Marina Covolan

Dr. Marina Covolan

Centre Camille Jullian, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
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Archéologue, post-doctorante CIVIS3i au Centre Camille Julli...

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13Years (2014-Present)

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23 November 2022 in Minerals
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SPSabrina Pagano
Sabrina Pagano
CGChiara Germinario
Chiara Germinario
Maria Francesca AlberghinaMaria Francesca Alberghina
Maria Francesca Alberghina
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
Mariano MercurioMariano Mercurio
Mariano Mercurio
CGCelestino Grifa
Celestino Grifa
Situated on the left bank of the Sabato river, the city of Abellinum (Campania region, southern Italy) represents a tangible testimony to the influence of the Roman civilization in Irpinia. At the site, where the remains of the public area of the town are preserved, archaeological excavations unearthed a monumental Pompeian domus, likely owned by Marcus Vipsanius Primigenius, a freedman of Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus. The rooms preserved fine wall paintings of 3rd and 4th Pompeian style, reflecting the social status of the owner. From four rooms overlooking the peristyle, eight specimens of decorated plasters were collected, and petrographic and spectroscopic analyses were carried out to investigate the plastering and painting technology. Thin sections of all plasters depicted a multilayer technology, although differences in mix designs of the supports were highlighted. Some samples are pozzolanic plasters, containing volcanic aggregate, others can be classified as cocciopesto because of the presence of ceramic fragments mixed to the volcanic aggregate. Finally, the presence of marble powder also permitted the identification of marmorino. Moreover, the pigments, applied using a fresco or lime-painting techniques, consist of pure or mixed Fe- and Cu-based pigments to obtain yellow, orange, red, pink, and blue decorations.

8 July 2022 in Geosciences
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Vincenzo AmatoVincenzo Amato
Vincenzo Amato
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
HDHélène Dessales
Hélène Dessales
ASAlfonso SANTORIELLO
Alfonso SANTORIELLO
Pompeii Archaeological Park is the best laboratory for the study of the seismic site effects on cultural heritage: the ancient site was destroyed and buried by the 79 AD Vesuvian eruption and, furthermore, it was also affected by the 62–63 AD strong earthquake. Large sectors of the city were reconstructed after this earthquake while other parts were still under reconstruction when the fall-out and pyroclastic density currents of the eruption buried the Roman city. In order to evaluate the distribution of the damage and reconstructions due to the earthquake, detailed mappings of the structures were carried out using multidisciplinary approaches. In addition, analyses of the topographical features, subsoil stratigraphies, and geophysical surveys, responsible for local seismic amplification (site effects), allow us to define the sectors of the ancient city where the Amplification Factors (AFs) were the main ones responsible for damage. Selected areas and examples of compromised and reconstructed buildings show that the ancient topography and subsoil features (both lithological and seismic) are the main AFs. In particular, the damages caused by the 62–63 AD earthquakes seem to be mainly due to topographical factors such as steep scarps and slopes, ridges, peaks, and terraces, as well as to the major thickness of the soft sediments (loose volcanoclastic layers, paleosols, weathered lavas, and anthropogenic infillings) located over the well-lithified lavas. It is not uncommon to also have the combination of these two factors. For the first time, this multidisciplinary approach allows us to draw a seismic microzonation map for one of the most important archaeological sites of the world.

1 January 2017 in Chronique des activités archéologiques de l’École française de Rome
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JBJean-Pierre Brun
Jean-Pierre Brun
PMPriscilla Munzi
Priscilla Munzi
GCGuilhem Chapelin
Guilhem Chapelin
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
BLBastien Lemaire
Bastien Lemaire
GSGéraldine Sachau-Carcel
Géraldine Sachau-Carcel
Introduction Les recherches du Centre Jean Bérard à Cumes se concentrent depuis plusieurs années dans la nécropole romaine située à l’extérieur de la Porte médiane des fortifications septentrionales. L’impossibilité de poursuivre les recherches en profondeur à cause du niveau élevé de la nappe phréatique (sur une stratigraphie de 6 mètres de puissance, la moitié des sédiments est sous l’eau) nous a incités, depuis 2014, à étendre nos recherches en surface en menant des investigations sous des...

1 January 2014 in Chronique des activités archéologiques de l’École française de Rome
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GCGuilhem Chapelin
Guilhem Chapelin
GVGhislain Vincent
Ghislain Vincent
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
Cette étude est née dans un cadre pluri-institutionnel, l’Inrap d’une part et le Centre Jean Bérard (USR 3133 CNRS-EFR) de l’autre. Elle s’insère dans le programme « artisanat » du Centre Jean Bérard. En 2012 et 2013 trois campagnes ont eu lieu en collaboration avec la Soprintendenza speciale per i Beni archeologici di Napoli e Pompei. Le projet scientifique en lui-même porte sur l’artisanat de la pierre. Cette recherche vise à parfaire notre connaissance des techniques de travail, de l’organ...

1 January 2016 in Chronique des activités archéologiques de l’École française de Rome
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GVGhislain Vincent
Ghislain Vincent
GCGuilhem Chapelin
Guilhem Chapelin
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
ÉGÉmilie Grondin
Émilie Grondin
NLNicolas Leys
Nicolas Leys
Comme chaque année depuis 2013, la mission s’est déroulée durant l’automne, pendant un mois, entre le 19 octobre et le 14 novembre 2015. Une phase de terrain a permis l’avancement de l’inventaire des blocs, de petit module en tuf gris, de colonnes et de piliers à demi-colonne engagée. Le nombre de blocs étudiés a ainsi été porté de 190 à 320. La cartographie de leur localisation à l’échelle 1/10000e a été mise à jour (fig. 1). Cette année, pour la première fois, des blocs se trouvant à Hercul...

1 January 2015 in Chronique des activités archéologiques de l’École française de Rome
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JBJean-Pierre Brun
Jean-Pierre Brun
PMPriscilla Munzi
Priscilla Munzi
LCLaetitia Cavassa
Laetitia Cavassa
GCGuilhem Chapelin
Guilhem Chapelin
MCMarina Covolan
Marina Covolan
AWArnaud Watel
Arnaud Watel
À partir de la fin de la période républicaine, la Porte Médiane des fortifications septentrionales de la ville ouvrait sur un carrefour distribuant trois voies, chacune bordée de monuments funéraires. C’est ce secteur qui a fait l’objet de fouilles entre le 19 mai et le 27 juin 2014 (fig. 1). Les recherches se sont poursuivies dans quatre zones névralgiques pour la compréhension de l’évolution chronologique de la nécropole à proximité de la Porte et le long de l’axe se dirigeant vers le nord....