For Y'all Data - Pompeii In Addition To Delos Come Upward Closer Together

Pompeii too Delos: 2 unique archaeological sites too monuments on the UNESCO World Heritage list, come upwardly closer to 1 some other through a collaboration which started latterly betwixt the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades too the Pompeii Archaeological Park. This of import synergy non only includes the “voyage” of the jewelry exhibition Vanity: Stories of Jewelry inward the Cyclades to the urban nub with the catastrophic destination (as nosotros know, Pompeii was covered inward volcanic thing too ash when Vesuvius erupted inward 79 AD) but besides exchanges of expertise equally business office of a groundbreaking programme that sees the ancient urban nub holistically.

Aerial take in of the ancient Roman urban nub of Pompeii [Credit: David Hiser/National Geographic Creative]

The heads of the 2 services, manager of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Dimitris Athanasoulis too manager of Pompeii Archaeological Park Massimo Osanna talked to the Athens too Macedonian News Agency on all the above. At the same time, the Italian archeologist besides spoke most the novel discoveries at Pompeii that stand upwardly out for beingness good preserved too besides for their proper documentation which was absent from before ones.

“I made my acquaintance with Massimo Osanna through the French School at Athens too its manager Alexandre Farnoux. We accept an fantabulous collaboration because of our mutual approach, which is to house emphasis on the upgrading of archeological sites with policies that volition attract the greatest number of visitors” said Mr. Athanasoulis to the AMNA, farther explaining: ‟We decided on a model of collaboration betwixt 2 regional services; the Pompeii Archaeological Park from Italia too the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades from the Archaeological Service of Greece. It is the firstly fourth dimension that 2 regional services are working together on all the attain of their activities, i.e. from query to promotion, which I squall back is really interesting”.

Map of Pompeii [Credit: Dennis Jarvis/Flickr]

In this context, it was decided to transfer a modified version of the “Vanity” exhibition to Pompeii while, equally the Greek Curator informed the AMNA, the 2 services will  besides collaborate on the exhibition to live on held inward Rome on the Cities of Volcanoes, such equally the 2 most of import cities inward the Mediterranean; the Prehistoric Akrotiri of Thera too Roman Pompeii.

As business office of the collaboration, articulation teams volition live on created for restoration move on Delos too inward Italy, for in that location to live on an central of sense which is a really of import fact, points out Mr. Athanasoulis adding “We shall besides larn involved in that location with the conservation of a cave with frescoes”.

“Vanity” inward Pompeii

For his part, Mr. Osanna spoke to the AMNA most the “Vanity” exhibition which volition live on transferred to Pompeii. “The innovation is for it to opened upwardly but about Christmas. We are working with Greek colleagues on this exhibition that was held at the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, but inward a unlike context. We desire to compare Greek too Roman jewelry through fourth dimension “noted the Italian archeologist pointing out that inward Mykonos the jewelry exhibited was from the 2d millennium BC to the acquaint day.

House of the Faun inward Pompeii [Credit: Porsche997SBS/WikiCommons]

‟We besides want to bring this ‘timeless’ dimension of jewelry, too this is possible since the history of Pompeii begins but about the seventh c. BC. One to a greater extent than of import chemical constituent emerging from this collaboration is comparison 2 regions of the Mediterranean, through which 1 tin honor many similarities betwixt the Aegean too the Tyrrhenian seas” he said.

He did non omit to advert what attracted him from the start inward the “Vanity” exhibition: “There were 2 things. One was the layout, i.e. how 1 tin exhibit all these artefacts inward a museum. The display cases too the layout’s architecture inward full general was really interesting; the whole projection was really modern too elegant. We wanted, therefore, to acquaint this business office of the exhibition inward this modern way equally if it were a presentation yesteryear Bulgari for example. Naturally for me equally an archeologist it was specially interesting to encounter all those artefacts inward an exhibition roofing a menstruation from the 2d millennium BC upwardly to the 1st millennium AD. It is a marvelous way of narrating history too the development of jewelry through time”.

Collaborating on Delos

Regarding his collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades on Delos, Mr. Osanna said: “It is really pregnant because Hellenic Republic too Italia accept the same problems inward conservation too restoration, the same query approach too interpretation of the past. Consequently, it was really of import for Mr. Athanasoulis too me that Hellenic Republic too Italia are collaborating on programmes conserving cultural heritage”. Why are you lot starting fourth dimension with Delos? “Because it needs a really large conservation programme, similar the 1 nosotros are next inward Pompeii, thank you lot to European funding. It is a huge programme that nosotros began final yr too which is genuinely revolutionary for Pompeii” he stressed.

Aerial take in of Delos [Credit: John Trikeriotis/Twitter]

The 2 archaeologists referred to the innovative dimension of this programme. “Pompeii was inward a really bad state too it was decided to implement an extensive programme of renovation with a large budget that approaches the archaeological site holistically. The equivalent is besides beingness planned for Delos, i.e. nosotros are approaching the enhancement of the archaeological site holistically; both equally a sanctuary too a city. From so on nosotros shall brand a strategic innovation too depending on the funding volition implement parts of it, which nevertheless volition already live on to a greater extent than consummate too our intervention non so fragmentary”, said Mr. Athanasoulis.

