Pisa, Area Scheibler. La campagna di scavo 2022: la conclusione di una ricerca

The third and final excavation campaign conducted by the Department of Civiltà e Forme del Sapere of the University of Pisa at the Scheibler Area took place in June-July and September 2022. The investigations carried out in Area 4 and in its extension furthered the general understanding of the diachronic perspective of the site, characterised by the ancient Auser’s riverbed, identified through geoelectric investigations and coring. In the Augustan period, the riverbank underwent a consolidation operation, both in order to create a docking area for boats sailing on the river and to create supporting structures to serve this activity. During the early Julio-Claudian period, the structures and the related spaces in the area underwemt important changes, characterised by the construction of the navalia and an enlarging of the river shoreline. The investigation of these stratigraphies provides an opportunity to reflect on the provenance of the filling materials (e.g. discarted objects, production refuses) involved in public works linked to the munitio riparum.