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Overhead view of the neighborhood
(roll mouse over for VIII.7.1-15)
(Photo from Jashemski, Gardens of Pompeii (1979)) |
The project research
objectives can be summarized as:
- What is the
developmental sequence of the substructures and standing architecture
of VIII.7.1-15?
- Why did this
corner of VIII.7 retain, exclusively, its domestic and commercial
character following the intensive reorganization of the neighboring
theater district? (cf. Zaccaria Ruggiu, 1995; Richardson, 1988,
67-87)
- How did this
part of the city develop in relation to the other major developmental
periods of the city? (cf. von Gerkan, 1940; D'Ambrosio and De Caro,
1989; De Caro, 1992; Dobbins, 1994; Sommella, 1994, 179-180; Zaccaria
Ruggiu, 1995; Geertman, 1998; Carandini, Carafa, and D'Alessio,
2001; Dickmann and Pirson, 2001;2002)
- Does this area
of the city retain evidence for archaic foundations which have been
discovered in other areas? (Fulford and Wallace-Hadrill, 1999; Dickmann
and Pirson 2002)
- How did this
area relate spatially, temporally, and socially with the adjacent
Porta Stabia and fortification wall? (Maiuri, 1930;1943; Krischen,
1941, 6-18; De Caro, 1985; Chiaramonte Treré, 1986, 13-50)
- Can a geophysical
survey of the courtyard of the quadriportico dei teatri reveal
if buildings once neighboring or attached to VIII.7.1-15 were destroyed
by its construction? If so, what were their relationships? Once
a relative sequence of building events is established between the
two areas, can the dating of stratified deposits at VIII.7.1-15
contribute toward a dating for the quadriportico dei teatri,
for which no date has yet been forwarded? (Nb. no archaeological
excavation is planned in the quadriportico dei teatri. Cf.
Richardson, 1988, 67-87)
- Why did the
commercial character of VIII.7.1-15 differ from that on the opposite
side of the via Stabiana, at I.1, I.2, and I.3? (Ellis, 2004a; 2004b)
- How did these
buildings at this particular entrance to the city relate with the
developments and arrangements documented in the north of the city,
particularly around the Porta Ercolano, Porta Vesuvio, Porta Capua,
and Porta Nola? (De Caro, 1979; Bon and Jones, 1997; Sakai and Iorio,
1999)
- Using ArcGIS®,
what can the location of the various artifacts tell about the function
of each space, and the spatial arrangement of activities (Cahill,
2002; Allison, 2004; Allison, Fairbairn, Ellis, and Blackall 2004)
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| Jakob
Philipp Hackert's The Excavations of Pompeii showing the
Entertainment District & Temple of Isis. The neighborhood
of VIII.7.1-15 is still mostly buried in this late 18th century
painting. |
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