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Multistratified archaeological sites are important archives of past human activities, recording the superposition of anthropogenic deposits over centuries and millennia. We attempted the reconstruction of buried geomorphic and archaeological surfaces in the 1.55 km2, 7 m thick, multistratified urban site of Padua in northern Italy, through the spatial interpolation of 117 elevation points relative to unique archaeological features. Key data were the elevations above sea level of ancient surfaces and features, such as the presettlement alluvial plain, roads, floors, and hearths dating from Bronze to Imperial Roman ages. Present surface elevations were provided by a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) digital elevation model. Spline interpolation produced general-trend surfaces of the buried alluvial plain, Iron Age (13th-10th and 6th centuries B.C.), and Roman (first century B.C. and first to second centuries A.D.) levels. Validation of the later Roman surface indicates a decimeter accuracy of interpolation. Geographic information system overlay operations resulted in quantitative estimates of the vertical growth of the site, the volumes of archaeological deposits, and the depth of burial of the different levels. This research provided new insights on the development of the ancient city and its relations with paleohydrography, representing a starting point for the assessment of buried archaeological heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the career and teachings of Bartolomeo da Fino. An affidavit, written by da Fino in Latin is presented. The article discusses the content of the document, including teachers' absences and lessons. It provides information on the track students took in order to then teach either canon or civil law and the course da Fino took in achieving this goal. The article provides a family history and discusses the lives of the professor's two brothers, Antonio and Giacomo, as well as their heirs.

The article analyzes the content of several songs written by Giacomo Balamio and Giovanni Rossettino, the theme of which pertain to the intellectuals at the University of Padua in Italy. While both write about the University, Rossettino focuses on the school's professors and separates them into two categories: jurists and artists. Balamio, on the other hand, gives a review of the students and professors at that time. The article includes an appendix containing lyrics by both Rossettino and Balamio.

The objective of the article is to provide information regarding the school holiday "la Festa Giustiniana (the feast of Justinian)" at the University of Padua. The article indicates that the first mention of the Festa Giustiniana can be dated to September 17, 1817. It presents sources discussing the validity of the holiday and the political history behind its creation. The rector of the university, Angelo Dalla Decima also provides an explanation to the origins of the name. The article concludes with the holiday's connection to the inauguration of the academic year.