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Gabii through its Artefacts brings together 15 papers written by as many scholars on objects from the excavations of the town of Gabii undertaken by three different international teams since 2007: The Gabii Project, which is a primarily US-based group of scholars; a team from the Musée du Louvre; and a team from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” collaborating with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma. The contributions aim to consider artefacts outside the ceramic report and small finds catalogue format in terms of both the wide variety of materials and the possibilities for unique individual stories. Objects ranging from the pre-Roman to Imperial periods are examined using a mix of approaches, making an effort to be sensitive to excavation context and formation processes. Approaches include archaeometric, spatial, and statistical analyses, artefact life history approaches, and archival approaches. Thus, different scales of analysis are also undertaken: in some cases individual objects are focused on, in others whole classes or assemblages. The papers ultimately share the common goal of offering new stories about the inhabitants of Gabii told through their artefacts. Together they enliven the Gabines'behaviours: their concerns about personal and economic security and status, their productive activities and trade connections to other towns, their aesthetic and ritual concerns, their political affiliations and aspirations.

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La ricerca propone l'inquadramento della produzione delle terrecotte architettoniche di età tardo-arcaica, momento coincidente con il primo apparire dei sistemi decorativi classificati nella tradizionale “seconda fase”. L'ambito cronologico circoscritto all'inizio di questa fase (510-450 a.C.) privilegia l'analisi della comparsa di tali sistemi fino al momento della compiuta affermazione di un modello decorativo divenuto in seguito largamente normativo. L'ambito geografico della ricerca, pur comprendendo l'Etruria settentrionale, si concentra soprattutto tra l'Etruria meridionale, Roma ed il Lazio. Il lavoro è stato concepito proponendo due livelli di presentazione e lettura del materiale. Il primo riservato al catalogo tipologico nel quale le singole componenti dei sistemi decorativi vengono analizzate comparativamente secondo le classi di appartenenza e ordinate secondo il generale criterio della sequenza dei tipi. A corredo di questa parte sono state elaborate delle tavole schematiche utili a fornire indicazioni riguardo alle possibili associazioni certe o probabili di tipi, la loro cronologia puntuale o la possibile appartenenza a sistemi decorativi individuati. La seconda sezione propone i complessi decorativi presentati nel loro insieme quale elemento cardine per lo studio delle singole componenti. The research proposes the framing of the production of architectural terracotta from the Late Archaic period, a moment coinciding with the first appearance of decorative systems classified in the traditional'second phase'. The chronological scope circumscribed to the beginning of this phase (510-450 B.C.) privileges the analysis of the appearance of these systems up to the moment of the full affirmation of a decorative model that later became widely normative. The geographical scope of the research, while encompassing northern Etruria, focuses mainly on southern Etruria, Rome and Latium.
The work was conceived by proposing two levels of presentation and reading of the material. The first is reserved for the typological catalogue in which the individual components of the decorative systems are analysed comparatively according to the classes to which they belong and ordered according to the general criterion of type sequence. In addition to this part, schematic tables have been drawn up to provide indications as to certain or probable associations of types, their precise chronology or possible belonging to identified decorative systems.
The second section offers the decorative complexes presented as a whole as a pivotal element for the study of the individual components.

The Nebrodi mountains run along the central-northern part of Sicily. It is an area characterised by high ground that rises abruptly from the Tyrrhenian coast, separated by narrow valleys crossed by creeks and a few flat areas. Human presence there is very old due to the abundance of natural resources (water, wood, fertile land) and a favourable climate. In classical times, many cities prospered here, usually on well-defended hilltops; the archaic indigenous settlements encountered Greek culture from the 6th century BC, but they can be defined as totally Hellenized only after the middle of the 4th century BC. The phase of greatest prosperity was the Hellenistic age, especially following the Roman conquest of Sicily. Important centres were, among others, Tyndaris, Halaesa, Kale Akte and Herbita. Their wealth derived from the great availability of natural resources and from direct or indirect trade with the rest of the island, the Italian peninsula and other areas of the Mediterranean, especially those overlooking the sea. The birth of many of these settlements often dates back to prehistory and the existence of some of them has continued until today. The physical characteristics of this mountainous part of Sicily, along with its remoteness from the main cities of antiquity, affected the forms of human occupation and the growth of an autonomous culture. The Nebrodi have long remained archeologically unexplored: research and excavations were few and concentrated mainly on certain sites (particularly Tyndaris and Halaesa). Therefore, the history of these districts is still almost unknown. This volume presents the author's many years of research, hoping to increase the knowledge of many aspects of this part of the island: the meeting between indigenous and Greek cultures, their coexistence, the types of settlement and the organization of cities, the trade and the local productions.