Descrizione del progetto
Un approccio storico interdisciplinare per comprendere la laguna di Venezia
Il progetto WaterScapes, finanziato dall’UE, è uno studio geoarcheologico relativo a un periodo compreso tra l’epoca romana e quella medievale, che approfondisce il modo in cui i cambiamenti ambientali, i limiti e le potenzialità naturali, nonché le attività umane, hanno plasmato la laguna di Venezia. WaterScapes adotterà un triplice approccio: coniugherà innanzitutto studi geografici e di laboratorio in un contesto storico derivato da fonti letterarie; in secondo luogo, analizzerà l’impatto esercitato dall’attività umana e lo raffronterà statisticamente con i cambiamenti naturali in termini di qualità e quantità; infine, darà enfasi all’impatto sociale sulla qualità della regione in un confronto tra passato e presente, prestando inoltre attenzione ai cambiamenti climatici e costieri. L’obiettivo di Waterscapes è proiettare le conoscenze acquisite verso il miglioramento delle politiche e della gestione del paesaggio acquatico.
Obiettivo
WaterScapes is an interdisciplinary project that examines the relationship between environmental changes, natural constraints and potentialities and past societies settled in and around Venice Lagoon from the Roman to Medieval periods. WaterScapes has 3 core objectives. First, it will explore the high-resolution potential of paleo-archives, which have been undervalued by traditional archaeological research and text-based narratives. This will be achieved through geophysical surveys and coring missions in various sites (Venice, Torcello, Altinum, Lio Piccolo, Aquileia, Grado), laboratory research (geochemistry, bio-sedimentology, etc.) and contextual analysis of the settlements through literature reviews. Second, it will examine waterscapes as a human-made environment in Venice Lagoon in order to determine the historical roots and mechanisms responsible for the Holocene-Anthropocene transition. The research will be centred on multi-period waterscape archaeology to see how former cultures shaped themselves to the surrounding environments and developed different waterscapes through water management practices. WaterScapes will qualitatively and quantitatively analyse the degree and consequences of human interventions vs natural dynamics using multivariate statistical analysis based on bio-geoarchaeological proxies from the investigated sites. Third, WaterScapes will emphasise the social aspect of the materiality of the past, simultaneously measuring its legacy in the present. Establishing the relation between variations in past climatic conditions and coastal changes enables to contribute to the understanding and modelling of the ongoing processes, thereby providing tools for the policies of territory management. WaterScapes integrates perfectly in the principles of European Framework for Action on Cultural Heritage, and in two areas of continued actions: a resilient Europe-safeguarding endangered heritage and an innovative Europe-mobilising knowledge and research.
Campo scientifico
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- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistry
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorymedieval history
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeology
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinatore
30123 Venezia
Italia