As now, our knowledge of the building techniques which were used in Aquileia during the Roman Age is still scarce. Research carried out so far about town’s buildings have not dealt in detail with technical architectural details, notably for private, residential buildings. To fill in this gap of knowledge, a research project has recently started which focuses on building techniques used in Aquileia during the Roman Age. The research is carried out through the collection of data in literature and through analyses on site, in particular at the Domus of "Bestie ferite" and at the central Domus of the archaeological area named "fondi ex Cossar". By means of investigation on site a considerable amount of Roman walls have been analyzed. In detail, research has focused on walls foundations techniques. Walls foundations techniques in these two houses are very unusual and reveal ancient builders’ skills and flexibility to adapt traditional building techniques according to the natural environment they lived in. The paper takes into account a particular kind of wall foundation technique, which is characterized by the presence of sequences of drain layers under the walls. This building technique, useful to protect walls from capillary rise of groundwater, seems to be very widespread in the North of Italy during the Roman Age.
Tecniche costruttive utilizzate nelle case di Aquileia: le sottofondazioni pluristratificate
PREVIATO, CATERINA
2012
Abstract
As now, our knowledge of the building techniques which were used in Aquileia during the Roman Age is still scarce. Research carried out so far about town’s buildings have not dealt in detail with technical architectural details, notably for private, residential buildings. To fill in this gap of knowledge, a research project has recently started which focuses on building techniques used in Aquileia during the Roman Age. The research is carried out through the collection of data in literature and through analyses on site, in particular at the Domus of "Bestie ferite" and at the central Domus of the archaeological area named "fondi ex Cossar". By means of investigation on site a considerable amount of Roman walls have been analyzed. In detail, research has focused on walls foundations techniques. Walls foundations techniques in these two houses are very unusual and reveal ancient builders’ skills and flexibility to adapt traditional building techniques according to the natural environment they lived in. The paper takes into account a particular kind of wall foundation technique, which is characterized by the presence of sequences of drain layers under the walls. This building technique, useful to protect walls from capillary rise of groundwater, seems to be very widespread in the North of Italy during the Roman Age.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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