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On the borders of Syracuse. Multidisciplinary studies of the ancient town Akrai/Acrae, south-eastern Sicily, Italy

2016/21/B/HS3/00026

Keywords:

excavations material culture Hellenistic-Roman town palaeobotanical analysis lipid analysis photogrammetry petrographic and physico-chemical analysis stable isotope analysis wall-paintings mosaics residential architecture the circulation of goods relation between large and peripheral center

Descriptors:

  • HS3_8: Archaeology (incl. archaeology of Greece and Rome, archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, archaeology of Near East, archeology of the New World, pre- and protohistorical archaeology, archaeology of early medieval period, medieval archeology, archeology of modern period)
  • ST4_3: Molecular architecture and structure
  • ST10_15: Paleoclimatology, paleoecology

Panel:

HS3 - The study of the human past: history, archaeology, ethnology, cultural anthropology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Archeologii

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Roksana Chowaniec 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 16

Call: OPUS 11 - announced on 2016-03-15

Amount awarded: 449 935 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2017-01-17

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2022-01-16

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (8)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (8)
  • Book publications / chapters in book publications (8)
  1. The popularity of "Ricci type C" wheel-made lamps in southeastern Sicily: questions and hypotheses
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Chrzanovski Laurent
    Academic press:
    Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Journal (rok: 2019, tom: 28,1, strony: 45313), Wydawca: University of Warsaw
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.31338/1234-5415PAM.28.1.1 - link to the publication
  2. La produzione ceramica da Akrai: uno studio multidisciplinare
    Authors:
    Barone Germana, Chowaniec Roksana, Finocchiaro Claudio, Mazzoleni Paolo, Raneri Simona
    Academic press:
    Geologia Tecnica & Ambientale (rok: 2020, tom: 1, strony: 67-74), Wydawca: Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologia, Italy
    Status:
    Published
  3. Sycylia, ziemia na przecięciu szlaków handlowych
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Academic press:
    Gazeta Biskupińska (rok: 2018, tom: 1, strony: 45325), Wydawca: Muzeum Archeologiczne w Biskupinie
    Status:
    Published
  4. Akrai/Acrae – The Greek Colony and Roman Town. Preliminary Report on the Excavations of the University of Warsaw Archaeological Expedition
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Młynarczyk Jolanta, Domżalski Krzysztof, Więcek Tomasz, Wagner Marcin, Gręzak Anna, Misiewicz Krzysztof, Więch Monika, Chmielewski Krzysztof, Lanteri Rosa, Fituła Marta, Stobiecka Monika
    Academic press:
    Archeologia (rok: 2017, tom: 66, strony: 105–130), Wydawca: IAIE PAN
    Status:
    Published
  5. Unwrapping the micro–history of one house' cistern from ancient Akrai/Acrae, south–eastern Sicily
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Chrzanovski Laurent, Domżalski Krzysztof, Gręzak Anna, Matera Marcin, Młynarczyk Jolanta, Wagner Marcin, Wicenciak Urszula, Więcek Tomasz
    Academic press:
    Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Journal (rok: 2020, tom: 29,2, strony: 603-653), Wydawca: University of Warsaw
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam29.2.26 - link to the publication
  6. Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily, Italy. Excavations in 2015
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Academic press:
    Światowit fasc. A. Mediterranean and Non-European Archaeology (rok: 2018, tom: LIV-LV, strony: 299-305), Wydawca: Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytet Warszawski
    Status:
    Published
  7. The archaeological excavations at ancient town of Akrai in southeastern Sicily
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Więcek Tomasz
    Academic press:
    ANS American Numismatic Society Magazin (rok: 2018, tom: 17,2, strony: 28-39), Wydawca: American Numismatic Society
    Status:
    Published
  8. Vandals, Ostrogoths and Byzantine Footprints in Sicily: an archaeological-historical review
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Academic press:
    Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry (rok: 2019, tom: 19,2, strony: 51-61), Wydawca: The University of the Aegean Department of Mediterranean Studies
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.5281/zenodo.3066023 - link to the publication
  1. AKRAI COOKING WARE THE SOUTH–EASTERN SICILY POTTERY PRODUCTION
    Authors:
    Wicenciak Urszula
    Conference:
    th International Conference on LATE ROMAN COARSE WARE, COOKING WARE and AMPHORAE in the MEDITERRANEAN: Archaeology and Archaeometry (rok: 2017, ), Wydawca: Museo Archeologico Agrigento
    Data:
    konferencja 24-28 maj
    Status:
    Published
  2. Akrai na Sycylii po 10-latach od pierwszych badań rozpoznawczych
    Authors:
    Mieszkowski Radosław, Misiewicz Krzysztof
    Conference:
    METODY GEOFIZYCZNE W ARCHEOLOGII POLSKIEJ SPOTKANIE V (rok: 2018, ), Wydawca: -
    Data:
    konferencja 21-23 listopad
    Status:
    Published
  3. The glass of Akrai in Eastern Sicily
    Authors:
    Wagner Marcin
    Conference:
    GLASS OF THE CAESARS @ 30 British Museum (rok: 2017, ), Wydawca: British Museum
    Data:
    konferencja 3-4 listopada
    Status:
    Published
