric temple with pediments, friezes, protomi and acroteria carved into the tufa. Thanks to the drawings by Canina in 1842 and by Ainsley in 1849, not only the original design but also the state of conservation of the monuments in the 19th century is known. This is of the utmost importance seeing the poor state of conservation of the monuments nowadays. The aim of the study will be to compare the Etruscan rock-cut temple tombs of Norchia with the rock-cut tombs of Turkey as those, for example, of Kaunos and Demre (in ancient Caria and Lycia) and to point out the differences. For the study of the architecture of the Turkish tombs I'm very happy to have the kind support of the Swedish Prof. Paavo Roos and the French Dr. Olivier Henry the most experts of the Lycia and Caria rock-cut tombs. The Norchia tombs have much in common with the Macedonian tombs. The Norchia temple-tombs are very well placed in a type common in the Mediterranean basin in the Hellenistic age.
2011, Rapporto tecnico, ITA
E.M. Stella
L'obiettivo della ricerca è di integrare, sotto il profilo documentario, le indagini archeologiche effettuate dalla Dott.ssa Laura Ambrosini. Questa ricognizione, in vista della preparazione del volume Norchia II, CNR Edizioni, 2016, ha ampliato e arricchito con ritrovamenti grafici la storia degli studi di questa necropoli. Il lavoro ha previsto uno studio specifico sulla letteratura di viaggio.
2011, Contributo in volume, ITA
L. Ambrosini
The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. This is an important and rare example of rock architecture, one of the few preserved in Italy, and is comparable with the rock-cut tombs of Kaunos and Demre in Turkey, in the regions called Caria and Lycia in ancient times. The most flourishing period of the city was from the late fourth to mid-second century B.C., a period in which the city certainly belonged to the Tarquinia State. An imposing and impressive number of rock-cut tombs, dating back to the fourth century B.C., are to be found throughout the three valleys of Pile, Acqualta and Biedano, which surround the city. Along the "Fosso dell'Acqualta" the rock-cut temple tombs have facades that imitate those of a Doric temple with pediments, friezes, protomi and acroteria carved into the tufa. Thanks to the drawings by Canina in 1842 and by Ainsley in 1849, not only the original design but also the state of conservation of the monuments in the 19th century is known. This is of the utmost importance seeing the poor state of conservation of the monuments nowadays. The tombs are spread out over several terraces reached by winding paths that rise up from the valley. Tombs of different architectural types are present in the necropolis, built on three distinct terraces, one below the other. The uppermost terrace houses the monumental tombs; the middle terrace the dado tombs, the bottom terrace, the most modest tombs (Fig. 3). The project, currently being carried out by the Institute for Studies on the Italic and Ancient Mediterranean Civilization (ISCIMA), in collaboration with the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage for Southern Etruria and the Italian Geographic Society under the patronage of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the National Research Council of Italy, initially involved a thorough study of the tombs, excavated in the period 1971-1974, along the "Fosso del Pile" (south east of the city), in the central area, known as Pile B, and all the archaeological remains found there, but was later enlarged to include the archaeological, historical and territorial stratification of the entire province of Viterbo. The documentation, produced by ISCIMA and which will be published in the book Norchia II, is of the utmost importance in the reconstruction of this ancient landscape. Thanks to photographs taken at the time of excavation, can the landscape, which has greatly deteriorated over time, be reconstructed.
2009, Contributo in atti di convegno, ENG
L. AMBROSINI
The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. This is an important and rare example of rock architecture (Fig. 1), one of the few preserved in Italy, and is comparable with the rock-cut tombs of Kaunos and Demre in Turkey, in the regions called Caria and Lycia in ancient times. The town of Norchia lies on the Via Clodia approximately midway between Blera and Tuscania, at the intersection with an ancient Etruscan road that led from Tarquinia to Orvieto. The Etruscan settlement was probably on the central part of a plateau. The most flourishing period of the city was from the late fourth to mid-second century B.C., a period in which the city certainly belonged to the Tarquinia State. An imposing and impressive number of rock-cut tombs, dating back to the fourth century B.C., are to be found throughout the three valleys of Pile, Acqualta and Biedano, which surround the city. Along the "Fosso dell'Acqualta" the rock-cut temple tombs have facades that imitate those of a Doric temple with pediments, friezes, protomi and acroteria carved into the tufa. Thanks to the drawings by Canina in 1842 (Fig. 2) and by Ainsley in 1849, not only the original design but also the state of conservation of the monuments in the 19th century is known. This is of the utmost importance seeing the poor state of conservation of the monuments nowadays. The tombs are spread out over several terraces reached by winding paths that rise up from the valley. Tombs of different architectural types are present in the necropolis, built on three distinct terraces, one below the other. The uppermost terrace houses the monumental tombs; the middle terrace the dado tombs, the bottom terrace, the most modest tombs (Fig. 3). Reconstruction drawings have been made of the site in order to give an idea of the ancient landscape and of life in this area especially with regards to the preparation of the corpse for burial and funeral rites. The project, currently being carried out by the Institute for Studies on the Italic and Ancient Mediterranean Civilization (ISCIMA), in collaboration with the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage for Southern Etruria and the Italian Geographic Society under the patronage of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the National Research Council of Italy, initially involved a thorough study of the tombs, excavated in the period 1971-1974, along the "Fosso del Pile" (south east of the city), in the central area, known as Pile B, and all the archaeological remains found there, but was later enlarged to include the archaeological, historical and territorial stratification of the entire province of Viterbo. The documentation, produced by ISCIMA and which will be published in the book Norchia II, is of the utmost importance in the reconstruction of this ancient landscape. Thanks to photographs taken at the time of excavation, can the landscape, which has greatly deteriorated over time, be reconstructed. It is well known that the need to promote geo-environmental studies to conserve and to safeguard archaeological heritage is increasingly more urgent nowadays in Italy if the country's valuable cultural and environmental heritage is to be protected. The collaboration of Dr. Piero Ciccioli, geologist of the Faculty of Geological Sciences of the University of Perugia, was fundamental in establishing the geo-environmental state of the necropolis of Norchia, and in drawing up a plan of intervention to protect the site. The aim of the research conducted by ISCIMA is to propose innovative methods and tools necessary for the conservation, maintenance and exploitation of the site. It is hoped that as a result of these studies and with the synergy of several experts the reconstruction of the necropolis of the ancient landscape of Norchia (an attempt of a two dimensional drawing of which is attached) (Fig. 4) can be achieved.