Michele Abballe
Universiteit Gent, Archaeology, Department Member
- University of Leicester, Archaeology and Ancient History, Department MemberUniversità di Bologna, Archeologia - Ravenna, Undergraduate, and 3 moreadd
- Medieval Archaeology, Ancient Topography (Archaeology), Topografia Antica, Archeologia dei paesaggi, Archaeological survey, Landscape Archaeology, and 69 moreTopography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology), Archeologia medievale, Field Archaeology, Ricognizione Archeologica, Storia Degli Insediamenti; Archaeological Survey, Settlement History, Archaeology, Beni Culturali, History, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Cultural Resource Management (Archaeology), Spatial analysis (Archaeology), Survey (Archaeological Method & Theory), Statistical Methods in Archaeology, Archaeological Predictive Modeling, Archaeological GIS, LiDAR for Landscape Archaeology, GIS and Landscape Archaeology, Computer Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Spatial archaeology, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, Postclassical archaeology, Archaeological Method & Theory, Mediterranean archaeology, GRASS GIS, Spatial Analysis and Predictive Modelling in Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Palaeoenvironment, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Adaptation, Predictivity In Archaeology, Spatial Analyses, Computer Applications in Archaeology, Spatial Analysis, Agricultural landscapes, Roman rural settlements, Satellite remote sensing, Survey Research, Off-site archaeology, Historical Geography, Archaeological Conservation, Virtual Reconstruction, Blender, Archaeology, History of Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Palaeogeography, Holocene Deposits, Open Data, Postmedieval Archaeology, Least Cost Path Analysis, Archeologia, Web GIS, Late Antique Archaeology, Material Culture Studies, Urban archaeology, Medieval Cities and Urbanism, Archaeological Site Formation Processes, Digital Archaeology, Past Global Changes, Archaeological Prospection, Archaeological Geophysics, Ground Penetrating Radar, Archaeological Methodology, Archaeological Fieldwork, Geophysics, Roman Archaeology, Open Access, and MERC (Medieval Europe Research Community)edit
- I am currently a PhD Candidate at Ghent University (BE), within an international Programme in collaboration with Univ... moreI am currently a PhD Candidate at Ghent University (BE), within an international Programme in collaboration with University of Verona (IT). From May 2019, I will be Visiting PhD at the University of Bologna for 5 months.
My main interests are landscape archaeology, post-classical archaeology, incastellamento, alluvial landscapes, GIS, predictive modelling, geoarchaeology and geophysics. I have done research and worked with several projects in Italy, Malta, UK and the Netherlands.edit
https://groma.unibo.it/abballe_mediaval_rural_settlement_bassa_romagna The paper presented here is an extraction of my MA dissertation and falls within the landscape project Bassa Romandiola. Considering the biases present in the dataset... more
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The paper presented here is an extraction of my MA dissertation and falls within the landscape project Bassa Romandiola. Considering the biases present in the dataset at disposal, predictive modelling has been chosen as a methodology potentially useful to gain more information about the medieval settlement patterns of the area. Both environmental and “socio-cultural” variables have been considered, to make the most of the data available. A first predictive map has been created using the Dempster-Shafer theory and possible future directions highlighted to improve the result obtained.
The paper presented here is an extraction of my MA dissertation and falls within the landscape project Bassa Romandiola. Considering the biases present in the dataset at disposal, predictive modelling has been chosen as a methodology potentially useful to gain more information about the medieval settlement patterns of the area. Both environmental and “socio-cultural” variables have been considered, to make the most of the data available. A first predictive map has been created using the Dempster-Shafer theory and possible future directions highlighted to improve the result obtained.