  4. LATE ROMAN POTTERY FROM AKRAI/ACRAE (SICILY). QUANTIFICATION AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS FROM THE NEW EXCAVATIONS IN 2011-2016
    Authors:
    Domżalski Krzysztof
    Conference:
    LATE ROMAN COARSE WARE, COOKING WARE and AMPHORAE in the MEDITERRANEAN: Archaeology and Archaeometry, Agrigento/Sicily (rok: 2017, ), Wydawca: Agrigento
    Data:
    konferencja 24–28 maj
    Status:
    Published
  5. Interdisciplinary Studies on Cultural Landscape of South–Eastern Sicily
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Conference:
    Przeszłość ma przyszłość! / The Past Has a Future! Konferencja na 100-lecie archeologii w Instytucie Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (rok: 2019, ), Wydawca: Uniwersytet Warszawski
    Data:
    konferencja 9-13.12
    Status:
    Published
  6. Naczynia zdobione ornamentem wężowym z Akrai, Sycylia
    Authors:
    Wagner Marcin
    Conference:
    2. Conference of Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw "Przeszłość ma przyszłość!/ The Past Has a Future!", Warsaw, Poland (rok: 2021, ), Wydawca: Uniwersytet Warszawski
    Data:
    konferencja 22-26 marzec
    Status:
    Published
  7. Posadzka in situ czy bezpiecznie w muzeum? Problematyka ekspozycji posadzki ze stanowiska Akrai na Sycylii
    Authors:
    Wójcik Karolina
    Conference:
    XIII Kongresie Kół Naukowych i Artystycznych UW (rok: 2017, ), Wydawca: UW
    Data:
    konferencja 3-4 grudnia
    Status:
    Published
  8. Transport Amphorae from Akrai
    Authors:
    Matera Marcin
    Conference:
    First Colloquia Ceranea International Conference (rok: 2019, ), Wydawca: Uniwersytet Łódzki
    Data:
    konferencja 11-13 kwiecień
    Status:
    Published
  1. Nuove testimonianze di pitture parietali da Akrai (Sicilia)
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Rosa Lanteri, Jerzy Żelazowski
    Book:
    Pictores per provincias II - Status Quaestionis. Actes du 13e Colloque de l'Association Internationale pour la Peinture Murale Antique (rok: 2018, tom: 1, strony: 375-382), Wydawca: Académie suisse des sciences humaines et sociales Faculté des Lettres de l'Université de Lausanne Société Académique Vaudoise Fondation UBS pour la Culture Goethe-Stiftung für Kunst und Wissenschaft Fondation J.-J. van Walsem pro Universitate Fondation de Famille Sandoz AIPMA – Association internationale pour la peinture murale antique Fondation pour l'Université de Lausanne ARS – Association pour l'archéologie romaine en Suisse Institut d'archéologie et des sciences de l'Antiquité, UNIL
    Status:
    Published
  2. The Coming of Rome. Cultural Landscape of South–Eastern Sicily
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Book:
    The Coming of Rome. Cultural Landscape of South–Eastern Sicily (rok: 2017, tom: -, strony: 1-263), Wydawca: Instytut Archeologii UW
    Status:
    Published
  3. "Are you eating all this, Mister Marcus?" Towards a study of ancient Sicilian food products
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Book:
    Ex Oriente Lux. Studies in Honour of Jolanta Młynarczyk (rok: 2020, tom: 1, strony: 401-410), Wydawca: WUW
    Status:
    Published
  4. Gli scavi archeologici a Palazzolo Acreide. Rapporto preliminare della VII campagna di scavo (2017)
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Chrzanovski Laurent, Domżalski Krzysztof, Fitula Marta, Gręzak Anna, Lanteri Rosa, Kołyszko Marcin, Matera Marcin, Młynarczyk Jolanta, Stella Matilde, Stobiecka Monika, Tomek Teresa, Wagner Marcin, Wicenciak Urszula, Więcek Tomasz
    Book:
    Gli scavi archeologici a Palazzolo Acreide. Rapporto preliminare della VII campagna di scavo (2017) (rok: 2018, tom: -, strony: 1-459), Wydawca: Instytut Archeologii UW
    Status:
    Published
  5. On the borders of Syracuse: Multidisciplinary studies on the ancient town of Akrai/Acrae, Sicily
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Fituła Marta, Matera Marcin, Więcek Tomasz, Domżalski Krzysztof, Młynarczyk Jolanta, Stobiecka Monika, Bogacki Miron, Wagner Marcin, Gręzak Anna, Dotsika Elissavet, Lateri Rosa, Uggeri Giovanni, Cugno Santino Alessandro, Musumeci Maria, Chrzanovski Laurent
    Book:
    On the borders of Syracuse: Multidisciplinary studies on the ancient town of Akrai/Acrae, Sicily (rok: 2018, tom: -, strony: 428), Wydawca: University of Warsaw
    Status:
    Published
  6. Barbarzyńcy na Sycylii. O wandalski i ostrogockich wyprawach na wyspę
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Book:
    Donum cordis. Studia poświęcone pamięci Profesora Jerzego Kolendo (rok: 2019, tom: 1, strony: 59-66), Wydawca: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
    Status:
    Published
  7. Akrai, south–eastern Sicily. Multidisciplinary study on ancient human impact on the natural landscape
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana, Fetner Rafał, Fiorentino Girolamo, Gręzak Anna, Stella Matilde
    Book:
    Trinacria, 'an island outside time'. International archaeology in Sicily, Prescott Ch., Karivieri A., Campbell P., Goransson K., Tusa S. (eds.) (rok: 2021, tom: 1, strony: 34-44), Wydawca: Oxbow Books
    Status:
    Published
  8. Integrating Botanical and Faunal Assemblages with Material Culture to Reconstruct Paleoenvironment and Diet in Akrai/Acrae (South–Eastern Sicily)
    Authors:
    Chowaniec Roksana
    Book:
    The Ancient City and Nature's Economy in Magna Graecia and Sicily. Panel 2.1. Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World – Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018 (rok: 2022, tom: 1, strony: 41-56), Wydawca: Propylaeum, Heidelberg University Library
    Status:
    Published