Antiquity and Christian Origins
In 2001 under the auspices of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Ostia, the University of Texas at Austin began a multi-year, multi-dimensional campaign of GIS survey, analysis, drawing, measurement, excavation, and conservation at the ancient synagogue of Ostia Antica, the port city of ancient Rome. The goal of the project is twofold: (1) to evaluate the architectural and archaeological phases of the synagogue itself, which was discovered in 1961; and (2) to study in more depth the urban quarter in which the synagogue was originally located.
On these web pages you'll find general information, such as:
• A history of the synagogue's modern
redisovery;
• An introduction to the OSMAP project and team;
• A summary of the methods of masonry analysis
as well as more specialized reports, including:• An introduction to the OSMAP project and team;
• A summary of the methods of masonry analysis
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