Ad Ostium Tiberis. Proceedings of the Conference Ricerche Archeologiche alla Foce del Tevere (Rome – Ostia, December 2018, 18-20th)

This book presents the results of the colloquium “Ricerche Archeologiche alla Foce del
Tevere” which was held on 18-20th December 2018 in Rome and Ostia. It provided young
researchers with the opportunity to present their own research on ancient Ostia and the
surrounding territory to the scientific community. The collection of papers presented here
shows new evidence, new analysis tools, new approaches and new questions. The contributors
have used the latest technologies and scrutinized archival records which are a valuable
source of information that remain often unpublished. The scale and range of the analyses
are impressive, from the molecular identification of pigments, to the remote-sensing study
of broad swathes of the Ostian landscape. The chronological spread is also notable, from
the late 6th-5th centuries BCE to the 5th-early 6th centuries CE. These proceedings are
divided into four parts showing broad-ranging subjects: the first part tackles Ostian urbanism
and territory; the second building activities from designing to decorating; the third
religion; and the fourth archaeological finds.