COMPLETE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015
Rome (Italy) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - Sala Marconi
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7
9.00-10.00 Arrival and registration of participants
10.00 Opening Ceremony
Welcome coffee
All Sessions are held in English (max 12 min. + 3 min. discussion)
11.00-12.15 Session Hydraulic Works I
12.15 - 13.00 Session New Technologies for Artificial Cavities
Lunch
15.00-16.15 Session Hydraulic Works II
16.15-17.00 Session Miscellaneous (Geology)
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015
Rome (Italy) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - Sala Marconi
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7
All Sessions are held in English (max 12 min. +
3 min. discussion)
9.30-11.00 Session Mining Works
Coffee break
11.30-12.00 Session Symbols, Typologies and Cadastre of Artificial Cavities
Lunch
13:30- 17:00 Guided Tours
Guided Tours to hypogea and archaeological sites of special interest in Rome (Trastevere area). The program is being updated according to access permits.
MITREO DEL CIRCO MASSIMO (Velabro): Just a stone’s throw away from the world famous “Mouth of Truth (“Bocca della verità”), in the undergrounds of an old building, one of the few - and one of the best preserved! -temples of Mithra still visible in town. Built in the 3rd century A.D. inside a pre-existing structure related to the adjoining Circus Maximus, it consists of five rooms and contains an amazing marble bass-relief with Mithra killing the bull.
INSULAE DI SAN PAOLO ALLA REGOLA Inside a residential building in Trastevere, we will have the opportunity of going eight meters underground, travelling back in time through four different levels. You will see a very complex stratification of buildings from different periods. Some of the rooms belonged to a big warehouse built by Emperor Domitian (Horrea Vespasiani) to stock food to be distributed freely to the citizens of Rome. On a higher level, windows and a courtyard belong to an insula (building) that hosted poor people. The clay pipes and decorations evoke the presence of an ancient laundry (fullonica).
SOTTERRANEI DI S. CRISOGONO Entering the S. Crisogono church along the busy Viale Trastevere and opening a tiny door in the sacristy, we will have to descend a winding staircase in order to reach the archaeological remains six meters below. Here the structures have been modified and reused for centuries. This is one of the first places where the early Christians gathered, reusing for their rituals the spaces of two or three houses, dating back to the 2nd and 3rd century A.D.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
Rome (Italy) CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - Sala Marconi
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7
9:00 The Historical Roman Group greetings
All Sessions are held in English (max 12 min. + 3 min. discussion)
9.15-10.15 Session Miscellaneous
Coffee break
10.30-13.00 Poster Session
Poster presentations and open discussion (3 min. discussion each)
Hydraulic Works
Hypogean Civilian Dwellings
Religious and Cult Structures
Archaeological Studies
Mining Works
New Technologies for Artificial Cavities
Symbols, Typologies and Cadastre of Artificial Cavities
Miscellaneous
Lunch
15.00-16.45 Session Hypogean Civilian Dwellings
16.45-17.00Session Miscellaneous (architecture)
17.00 Closing of the international conference sessions
20.30 Social Dinner
Roman cooking in old and modern times: dinner in a typical Roman “Tavern” located in the Jewish Quarter of Rome.
Proceedings
The proceedings will be available as supplement to the magazine Opera Ipogea – Journal of Speleology in Artificial Cavities n. 1/2015 (Italian Speleological Society, ISSN 1970-9692, http://www.operaipogea.it).
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
Rome (Italy) COMUNE DI ROMA - Musei Capitolini - Sala Pietro da Cortona
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1
10:00 - 13:00 Mundus Subterraneus
Discussion-meeting (in Italian language) between Speleologists, experts and organisations responsible for the environment, history and cultural heritage in Italy to discuss the standards, valorisation and risks of artificial cavities.
In conclusione del Congresso Internazionale gli speleologi incontrano geologi, archeologi, architetti, amministratori e divulgatori. Opinioni e progetti a confronto sul potenziale scientifico e di sviluppo socio economico delle cavità artificiali. Conoscenza, documentazione, valorizzazione e costante sfida tra modernizzazione e tutela.
Modera:
Stefano Saj, Direttore Opera Ipogea - Journal of Speleology in Artificial Cavities
Intervengono:
Fabrizio Ardito, Giornalista e scrittore
Cinzia Barbante, Vice Comandante Vigilanza Parco Regionale Castelli Romani
Michele Betti, Presidente Commissione Nazionale Cavità Artificiali Società Speleologica Italiana
Sandro Caracci, Commissario Straordinario Parco Regionale Castelli Romani
Andrea De Pascale, Curatore Museo Archeologico del Finale - Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri
Giorgio De Rita, Segretario e Direttore Generale CENSIS
Carla Galeazzi, Presidente Hypogea Ricerca e Valorizzazione Cavità Artificiali, International Union of Speleology
Giuseppe Gisotti, Presidente S.I.G.E.A.- Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale
Fausto Guzzetti, Direttore Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Mario Mazzoli, Direttore Generale A.S.S.O. - Archeologia, Subacquea, Speleologia e Organizzazione
Adriano Morabito, Presidente Roma Sotterranea
Roberto Nini, Presidente Italia Sotterranea
Mario Parise, Geologo Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Riccardo Pozzo, Direttore Scienze Umane e Sociali, Patrimonio Culturale - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Maurizio Todini, Umbria Sotterranea
Carlo Zelinotti, Vigili del Fuoco Roma
Sono stati inoltre rivolti inviti ad alte personalità del settore archeologico e turistico, protezione dell'ambiente e realizzazioni museali. In attesa di conferma partecipazione. Participation of eminent experts from the domains of archaeology, tourism, environmental protection and museums is pending confirmation.
14:45 - 17:00 Guided Tours
Guided Tours to hypogea and archaeological sites of special interest in Rome. The program is being updated according to the access permits.
SOTTERRANEI DI S. SABINA (Aventino): The magnificent Church of St. Sabina lies on top of the Aventine hill, overlooking the Tiber river and the Tiberine Island. The underground hosts the remains of rich aristocratic houses and temples, as well as one of the first places where the early Christians gathered together in the house of a roman matron: Sabina. We will also be able to see a portion of the ancient republican city walls.
CAVE DEL CLAUDIUM (Celio): A real medieval tuff quarry in the heart of Rome, a few meters from the Colosseum. Crossing the gate and proceeding inside a monastery closed to the public, we will have the chance to admire the massive structures of the Temple of Claudium. Passing under the temple arches and descending a metal staircase, we will enter another dimension, with water dripping from the vaults and galleries dug in the heart of the Caelian hill. The little crystal-clear ponds are the final bonus to this visit. N.B. For this visit, torch and caving helmet are required.
Following the congress, excursions will take place
ALSO
ACCOMPANYING PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP AND PARTICIPATE IN GUIDED
TOURS
March, 15 (Sunday): GUIDED TOUR “HYPOGEA OF THE ALBAN HILLS”
March, 16 (Monday): GUIDED TOUR “GALLICANO AND TIVOLI ROMA BRIDGES”
March, 17 (Tuesday): GUIDED TOUR “UNDERGROUND NARNI”
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