Nic Terrenato
@terrenato.bsky.social
I study Roman imperialism and first millennium BCE Italian archaeology. I teach at UMich. I direct the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
I am originally from Roma.
Pronouns: is/eum (he/him)
I am originally from Roma.
Pronouns: is/eum (he/him)
TFW you see your name adjectivized for the first time....
July 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
TFW you see your name adjectivized for the first time....
Righteous Amsterdam disagrees...
December 12, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Righteous Amsterdam disagrees...
After all, central Italy, unlike many other parts of the Mediterranean, had no prior experience with settlements bigger than 1-2 ha. There was no template or paradigm to follow. Rome in particular is very illustrative of the tentative and progressive nature of the process.
November 23, 2024 at 10:38 PM
After all, central Italy, unlike many other parts of the Mediterranean, had no prior experience with settlements bigger than 1-2 ha. There was no template or paradigm to follow. Rome in particular is very illustrative of the tentative and progressive nature of the process.
Building on our Iron Age results at gabiiproject.org, I argued that key decisions in the zoning of these centers were taken quite late, centuries after their first occupation.
We need to consider that graveyards, fortifications and cult places had newly become communal to the whole settlement
We need to consider that graveyards, fortifications and cult places had newly become communal to the whole settlement
November 23, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Building on our Iron Age results at gabiiproject.org, I argued that key decisions in the zoning of these centers were taken quite late, centuries after their first occupation.
We need to consider that graveyards, fortifications and cult places had newly become communal to the whole settlement
We need to consider that graveyards, fortifications and cult places had newly become communal to the whole settlement
Come dig with us at Gabii
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Come dig with us at Gabii