Sebastiano Tusa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 636473 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sebastiano Tusa |
| PRENOMES | Sebastiano |
| SOBRENOME | Tusa |
| ASSINATURA | TUSA S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Regione Siciliana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3337-7130 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1980 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Years of land subsidence at Lipari Island (Italy)
Trinacria, 'An Island Outside Time'
Newly discovered orichalcum ingots from Mediterranean sea
A Landscape in Transitions
The Prospecting Boundaries project explores the Mazaro river corridor from a landscape archaeological perspective, using integrated prospection techniques to recover traces of past human activity and environmental contexts. One key research area is Guletta, a zone of dense multiperiod activity situated on the rocky plain above the river. In this paper, we detail results from recent work at Guletta, which has revealed numerous previously undocumen…
New discoveries at Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily
Extensive settlement activity at the Bronze Age site of Mokarta in western Sicily has previously been inferred, but the extent and condition of its subsurface remains have never been established. The authors use geophysical prospection, historical and modern remote-sensing data and soil chemistry to identify previously undocumented structures and activity areas extending beyond those exposed by previous excavations. This exercise not only has imp…
Enhancing learning and access to Underwater Cultural Heritage through digital technologies
The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe
New insights on the subsidence of Lipari island (Aeolian islands, southern Italy) from the submerged Roman age pier at Marina Lunga
Exploring the Utility of Bathymetry Maps Derived With Multispectral Satellite Observations in the Field of Underwater Archaeology
Bathymetry maps derived with satellite-based multispectral sensors have been used extensively for environmental and engineering coastal studies and monitoring. However, so far this technique has not been widely exploited in other coastal applications, such as underwater archaeology. Submerged settlements and shipwrecks are often located in water depths where the application of multispectral satellite data is feasible. This could lead to more effi…
The Marausa Wreck, Sicily
In 1991, the wreck of a late 3rd–early 4th century AD Roman merchant vessel was discovered on the west coast of Sicily that had carried North African amphora, tubuli, and other ceramics. The hull was dismantled and raised in 2011, including a keel hook-scarfed to stem and sternposts, 39 pegged mortise-and-tenon joined planks, 43 frames with an irregular pattern of floor-timbers, half-timbers, and futtocks fastened to the planking with treenails a…
Nueva contribución a la cronología absoluta del foso-trinchera monumental de Stretto- Partanna (Trapani, Sicilia)
Este trabajo constituye una contribución decisiva a la cronología absoluta del foso-trinchera de Contrada Stretto, en Partanna (Trapani, Sicilia), una de las más espectaculares construcciones realizadas por sociedades neolíticas del Mediterráneo Central. Esta estructura, excavada en el banco natural calcáreo hasta alcanzar una profundidad de 13 m, a juicio de algunos autores, formó parte de un complejo sistema hidráulico en el cual pudieron desem…
Implementing Underwater Cultural Heritage ‘Best Practices’ in the Mediterranean
The Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi – New studies on the Ice Age cave art on Sicily
Die Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi auf der Insel Levanzo vor der Westküste Siziliens repräsentiert ein ganz bedeutendes Beispiel spätglazialer Felskunst des Mittelmeerraumes. Die hier entdeckten Gravuren von Tieren und Menschen datieren in das späte Epigravettien (Spätpaläolithikum) und zeichnen sich durch einen naturalistischen Stil aus, der seine Parallelen in Sizilien und Süditalien findet. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre nach der ersten Dokumentation füh…
The Levanzo I Wreck, Sicily
Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a joint team from RPM Nautical Foundation and the office of the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily. Located off Levanzo Island, one of the Egadi Islands off north-west Sicily, this wrecked merchantman revealed a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, coarseware, glass, and construction materials. The nature of the wreck-site, its cargo, operational date, and find-locati…
The Acqualadroni Ram Recovered Near the Strait of Messina, Sicily
Within the framework of the activities of the Soprintendenza del Mare of Sicily, a bronze ram was recovered just north of the Straits of Messina, in the area of Acqualadroni. This paper discusses technical and iconographic features of the ram and compares them with others found in Sicily, Piraeus, Tuscany and Athlit. The study shows the Acqualadroni Ram has more analogies with the latter, although it also has unique features. Radiocarbon dating s…
The landscape of the naval battle at the Egadi Islands (241 B.C.)
