Preliminary Notes on Two Seasons of Research at Oplontis B (2014-2015)

van der Graaff, Ivo and Muslin, Jennifer L. and Thomas, Michael L. and Wilkinson, Paul and Clarke, John R. and Muntasser, Nayla K. (2016) Preliminary Notes on Two Seasons of Research at Oplontis B (2014-2015). FOLD&R FastiOnLine documents & research (362). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1828-3179

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Abstract

The complex known as Oplontis B lies in the shadow of Vesuvius, about 3 kilometers west of Pompeii and 300 meters from the well-known Villa A. Since its first excavation and reconstruction in the 1970s and 1980s, Oplontis B has languished in abandonment ―virtually unstudied. The Oplontis Project, led by John Clarke and Michael Thomas, began investigating the site in 2012 after completing its work on Villa A. The documentation of the complex is a primary task. In the past few years members of the Project team have cataloged the previously excavated materials, recording over 1200 wine amphorae as well as a variety of other artifacts. At the same time, Marcus Abbott has laser-scanned the building to produce a detailed plan of the site. The excavations have similar aims: to record the 79 CE level of the complex and to investigate its development. This paper discusses the preliminary results of the last two seasons of excavations and cataloging efforts which build on our previous work conducted in 2012 and 2013.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Oplontis, villa, periodo repubblicano e imperiale
Subjects: 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca.
900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 939 Archeologia – Altre Regioni del mondo antico
Depositing User: Dott.ssa Helga Di Giuseppe
Date Deposited: 06 Sep 2016 08:54
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2016 08:54
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15014

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