Research Interests: Medieval History, Landscape Archaeology, Medieval Studies, Historical GIS, Early Medieval Archaeology, and 9 moreMedieval Archaeology, Archaeological GIS, Remote sensing and GIS applications in Landscape Research, Archaeological Predictive Modeling, Wetland Archaeology, Ravenna, Alluvial archaeology/geoarchaeology, Landscape and Land-use-history, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Per lungo tempo l’analisi geomorfologica si è basata sull’utilizzo di punti quotati, registrati manualmente da operatori sul territorio, interpolati tra loro per creare un modello digitale del terreno da cui poter estrarre delle curve di... more
Per lungo tempo l’analisi geomorfologica si è basata sull’utilizzo di punti quotati, registrati manualmente da operatori sul territorio, interpolati tra loro per creare un modello digitale del terreno da cui poter estrarre delle curve di livello, dalle quali infine poter individuare le varie aree morfologicamente più elevate o più depresse. Nonostante questo rimanga un metodo ancora valido e molto usato per la redazione delle carte geomorfologiche dei piani paesaggisti locali, l’enorme disponibilità di dati satellitari disponibili oggigiorno per la creazione di DEM apre nuove prospettive.
In questo lavoro vogliamo presentare un confronto tra i metodi che prevedono l’applicazione di tools morfometrici e idrologici implementati in SAGA GIS con l’algoritmo Multi-Scale Relief Model (o MSRM, Orengo & Petrie 2018) con l’obiettivo di rendere più veloce e automatizzata la procedura di analisi della micromorfologia di un territorio alluvionale e il riconoscimento di eventuali landforms.
La zona prescelta come caso di studio è la pianura romagnola, un’area pianeggiante con quote comprese tra i 50 e - 5 m s.l.m., dove piccole variazioni altimetriche sono solitamente dovute ai corsi dei fiumi appenninci o ai cordoni litoranei, sia attuali che fossili. L’area è da anni oggetto di studio di vari progetti, archeologici e non, dell’Università di Bologna.
Il modello utilizzato come dato di partenza è l’SRTM DEM con risoluzione 30 m.
In questo lavoro vogliamo presentare un confronto tra i metodi che prevedono l’applicazione di tools morfometrici e idrologici implementati in SAGA GIS con l’algoritmo Multi-Scale Relief Model (o MSRM, Orengo & Petrie 2018) con l’obiettivo di rendere più veloce e automatizzata la procedura di analisi della micromorfologia di un territorio alluvionale e il riconoscimento di eventuali landforms.
La zona prescelta come caso di studio è la pianura romagnola, un’area pianeggiante con quote comprese tra i 50 e - 5 m s.l.m., dove piccole variazioni altimetriche sono solitamente dovute ai corsi dei fiumi appenninci o ai cordoni litoranei, sia attuali che fossili. L’area è da anni oggetto di studio di vari progetti, archeologici e non, dell’Università di Bologna.
Il modello utilizzato come dato di partenza è l’SRTM DEM con risoluzione 30 m.
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http://www.workshop-gshdl.uni-kiel.de/wp-content/uploads/International-Workshop-Programm-2019-Part-1.pdf In this paper we aim to present different data collected since 2002 during several research projects carried out by the Bologna... more
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In this paper we aim to present different data collected since 2002 during several research projects carried out by the Bologna University and focused on the rural and urban landscapes of the city of Ravenna (Northern Italy), the capital of the Western Roman Empire since A.D. 402. The main purpose is to analyze the transformations of an urban/rural complex network through different kinds of data and methods. The areas investigated are the lowlands of Ravenna, in the southeastern part of the Po Valley, between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic coast; this part of the Italian Peninsula has been characterized by intense geomorphological transformations in the past. The chronological range taken into consideration is short but significant: from the Roman period to the modern era. There are four main topics selected, analyzed with different types of sources: land use and land cover, evolution of rural settlement patterns, urban identity and its significance through history and palaeoenviron- mental transformations. One of the aims of the project will be to enlighten limits and potentials of using different kind of sources in the areas of interest: - Land use and land cover from XVI to XXI centuries will be investigated using historical cartography (e.g. using Pontifical Cadaster); - The evolution of the rural settlement patterns will be discussed looking at the data collected by two landscape archaeological projects, the “Decimano project” (2002-2006) and the “Bassa Romandiola project” (2009-2018); - Urban identity is well known in historical studies based on the written sources, but a different interpretation could be reached just analyzing historical evidence in relation to a wider network, including rural landscapes, geographic context and natural environment; - The palaeoenvironmental transformations will be studied through geoarchaeological and palaeobotanical approaches (e.g. coring and macro- and microplant remains analysis). The final aim of this project is to define a comprehensive management and interpretation method for different kinds of raw data. A multiscale approach will allow the use of those information to achieve a single framework for the evolution of a complex network, namely a capital city and its hinterland during the last two millennia.
