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Collection: San Vincenzo 5 - Excavations of San Vincenzo Maggiore

When exploring the ADS archive it is clear that digital photography of artefacts is a significant component of the archive. This exhibit highlights some of the fantastic finds from the excavations of San Vincenzo Maggiore.
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Digital photograh of a medieval bone comb, found during the excavation of San Vincenzo Maggiore. The illustraition of this comb can also be found in the collection. © Prof R A Hodges, Sarah Leppard, John Mitchel.
Digital photograph of a small statuette of a young Saint. The head is the only part left and it’s made of bone. © Prof R A Hodges, Sarah Leppard, John Mitchel.
Digital photograph of a small shaped copper tray decorated using the cloysonne enamel technique. © Prof R A Hodges, Sarah Leppard, John Mitchel.

This collection details the excavations in the 1990s of San Vincenzo Maggiore, a 6th Century monastery situated in the town of Castel San Vincenzo, near the Province of Isernia, in Southern Italy. According to the illuminated manuscript Chronicum Vulturnense, written in 1130 BC by a monk, the monastery was built between 5th and 6th Century BC by three noblemen coming from the city of Benevento. The manuscripts tells the dramatic story of the San Vincenzo Maggiore monastery that experienced difficult moments such as it being on the border between two developing kingdoms, being sacked, several fires and an earthquake. The excavations distinguished the complex history of the buildings and revealed that the history of the Collective Workshop, constructed alongside the atrium of San Vincenzo Maggiore, was inextricably linked to the history of the monastic church itself.

This collection contains the project site reports structured by area, all the site matrices in a variety of file formats including CAD, the digital photography of the excavation and the finds, and the plans, section, elevation and finds drawings.

"This project helped develop new study techniques, helpful for archaeological research and data collection." Carlotta Cammelli, ADS Placement Student and exhibition designer.