Resumen de Peltuinum. City and landscape between tradition and new techniques
Dario Canino, Alessandro Vecchione
Peltuinum was a Roman city located in central Italy, approximately in the middle of a wide valley defined by the highest mountains of the Apennines. The first investigations of Sapienza University took place in the years 1983- 85, subsequently a new series of excavations started in 2000 and, since 2001, excavations have been carried out annually. The archaeological area is known above all for its monumental remains. In addition to public buildings, past archaeological investigations have revealed various residential structures. Within the broader archaeological project, a three-year research project (2016-2019) was carried out in order to collect aerial photogrammetric data regarding the walled city and the very first suburban area. The goal of this activity was to pinpoint new anomalies from aerial photography, exploiting the low-cost digital technologies available and creating a three-dimensional hub capable of collecting and linking traditional archaeological documentation to 3D geometry. Observing the landscape from a privileged point of view such as an aerial perspective, and virtually modelling the archaeological structures excavated during the different annual excavation campaigns, gave us the chance to more accurately identify potential buried buildings, necropolises and evidence relating to the city’s road system.