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Physico-Chemical Characterization of the Acqualadrone Rostrum
The archaeological discovery of the Acqualadrone rostrum (an offensive naval weapon mounted on the prow at the waterline), off the Italian coast near Messina in 2008, has led to the need for scientific research in order to plan the conservation treatment of this artefact. The discovery is exceptional because of the presence of a wooden section from the original ship. This paper describes the physico-chemical characterization of a metallic and two…
Settlement Structure and Organisation
This chapter compares the structure and organisation of settlements across Europe, bridging the chapters on regional settlement patterns and households. The settlement represents the local organisation of habitations: how households were placed with respect to each other and to common spaces for work, ceremonies, and social interaction. Important variables included the density and number of contemporaneous households, the permanence of house site…
Ecofriendly Protection from Biofouling of the Monitoring System at Pantelleria's Cala Gadir Underwater Archaeological Site, Sicily
The Lead Ingots of Capo Passero
Epigraphic and isotopic analysis of the lead ingots recovered from a shipwreck off Capo Passero (in Sicily) in mid‐2006 suggests that the ingots were produced in Spain, in the Cartagena region. The shipwreck is estimated to have occurred around 38 BC, at the beginning of the Hispanic era. This provides further evidence that the Romans were trading lead throughout the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Resources in the Mesolithic and Neolithic at the Grotta Dell’uzzo (Sicily)
Oxygen isotopes in shell carbonate samples from the marine rocky‐shore intertidal gastropod Monodonta turbinata (Born) are investigated in both modern analogue specimens and in archaeological specimens from the Grotta dell’Uzzo (Sicily). Variations in shell edge values of δ 18 O in living specimens collected monthly over two years are closely correlated with monthly seawater temperatures measured at the time of collection, showing that the specie…
The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age landscape of interior western Sicily
The archaeology of complex societies in western Sicily has traditionally focused upon Greek and Phoenician colonization rather than the development of the indigenous peoples of the interior. The Salemi regional survey project in western Sicily was conceived as a means to track long-term landscape change of this interior 'indigenous' landscape. From 1998 to 2000, this survey has conducted an extensive survey of 150 sq. km of the Salemi region, an …
Ethnic dynamics during pre- and proto-history of Sicily
Notes on the Tell Abu Husaini excavation
Les fouilles italiennes de Tell Abu Husaini dans la région de Hamrin ont livré des restes d'une occupation de la fin de la période d'Obeid. Trois phases de construction ont été mises en évidence. Des sépultures d'enfants inhumés sous le sol des maisons, sont les seuls vestiges funéraires. Les ressources de l'établissement provenaient essentiellement de l'agriculture, avec les apports de la chasse, de la pèche et de la cueillette
Marine Resources in the Mesolithic and Neolithic at the Grotta Dell’uzzo (Sicily)
Oxygen isotopes in shell carbonate samples from the marine rocky‐shore intertidal gastropod Monodonta turbinata (Born) are investigated in both modern analogue specimens and in archaeological specimens from the Grotta dell’Uzzo (Sicily). Variations in shell edge values of δ 18 O in living specimens collected monthly over two years are closely correlated with monthly seawater temperatures measured at the time of collection, showing that the specie…
The landscape of the naval battle at the Egadi Islands (241 B.C.)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi – New studies on the Ice Age cave art on Sicily
Die Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi auf der Insel Levanzo vor der Westküste Siziliens repräsentiert ein ganz bedeutendes Beispiel spätglazialer Felskunst des Mittelmeerraumes. Die hier entdeckten Gravuren von Tieren und Menschen datieren in das späte Epigravettien (Spätpaläolithikum) und zeichnen sich durch einen naturalistischen Stil aus, der seine Parallelen in Sizilien und Süditalien findet. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre nach der ersten Dokumentation füh…
The Levanzo I Wreck, Sicily
Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a joint team from RPM Nautical Foundation and the office of the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily. Located off Levanzo Island, one of the Egadi Islands off north-west Sicily, this wrecked merchantman revealed a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, coarseware, glass, and construction materials. The nature of the wreck-site, its cargo, operational date, and find-locati…
The Lead Ingots of Capo Passero
