Situated on the left bank of the Sabato river, the city of Abellinum (Campania region, southern Italy) represents a tangible testimony to the influence of the Roman civilization in Irpinia. At the site, where the remains of the public area of the town are preserved, archaeological excavations unearthed a monumental Pompeian domus, likely owned by Marcus Vipsanius Primigenius, a freedman of Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus. The rooms preserved fine wall paintings of 3rd and 4th Pompeian style, reflecting the social status of the owner. From four rooms overlooking the peristyle, eight specimens of decorated plasters were collected, and petrographic and spectroscopic analyses were carried out to investigate the plastering and painting technology. Thin sections of all plasters depicted a multilayer technology, although differences in mix designs of the supports were highlighted. Some samples are pozzolanic plasters, containing volcanic aggregate, others can be classified as cocciopesto because of the presence of ceramic fragments mixed to the volcanic aggregate. Finally, the presence of marble powder also permitted the identification of marmorino. Moreover, the pigments, applied using a fresco or lime-painting techniques, consist of pure or mixed Fe- and Cu-based pigments to obtain yellow, orange, red, pink, and blue decorations.

L'insediamento antico di Nuceriola lungo la via Appia (Benevento, Italia) rappresenta un interessante contesto per lo studio delle forme insediative nel territorio del Sannio. Con un arco di vita che va dal IV sec. a.C. al VI sec. d.C., privo di superfetazioni postantiche, esso è diventato un punto di osservazione privilegiato per il progetto Ancient Appia Landscapes (Università di Salerno), in particolare in rapporto ai temi dell'espansionismo romano di età mediorepubblicana, alle forme insediative del mondo rurale, alla viabilità antica. Nel presente contributo sono presentati i risultati dell'analisi fotointerpretativa effettuata su supporti aerofotografici disponibili o creati ex novo: tali dati, coadiuvati dalle informazioni delle attività di scavo, delle prospezioni geofisiche e delle ricognizioni di superficie, delineano un quadro organico della forma dell'insediamento e consentono di proporre un “disegno” suggestivo in grado di arricchire l'ancora poco ampio panorama di conoscenze riferibili allo studio degli abitati minori di questa parte del Sannio.

The proposed work deals with the generative process of high-resolution 360° spherical photographs for the creation of an information container in the form of a virtual tour for the immersive fruition of the archaeological area of Abellinum. The development of the tool aims at the promotion and dissemination of the research results obtained so far within the project “Abellinum. Piano per la conoscenza, la tutela e la valorizzazione dell’antico centro irpino”, as well as a first expeditious approach for the digitisation of an area that is still difficult to access. This procedure, born out of a health emergency but also an economic-social one, acts as a suitable and valid alternative to more time-consuming methodologies, imposing a reflection on the resources to be deployed in relation to the purposes of the cultural offer. After describing the technical approach enacted, the study of the virtual tour interface design and the basic functions adopted in this first phase are investigated, hinting at possible implementations. What emerges is a progressive transdisciplinary enhancement between academic and professional skills for the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage, with the development of new tools and the transformation of existing ones on the basis of a technological process that is in its full rise.