S05 - Volcanology and archaeology: bringing the world of physical sciences closer to the humanities
- Stefano Branca, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Sandro de Vita*, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Vesuviano, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Franco Foresta Martin, Laboratorio Museo di Scienze della Terra di Ustica, Associato INGV Roma, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Daniele Musumeci, Università di Catania, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. - *Corresponding
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Among physical sciences, volcanology is one of the most highly interdisciplinary subjects, bringing together geological, geomorphological, geophysical, historical-literary, archaeological, and socio-economic skills, necessary for an all-round understanding of volcanic phenomena and their impact on the environment and human settlements. The historical reconstruction and the philosophical analysis of past and present scientific theories allows to define the origins and the development of the scientific-cultural paths, aimed at progressing the knowledge of volcanic phenomena. In particular, the study of the relationships between eruptions and human communities, together with the social, economic, and urban consequences they determine, involves all these disciplines and others again, such as chemistry, palaeoanthropology, medical sciences, engineering, architecture, and art history.
More and more often volcanological and archaeological studies take advantage of geophysics and archaeometric techniques for prospecting investigations and material analysis. Aim of this session is to promote interaction among diverse disciplines, so as to enhance our knowledge of the relationships between volcanism, environment and human communities, as well as to present case studies of combined use of various investigation techniques to identify areas of interest, to be explored in a non-invasive way.
All the contributions from physical sciences and humanistic studies are welcome.