In this paper we aim to present different data collected since 2002 during several research projects carried out by the Bologna University and focused on the rural and urban landscapes of the city of Ravenna (Northern Italy), the capital of the Western Roman Empire since A.D. 402. The main purpose is to analyze the transformations of an urban/rural complex network through different kinds of data and methods. The areas investigated are the lowlands of Ravenna, in the southeastern part of the Po Valley, between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic coast; this part of the Italian Peninsula has been characterized by intense geomorphological transformations in the past. The chronological range taken into consideration is short but significant: from the Roman period to the modern era. There are four main topics selected, analyzed with different types of sources: land use and land cover, evolution of rural settlement patterns, urban identity and its significance through history and palaeoenviron- mental transformations. One of the aims of the project will be to enlighten limits and potentials of using different kind of sources in the areas of interest: - Land use and land cover from XVI to XXI centuries will be investigated using historical cartography (e.g. using Pontifical Cadaster); - The evolution of the rural settlement patterns will be discussed looking at the data collected by two landscape archaeological projects, the “Decimano project” (2002-2006) and the “Bassa Romandiola project” (2009-2018); - Urban identity is well known in historical studies based on the written sources, but a different interpretation could be reached just analyzing historical evidence in relation to a wider network, including rural landscapes, geographic context and natural environment; - The palaeoenvironmental transformations will be studied through geoarchaeological and palaeobotanical approaches (e.g. coring and macro- and microplant remains analysis). The final aim of this project is to define a comprehensive management and interpretation method for different kinds of raw data. A multiscale approach will allow the use of those information to achieve a single framework for the evolution of a complex network, namely a capital city and its hinterland during the last two millennia.
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Abstract of the oral presentation given at the International Mediterranean Survey Workshop, on the 23-24 November 2018 in Amsterdam.
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Nel corso dell’ultima generazione l’archeologia si è confrontata con il progresso tecnologico e scientifico, adottando nuovi strumenti di ricerca e innovando le sue metodologie. Nel corso della serata si cercheranno di presentare le... more
Nel corso dell’ultima generazione l’archeologia si è confrontata con il progresso tecnologico e scientifico, adottando nuovi strumenti di ricerca e innovando le sue metodologie.
Nel corso della serata si cercheranno di presentare le tecniche di documentazione utilizzate nelle ricerche che hanno avuto luogo negli ultimi anni nella pianura padana, concentrandosi in particolare sulle indagini degli archeologi dell'Università di Bologna, ma non solo, e focalizzando l’attenzione su come sia stato possibile innovare gli strumenti tradizionali, pur senza stravolgerli.
Nel corso della serata si cercheranno di presentare le tecniche di documentazione utilizzate nelle ricerche che hanno avuto luogo negli ultimi anni nella pianura padana, concentrandosi in particolare sulle indagini degli archeologi dell'Università di Bologna, ma non solo, e focalizzando l’attenzione su come sia stato possibile innovare gli strumenti tradizionali, pur senza stravolgerli.
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Results of my MA thesis, discussed at Bologna University in March 2017 and presented at the TMA - Transnational Meetings in Archaeology (Zurich, 6-8 April 2018)
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Tour virtuale dello Scavo del Castello di Zagonara (Ravenna), campagna dell’anno 2018, indagato dal Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà dell’Università di Bologna a partire dal 2017 . Il castello venne fondato dal Comune di Faenza agli... more
Tour virtuale dello Scavo del Castello di Zagonara (Ravenna), campagna dell’anno 2018, indagato dal Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà dell’Università di Bologna a partire dal 2017 . Il castello venne fondato dal Comune di Faenza agli inizi del XIII secolo ai margini settentrionali del distretto cittadino . Naviga nello scavo del Castello, campagna 2018, al seguente link: http://bit.ly/Zagonara360°