The flight/train
You can book the flight or train yourself and have it reimbursed later. Please note that First, Business, or Premier class travel will not be reimbursed under any circumstances. You are required to provide proof of the cost of the flight/train, which can be found on the confirmation booking receipt/itinerary document. In Rome, there are two airports: Fiumicino and Ciampino. Both are well connected to the city center.
From Fiumicino airport to Roma Termini Train Station
The easiest way to reach Termini station from the Fiumicino airport is by train by the Leonardo Express. The train station is conveniently located inside the airport. Tickets can be purchased on-site and online at the Trenitalia website. The cost is €14, your luggage, including large-sized luggage, is not subject to a surcharge.
The Termini station can also be reached by bus with the Airport Bus Express service, in about 60 minutes. The cost is €7, you can find all the info here.
From Ciampino airport to Roma Termini Train Station
Some buses take you from the airport to Termini station in about 35 minutes. The cost is €6, you can find all the info here.
From Roma Termini Train Station to the Locanda di Piazza del Popolo
Take the metro A (the orange one) towards Battistini and exit at the Flaminio station (the fourth stop). Ticket costs €1,5 (B.I.T. ticket) and can be purchased from the ticket machines at the metro and bus stations and at tobacco and newspaper shops. Further info about Rome’s public transport can be found here. The Locanda di Piazza del Popolo is 300m away from the Flaminio metro station.
Early Use of Lime Mortar at the Early Iron Age Piscina Torta Salt Production Site (Tiber Delta, Ostia, Italy)
Bulian, F., J.Sevink, P.Degryse, M.Quilici, L.Alessandri, and P.Attema, 2026, Early Use of Lime Mortar at the Early Iron Age Piscina Torta Salt Production Site (Tiber Delta, Ostia, Italy), Geoarchaeology, 41, DOI 10.1002/gea.70053
Sodium Chronicles… Grain by Grain. New Methods for Quantifying Ancient Salt Demand
Sotgia A., Alessandri L., Attema A., Bulian F., Sevink J., 2026, Sodium Chronicles… Grain by Grain. New Methods for Quantifying Ancient Salt Demand, Archaeological Method and Theory, 33, DOI 10.1007/s10816-026-09771-7
Before Rome: Salt, settlement, and human–environment dynamics at the Early Iron Age site of Piscina Torta (Tyrrhenian coast)
Bulian F., Sevink J., Alessandri L., Maurer A., De Donno G., Baiocchi V., Guarnieri A., 2026, Before Rome: Salt, settlement, and human–environment dynamics at the Early Iron Age site of Piscina Torta (Tyrrhenian coast), Quaternary Science Review, 375, DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109808
Archaeomagnetic Dating as a Tool to Overcome the Hallstatt Plateau: A Combined Chronological Approach at the Salt Production Site of Piscina Torta (Rome, Italy)
Alessandri L., Di Chiara A., Bonilla-Alba R., Cusimano L., Della Sala G.A., Fiorillo A., Gianni V., Rossi C., Sotgia A., Florindo F., 2026, Archaeomagnetic Dating as a Tool to Overcome the Hallstatt Plateau: A Combined Chronological Approach at the Salt Production Site of Piscina Torta (Rome, Italy), Zenodo, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18789572
Production and Demand of Salt in Ancient Italy from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period
Attema P., Alessandri L., Bulian F., Sevink J., Sotgia A., 2025, Production and Demand of Salt in Ancient Italy from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period, in Eubanks, P.N., Dumas, A.A., McKillop, H., Alexianu, M. (eds) Meridians of Salt. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology, Springer, Cham DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-96692-7_11
Drone-based laser scanning for improved archaeological surveys in heavily vegetated zones: A Roman coastline case study
Alessandri L., Baiocchi V., Guarnieri A., Ciardulli A.M., 2025, Drone-based laser scanning for improved archaeological surveys in heavily vegetated zones: A Roman coastline case study., IEEE 12th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace), p. 838-842, DOI 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace64938.2025.11114655
From pencil to pixel: assessing Ceramatic 2.0 against manual and laser-aided techniques in archaeological pottery documentation
Alessandri L., Cardarelli L., Cesaretti A., Dan R., Fiorillo A., Sotgia A., Cusimano L., Della Sala G.A., Gianni V., Rossi C., 2025, From pencil to pixel: assessing Ceramatic 2.0 against manual and laser-aided techniques in archaeological pottery documentation, Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, DOI 10.1016/j.daach.2025.e00435
Archaeomagnetic Dating of Roman Iron Age Kilns
Bonilla Alba, R., Di Chiara, A., Alessandri, L., Cusimano, L., Della Sala, G. A., Fiorillo, A., Gianni, V., Rossi, C., Sotgia, A., and Florindo, F. 2025, Archaeomagnetic Dating of Roman Iron Age Kilns, EGU25-19529, DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-19529
Salt Production, Trade and Consumption in European Pre-Industrial Societies: Analytical Methods and Socioeconomic Contexts
Alessandri L., Bulian F., Attema P., Sevink J. 2025, Salt Production, Trade and Consumption in European Pre-Industrial Societies: Analytical Methods and Socioeconomic Contexts, Quaternary Science Review, 356, DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109291
Bronze Age to Roman period salt production in the coastal areas of peninsular Italy: Palaeoenvironments, production methods and archaeological evidence
Bulian F., Alessandri L., Attema P., Sevink J. 2024, Bronze Age to Roman period salt production in the coastal areas of peninsular Italy: Palaeoenvironments, production methods and archaeological evidence, Quaternary Science Review, 344, DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108930
A review of available analytical methods to detect ancient salt production
Alessandri L., Sottili G., Belardelli C. 2024, A review of available analytical methods to detect ancient salt production, Quaternary Science Review 338, 2024, DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108809
Studying Coastal Resources and Resource Control in the Context of Early State Formation on the Tyrrhenian Coast (Italy)
Attema P. A. J., Alessandri L., Bulian F., De Neef W., Sevink J. Studying Coastal Resources and Resource Control in the Context of Early State Formation on the Tyrrhenian Coast (Italy), in Pirson F., Schütt B., Schulz T. (eds), Tagungen und Kongresse 3, p. 59-65, DOI (book) 10.34780/b573-qb3b
