Multi-year field research at Campo della Fiera, which is lo- cated just south-west of the city of Orvieto, has indicated an unbroken occupation of the site from the 6th century BC to the 14th century A.D.The earliest building at the site, which has been recognised as the Federal Etruscan Sanctuary, that is the FanumVoltumnae, experienced a severe destruction in the 264 BC during the devastation of Orvieto. A rural residence was built between the late 1st century BC and the early 1st cen- tury AD. Furthermore, between the 6th and the 8th centuries AD this residential complex underwent significant transfor- mations, as it was probably turned into a church. Finally, at the end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century AD a new church was built in the same eastern area of the site. On the ground of archive documents this structure has recently been identified as the church of San Pietro in Vetera, whose exact location was thought to be lost.
Spazi del sacro a Campo della Fiera (Orvieto, Umbria), tra Tarda antichità e Medioevo
LEONE, DANILO
2015-01-01
Abstract
Multi-year field research at Campo della Fiera, which is lo- cated just south-west of the city of Orvieto, has indicated an unbroken occupation of the site from the 6th century BC to the 14th century A.D.The earliest building at the site, which has been recognised as the Federal Etruscan Sanctuary, that is the FanumVoltumnae, experienced a severe destruction in the 264 BC during the devastation of Orvieto. A rural residence was built between the late 1st century BC and the early 1st cen- tury AD. Furthermore, between the 6th and the 8th centuries AD this residential complex underwent significant transfor- mations, as it was probably turned into a church. Finally, at the end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century AD a new church was built in the same eastern area of the site. On the ground of archive documents this structure has recently been identified as the church of San Pietro in Vetera, whose exact location was thought to be lost.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
