Papers by Jessica Bezzi
BAR Publishing, 2020
This paper is aimed at presenting the results coming from the study of archaeological traces of p... more This paper is aimed at presenting the results coming from the study of archaeological traces of pastoral exploitation of the high pastures over the past centuries. The work focused, with a multidisciplinary approach, on a sample area of upper Valcamonica, namely the municipality of Vione, Northern Italy, where many structures of different kind have been detected and recorded. Despite the few pieces of chronological information, it has been possible, thanks to the information coming from different sources, to outline the history of the pastoral activities and that of the landscape transformation, at least starting from the end of the Middle Ages. These data have been compared with those emerged from a similar kind of study in another area of the Alps, the Lessini uplands.
Fasti On Line Documents & Research, 2021
In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framew... more In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framework of the project "Beyond the border. Study and enhancement of the highlands between Veneto and Trentino". The aim of this overarching project, which applies a multidisciplinary approach, is threefold: to detect in this mountain landscape the main activity areas and reconstruct possible connections between them; to analyse the long-term relationships between Trentino and Prealpine Veneto from prehistory to the present day; and to study the evolving function of this frontier area during periods of conflict/interaction. Several methods were employed to shed light on the above-mentioned research aims: field-walking survey, analysis of aerial photos, ethnographic and archival research, GIS-based landscape analysis and predictive modelling, and LiDAR data for feature detection in wooded areas. The combined use of all these approaches allowed us to identify long-term exploitation activities, which are documented also by both the ethnographic and archaeological data. The major periods of conflict in these areas are also highlighted in the archaeological record. The 2019-survey campaign opens up new research directions such as the future excavation of Bronze Age occupation zones; network and connectivity analysis between Prealpine Veneto and Trentino; hillforts and their interaction with the highlands. 1. Il progetto "Oltre il confine": contesto, motivazione, obiettivi della ricerca Nell'autunno 2019 si è svolta la prima campagna del progetto "Oltre il confine. Studio e valorizzazione delle terre alte tra Veneto e Trentino", organizzato dall'insegnamento di Preistoria e Protostoria dell'Università degli Studi di Verona e finanziato dal Comune di Recoaro Terme (Provincia di Vicenza) 2. Il progetto nasce dunque con intenti scientifici e contemporaneamente intende contribuire al monitoraggio e alla valorizzazione delle aree montane d'alta quota, inserendosi nel quadro di quella che è definita "archeologia pubblica" 3 .
FastionlineDcumets&Research, 2021
In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framew... more In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framework of the project “Beyond the border. Study and enhancement of the highlands between Veneto and Trentino”. The aim of this overarching project that applies a multidisciplinary approach is threefold: to detect in this mountain landscape the main activity areas and reconstruct possible connections between them; to analyse the long-term relationships between Trentino and Veneto Prealps from prehistory to the present day; and to study the evolving function of this frontier area during periods of conflict/interaction. Several methods were employed to shed light on the above-mentioned research aims: field-walking survey, analysis of aerial photos, ethnographic and archival research, GIS-based landscape analysis and predictive modelling, and LiDAR data for feature detection in wooded areas. The combined use of all these approaches allowed for the identification of long-term exploitation activities, which are documented also by both the ethnographic and archeological data. The major periods of conflict in these areas are also highlighted in the archaeological record. The 2019-survey campaign opens up new research directions such as the future excavation of Bronze Age occupation zones; network and connectivity analysis between Veneto Prealps and Trentino; hillforts and their interaction with the highlands.
Adamello. Storie di uomini e montagne, 2020
Shepherds Who Write, 2020
This paper is aimed at presenting the results coming from the study of archaeological
traces of p... more This paper is aimed at presenting the results coming from the study of archaeological
traces of pastoral exploitation of the high pastures over the past centuries. The work focused, with
a multidisciplinary approach, on a sample area of upper Valcamonica, namely the municipality
of Vione, Northern Italy, where many structures of different kind have been detected and
recorded. Despite the few pieces of chronological information, it has been possible, thanks to the
information coming from different sources, to outline the history of the pastoral activities and
that of the landscape transformation, at least starting from the end of the Middle Ages. These data
have been compared with those emerged from a similar kind of study in another area of the Alps,
the Lessini uplands.
FOLD&R Archaeological Survey by Jessica Bezzi
FOLD&R Fasti On Line Documents & Research, Archaeological Survey, 14, 2021
In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framew... more In this paper we present the preliminary results of the 2019 field survey conducted in the framework of the project “Beyond the border. Study and enhancement of the highlands between Veneto and Trentino”. The aim of this overarching project, which applies a multidisciplinary approach, is threefold: to detect in this mountain landscape the main activity areas and reconstruct possible connections between them; to analyse the long-term relationships between Trentino and Prealpine Veneto from prehistory to the present day; and to study the evolving function of this frontier area during periods of conflict/interaction. Several methods were employed to shed light on the above-mentioned research aims: field-walking survey, analysis of aerial photos, ethnographic and archival research, GIS-based landscape analysis and predictive modelling, and LiDAR data for feature detection in wooded areas. The combined use of all these approaches allowed us to identify long-term exploitation activities, which are documented also by both the ethnographic and archaeological data. The major periods of conflict in these areas are also highlighted in the archaeological record. The 2019 survey campaign opens up new research directions such as the future excavation of Bronze Age occupation zones; network and connectivity analysis between Prealpine Veneto and Trentino; hillforts and their interaction with the highlands.
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Papers by Jessica Bezzi
traces of pastoral exploitation of the high pastures over the past centuries. The work focused, with
a multidisciplinary approach, on a sample area of upper Valcamonica, namely the municipality
of Vione, Northern Italy, where many structures of different kind have been detected and
recorded. Despite the few pieces of chronological information, it has been possible, thanks to the
information coming from different sources, to outline the history of the pastoral activities and
that of the landscape transformation, at least starting from the end of the Middle Ages. These data
have been compared with those emerged from a similar kind of study in another area of the Alps,
the Lessini uplands.
FOLD&R Archaeological Survey by Jessica Bezzi
traces of pastoral exploitation of the high pastures over the past centuries. The work focused, with
a multidisciplinary approach, on a sample area of upper Valcamonica, namely the municipality
of Vione, Northern Italy, where many structures of different kind have been detected and
recorded. Despite the few pieces of chronological information, it has been possible, thanks to the
information coming from different sources, to outline the history of the pastoral activities and
that of the landscape transformation, at least starting from the end of the Middle Ages. These data
have been compared with those emerged from a similar kind of study in another area of the Alps,
the Lessini uplands.