Pompeii/Herculaneum: reconstruction/preservation - changing methods/cont Flashcards
pre 19th century approach:
excavation were to loot, no documentation
early 19th century approach: eg
1730s Alcubierre:
treasure hunting
Karl Weber: more systematic approach
Fiorelli cont:
1860s POMPEII classified location of sources, numbering system
- top down approach vs digging tunnel
- focus on overall history vs treasure COOLEY
- plaster casts
- left objects where they were
Amedeo Maiuri:
1920s -> HERC
used strati-graphic sequence, fast excavations not well documented, unprotected fro underfunding, reconstruction HOWEVER wrong materials caused concrete cancer
commented on conservation
when was about preservation/conservation:
1977- Zevi, stopped all excavation
Spinnazola:
1910-20s
more interested in town planning than possible extraordianry possibilities ETIENNE,
- systematic up down method
- whole of Via del’Abbodanza, only street scape, cause collapse due to excess weight 2010 building collapsed
- document with photos
- reconstruction windows, balconies, roofs