The Last Grain of Salt. Results and Stories from the Salt and Power Project Saturday 18th of April 2026 Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) Via Omero 10/12 - Rome PROGRAM 15:00 Introduction, the site of Piscina Torta Attema, Alessandri 15:40 Experimental archaeology in Nazzano Sotgia, Fischetti 16:10 coffee break 16:30 The video Salt [...]
A brief account of the salt experiment held in Nazzano, while we wait for the documentary! By Artigiani Digitali
The briquetage experiment, from the 2nd to the 8th of November, will consist of the faithful reconstruction of kiln 3K3 in the open area in front of Casale Bussolini. The kiln will subsequently be charged with vessels that have likewise been reconstructed on the basis of the morphological profiles identified among the ceramic fragments [...]
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