Epigraphic and isotopic analysis of the lead ingots recovered from a shipwreck off Capo Passero (in Sicily) in mid‐2006 suggests that the ingots were produced in Spain, in the Cartagena region. The shipwreck is estimated to have occurred around 38 BC, at the beginning of the Hispanic era. This provides further evidence that the Romans were trading lead throughout the Mediterranean Sea
Exploring the Utility of Bathymetry Maps Derived With Multispectral Satellite Observations in the Field of Underwater Archaeology
Bathymetry maps derived with satellite-based multispectral sensors have been used extensively for environmental and engineering coastal studies and monitoring. However, so far this technique has not been widely exploited in other coastal applications, such as underwater archaeology. Submerged settlements and shipwrecks are often located in water depths where the application of multispectral satellite data is feasible. This could lead to more effi…
Enhancing learning and access to Underwater Cultural Heritage through digital technologies
The Marausa Wreck, Sicily
In 1991, the wreck of a late 3rd–early 4th century AD Roman merchant vessel was discovered on the west coast of Sicily that had carried North African amphora, tubuli, and other ceramics. The hull was dismantled and raised in 2011, including a keel hook-scarfed to stem and sternposts, 39 pegged mortise-and-tenon joined planks, 43 frames with an irregular pattern of floor-timbers, half-timbers, and futtocks fastened to the planking with treenails a…
Implementing Underwater Cultural Heritage ‘Best Practices’ in the Mediterranean
The Acqualadroni Ram Recovered Near the Strait of Messina, Sicily
Within the framework of the activities of the Soprintendenza del Mare of Sicily, a bronze ram was recovered just north of the Straits of Messina, in the area of Acqualadroni. This paper discusses technical and iconographic features of the ram and compares them with others found in Sicily, Piraeus, Tuscany and Athlit. The study shows the Acqualadroni Ram has more analogies with the latter, although it also has unique features. Radiocarbon dating s…
Ethnic dynamics during pre- and proto-history of Sicily
Notes on the Tell Abu Husaini excavation
Les fouilles italiennes de Tell Abu Husaini dans la région de Hamrin ont livré des restes d'une occupation de la fin de la période d'Obeid. Trois phases de construction ont été mises en évidence. Des sépultures d'enfants inhumés sous le sol des maisons, sont les seuls vestiges funéraires. Les ressources de l'établissement provenaient essentiellement de l'agriculture, avec les apports de la chasse, de la pèche et de la cueillette
Ethnic dynamics during pre- and proto-history of Sicily
The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age landscape of interior western Sicily
The archaeology of complex societies in western Sicily has traditionally focused upon Greek and Phoenician colonization rather than the development of the indigenous peoples of the interior. The Salemi regional survey project in western Sicily was conceived as a means to track long-term landscape change of this interior 'indigenous' landscape. From 1998 to 2000, this survey has conducted an extensive survey of 150 sq. km of the Salemi region, an …
Marine Resources in the Mesolithic and Neolithic at the Grotta Dell’uzzo (Sicily)
Oxygen isotopes in shell carbonate samples from the marine rocky‐shore intertidal gastropod Monodonta turbinata (Born) are investigated in both modern analogue specimens and in archaeological specimens from the Grotta dell’Uzzo (Sicily). Variations in shell edge values of δ 18 O in living specimens collected monthly over two years are closely correlated with monthly seawater temperatures measured at the time of collection, showing that the specie…
The Lead Ingots of Capo Passero
Epigraphic and isotopic analysis of the lead ingots recovered from a shipwreck off Capo Passero (in Sicily) in mid‐2006 suggests that the ingots were produced in Spain, in the Cartagena region. The shipwreck is estimated to have occurred around 38 BC, at the beginning of the Hispanic era. This provides further evidence that the Romans were trading lead throughout the Mediterranean Sea
Ecofriendly Protection from Biofouling of the Monitoring System at Pantelleria's Cala Gadir Underwater Archaeological Site, Sicily
Settlement Structure and Organisation
This chapter compares the structure and organisation of settlements across Europe, bridging the chapters on regional settlement patterns and households. The settlement represents the local organisation of habitations: how households were placed with respect to each other and to common spaces for work, ceremonies, and social interaction. Important variables included the density and number of contemporaneous households, the permanence of house site…
Physico-Chemical Characterization of the Acqualadrone Rostrum
The archaeological discovery of the Acqualadrone rostrum (an offensive naval weapon mounted on the prow at the waterline), off the Italian coast near Messina in 2008, has led to the need for scientific research in order to plan the conservation treatment of this artefact. The discovery is exceptional because of the presence of a wooden section from the original ship. This paper describes the physico-chemical characterization of a metallic and two…
