Aquileia. Indagini archeologiche a Villa Raspa: sistemi ad anfore ri-scoperti nella periferia nord-orientale della città romana

This work provides a comprehensive reassessment of the data from archaeological excavations conducted in the early 2000s at Villa Raspa, located in the northeastern outskirts of Aquileia, a strategically significant area within the city's Roman port and commercial system. Despite the interest of the finds, the site had long lacked a systematic study of its stratigraphic sequences and complexity of the material. This study aims to fill this gap by reconstructing the main phases of occupation in the area and analyzing a series of amphora systems identified during the excavations. The methodological approach combines traditional morpho-typological analysis of transport containers with rigorous quantification and statistical processing of the data, alongside a critical reassessment of the stratigraphy and find contexts. The results have allowed the reconstruction of the area's occupation sequence over a period of seven centuries, highlighting new commercial networks involving Aquileia during the Roman period, and shedding light on the reuse of amphorae in building contexts. This study contributes to a broader understanding of the transformations of urban peripheries and the practices related to the circulation and repurposing of materials in antiquity.