The Castles project: reconstructing chronologies of castles and <i>seigneuries</i> in medieval Italy
‘The Castles’ project was completed in late 2025 ( https://castles.unisi.it ) and its innovative, multidisciplinary approach is revealing a revised chronological and typological sequence for the phenomenon of incastellamento in Italy. The results show an earlier appearance of large stone structures and a much later appearance of fortified stone-built villages around seigneurial centres than previously thought.
Institutions
- University of Siena (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2026-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10356
- Primary Topic
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca