Fontana, Giacomo;
Bernard, Seth;
(2023)
A new method for the energetics analysis of polygonal masonry in Samnite hillforts (Italy).
Journal of Archaeological Science
, 153
, Article 105730. 10.1016/j.jas.2023.105730.
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Abstract
This article presents a statistically grounded method for the comparative analysis of polygonal masonry and the calculation of their architectural energetics. Four wall stretches of different Samnite hillforts (5th-3rd century BCE) have been recorded through 3D modelling to generate models suitable for calculating three variables (area, rectangularity and gap area) used for a comparative assessment of the different building techniques involved in their construction. This allowed the identification of masonry styles related to different costs of labor which were used to produce cross-regional energetic indexes suitable for the cost analysis of several hundred hillforts in south-central Italy. This formal and replicable approach to the cost analysis of polygonal masonry is not only suitable for analysing sites in Italy, but can also be applied to similar sites found widely in the Mediterranean.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A new method for the energetics analysis of polygonal masonry in Samnite hillforts (Italy) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jas.2023.105730 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105730 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Hillforts, Polygonal masonry, Architectural energetics, Monumental architecture, Hellenistic period, Samnites, Roman archaeology |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181318 |
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