Articles by Giovanni Caratelli

The project ‘Masgaba. An Archaeological Map for the Island of Capri’ was launched with the aim of updating and integrating Capri’s archaeological documentation, filling the existing gaps in the knowledge of its archaeological heritage using advanced technologies. The methodological approach included new surveys and analyses of sites that required updates in the graphical documentation or had previously been misinterpreted, the analysis of archival sources to recover information on no longer visible archaeological heritage, and the documentation of museum finds that helped improve the understanding of the island’s ancient history. A central element of the project is the creation of a WebGIS, which organizes the data into an interactive digital map, providing an overall view of the island’s archaeological heritage. The web application allows users to consult detailed records, multimedia content, archival documents, and publications produced within the project. The adoption of open-source technologies has ensured the sustainability of the system, paving the way for future extensions and the possibility of integrating new data.

The piazza Pozzo Dorico substructures in Cori (the ancient Cora, a Latin city at the north-western slopes of the Lepini Mountains) represent a remarkable example of Roman public architecture of the Late Republican period. They are situated at the bottom of a secular and imposing terracing system, distributed on at least three levels. This paper aims at identifying the modular schemes, geometric shapes and proportions governing the layout plan of this monumental infrastructure, based on recent topographic surveys and new metrological considerations. Finally, it will investigate the relationship between the layout of the archaeological complex (apparently quite simple) and its function (still largely unknown), in order to attempt to identify the several formal and functional components that played a decisive role in the development of the original project.