For his business office Mr. Osanna pointed out when speaking to the AMNA that “In Pompeii nosotros approach the urban nub equally a city. I.e. the programme nosotros follow does non line of piece of occupation organization 1 menage or a business office of it, but the entire city. This way preserving everything, making everything comprehensible, opening all the streets too houses that were unopen too higher upwardly all non losing whatever archaeological fabric similar wall paintings for example. In this context, Greek too French colleagues latterly came to Pompeii to report our large programme of conservation too restoration”.

Artist’s impression of Ancient Delos at its superlative showing the Sacred Harbour (foreground) with Sanctuary but above. 
Also shown are: the Sacred Lake unopen with the Agora of the Italians; the Hippodrome (above the Sacred Lake) 
and beyond that the Stadium; Sanctuary of the Syrian too Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods(top right); 
and the Stadium (middle right). The city’s extensive residential areas are besides depicted 
[Credit: Francesco Comi, 1995]

Regarding Delos, Mr. Osanna added that a memorandum has already been signed ‟of collaboration betwixt the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades too the Pompeii Archaeological Park so equally to part expertise on issues of conservation. In this context too given the impossibility of implementing such a programme without of import query preceding it both inward Italia too the Cyclades, nosotros are organizing articulation query programmes, such equally a survey on the isle of Reneia contrary Delos, which is a wonderful archaeological site that has non nevertheless been researched systematically. Next nosotros shall larn ahead with a restoration programme. For example, nosotros are thinking of starting fourth dimension the restoration of the House of Masks on Delos side yesteryear side October” said the Italian archeologist to the AMNA, stressing that it is a really interesting collaboration ‟because inward antiquity the ties betwixt Italia too Delos were really strong. Delos was the most of import port of the Mediterranean inward the 2d c. BC too many people from Campania, Napoli too Pompeii came hither mainly for reasons of trade”.

Regarding the raising of coin for the programme, Mr. Athanasoulis announced to the AMNA that it volition live on tried out through crowdfunding, piece searching for sponsors inward Hellenic Republic too abroad, besides with the assist of the French School. ‟To my heed the corking produce goodness comes from the collaboration betwixt specialist scientists, archaeologists, architects too conservators of both services because both sides volition larn sense too expertise” explained the Greek Curator of Antiquities. “We don’t but desire European coin but European collaboration equally well. We believe a lot inward this approach”, added Mr. Osanna referring to the partnership betwixt Greece, Italia too France.

Pompeii too Greece

What produce nosotros know nevertheless most Pompeii, an archaeological site with an expanse of 66 hectares of which 44 accept been excavated? Is it perchance a Greek colony, equally has been suggested yesteryear many inward the past?

A take in of the courtyard of the House of the Trident with the flooring mosaic inward Delos
[Credit: Bernard Gagnon/WikiCommons]

“The origins of Pompeii accept been discussed at length since the 19th century. There are scholars who tell it was an Italian city, others that it was Greek too some Etruscan. During query this final year, amazing information was located connected to its founding too forthwith it is my thought that Pompeii was an Etruscan city. It is nevertheless pregnant that Pompeii of the seventh too sixth c. BC was an opened upwardly community too that those who founded it had really rigid cultural ties with Greece. We accept stylistic traces inward the architecture of the buildings that present this link betwixt Etruscan families of Pompeii too Greek architects too craftsmen who came from Italy’s Greek colonies”, said Mr. Osanna to the AMNA.

As to the excavations of the city, he himself noted that “Pompeii was discovered inward the mid-18th century too excavations accept been conducted since so to the acquaint day. This final yr nosotros accept begun novel query piece simultaneously carrying out the conservation programme. Moreover, for the firstly fourth dimension nosotros are inward a set of having reliable documentation of Pompeii’s excavations, i.e. to know the exact location each artifact was found. The excavations of the final century, inward the 1960s for example, had non been really good documented. Now the province of affairs is alone different”, he clarified.

An extensive restoration programme with a large budget is beingness implemented at Pompeii that approaches
the archaeological site holistically [Credit: AMNA, Massimo Osanna]

He explains what has impressed him most inward the recent research: “We excavate streets with houses on either side of them. This way nosotros accept constitute furniture, vases too wall paintings inward a wonderful state of preservation. We honor all artefacts inward their proper house within the rooms too this is really significant. Because, equally I told you, the archaeological context is missing from many objects already excavated inward the 19th century too exhibited today inward the Museum of Naples. We produce non know where they were found. It is vital this context should be too that nosotros should “read” it properly if nosotros want to sympathise the ancient society.It is so a first-class chance to accept this extraordinary documentation too reconstruction of the entire archaeological context for the firstly time,” he concluded inward his utter to the AMNA.

Source: AMNA via Archaeology & Arts [September 13, 2018]


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