Archaeoseismology in a Mediterranean City

Contents

Chapter I - The PROTECT project: archaeoseismology applied to urban areas

Chapter II - The city of Siena: the context of investigation and research strategy

Introduction to the study context

A seismic history of the city of Siena

Chapter III - Methodologies of analysis

Analysis of historical and seismological sources

Archeological surveys of built structures

Digital surveys

Archeosismological analysis of built features

Chapter IV - Application to study context

Analysis at the macro scale: Terzi and Popoli

Medium-scale analysis: street fronts and building aggregates

Micro-scale analysis: architectural complexes

Chapter V - First steps towards an operational protocol for historic city centres

The analysis protocol

Validation of the method: Siena and the 2023 earthquake

Chapter VI - Conclusions and prospects for research

References

Bibliography

About the Author

Andrea Arrighetti, Ph.D. in Medieval Archaeology, is a researcher at the University of Siena and a contract professor in Post-Classical Archaeology at the University of Pavia. He is also a correspondent étranger at the Unité Mixte de Recherche AOROC of the École Normale Supérieure - Université PSL in Paris where he previously worked as a researcher following the award of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship. Specializing in the Archaeology of Architecture, Archaeoseismology, and three-dimensional surveying systems, he has led European and international research projects focusing on knowledge, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. He is a member of several editorial and scientific committees, and he has authored over 100 scientific publications. In addition to his research, he has taught at universities and doctoral programs in Italy, Spain, Austria and France, and regularly participates in international conferences on Medieval Archaeology and the application of new technologies to cultural heritage.