Archeologia e storia delle trasformazioni del castello aragonese di Sassari

[EN] During works for the arrangement of the underground in Sassari’s historical center (Piazza Castello), remains of the structures related to the “a la moderna” fortification of the Aragonese castles have been discovered. The defensive systems included a fosse, a “barbican” with a covered alley an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Padua, Giuseppe, Panico, Barbara, Sanna, Luca
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:italiano
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/95531
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/95531
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fortifications
Mediterranean
Modern age
Built Heritage
Castle of Sassar
Fortifications “alla moderna”
Inquisition
Majolica “sassarese”
Gender archaeology
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Sumario:[EN] During works for the arrangement of the underground in Sassari’s historical center (Piazza Castello), remains of the structures related to the “a la moderna” fortification of the Aragonese castles have been discovered. The defensive systems included a fosse, a “barbican” with a covered alley and an embrasured path, which suffered a progressive filling from the second half of the 17th century AD. An hypogeum carved into limestone and characterized by bas reliefs depicting crucifixes, processions and several religious symbols, belonging to the Inquisition (16th century AD), was used as a prison until the area started to fill up, in the first half of the 17th century AD. The archaeological excavation of both the fosse and the prison, allowed to identify and document a previously unknown polychrome majolica produced in Sassari.