The Levanzo I Wreck, Sicily
Between 2005 and 2009 a deep-water shipwreck was located, mapped, and partially excavated by a joint team from RPM Nautical Foundation and the office of the Soprintendenza del Mare, Sicily. Located off Levanzo Island, one of the Egadi Islands off north-west Sicily, this wrecked merchantman revealed a mixed cargo of foodstuffs, coarseware, glass, and construction materials. The nature of the wreck-site, its cargo, operational date, and find-locati…
The Acqualadroni Ram Recovered Near the Strait of Messina, Sicily
Within the framework of the activities of the Soprintendenza del Mare of Sicily, a bronze ram was recovered just north of the Straits of Messina, in the area of Acqualadroni. This paper discusses technical and iconographic features of the ram and compares them with others found in Sicily, Piraeus, Tuscany and Athlit. The study shows the Acqualadroni Ram has more analogies with the latter, although it also has unique features. Radiocarbon dating s…
The landscape of the naval battle at the Egadi Islands (241 B.C.)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi – New studies on the Ice Age cave art on Sicily
Die Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi auf der Insel Levanzo vor der Westküste Siziliens repräsentiert ein ganz bedeutendes Beispiel spätglazialer Felskunst des Mittelmeerraumes. Die hier entdeckten Gravuren von Tieren und Menschen datieren in das späte Epigravettien (Spätpaläolithikum) und zeichnen sich durch einen naturalistischen Stil aus, der seine Parallelen in Sizilien und Süditalien findet. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre nach der ersten Dokumentation füh…
Implementing Underwater Cultural Heritage ‘Best Practices’ in the Mediterranean
New insights on the subsidence of Lipari island (Aeolian islands, southern Italy) from the submerged Roman age pier at Marina Lunga
Exploring the Utility of Bathymetry Maps Derived With Multispectral Satellite Observations in the Field of Underwater Archaeology
Bathymetry maps derived with satellite-based multispectral sensors have been used extensively for environmental and engineering coastal studies and monitoring. However, so far this technique has not been widely exploited in other coastal applications, such as underwater archaeology. Submerged settlements and shipwrecks are often located in water depths where the application of multispectral satellite data is feasible. This could lead to more effi…
The Marausa Wreck, Sicily
In 1991, the wreck of a late 3rd–early 4th century AD Roman merchant vessel was discovered on the west coast of Sicily that had carried North African amphora, tubuli, and other ceramics. The hull was dismantled and raised in 2011, including a keel hook-scarfed to stem and sternposts, 39 pegged mortise-and-tenon joined planks, 43 frames with an irregular pattern of floor-timbers, half-timbers, and futtocks fastened to the planking with treenails a…
Nueva contribución a la cronología absoluta del foso-trinchera monumental de Stretto- Partanna (Trapani, Sicilia)
Este trabajo constituye una contribución decisiva a la cronología absoluta del foso-trinchera de Contrada Stretto, en Partanna (Trapani, Sicilia), una de las más espectaculares construcciones realizadas por sociedades neolíticas del Mediterráneo Central. Esta estructura, excavada en el banco natural calcáreo hasta alcanzar una profundidad de 13 m, a juicio de algunos autores, formó parte de un complejo sistema hidráulico en el cual pudieron desem…
The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe
Enhancing learning and access to Underwater Cultural Heritage through digital technologies
A Landscape in Transitions
The Prospecting Boundaries project explores the Mazaro river corridor from a landscape archaeological perspective, using integrated prospection techniques to recover traces of past human activity and environmental contexts. One key research area is Guletta, a zone of dense multiperiod activity situated on the rocky plain above the river. In this paper, we detail results from recent work at Guletta, which has revealed numerous previously undocumen…
New discoveries at Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily
Extensive settlement activity at the Bronze Age site of Mokarta in western Sicily has previously been inferred, but the extent and condition of its subsurface remains have never been established. The authors use geophysical prospection, historical and modern remote-sensing data and soil chemistry to identify previously undocumented structures and activity areas extending beyond those exposed by previous excavations. This exercise not only has imp…
Trinacria, 'An Island Outside Time'
Newly discovered orichalcum ingots from Mediterranean sea
Years of land subsidence at Lipari Island (Italy)
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