Dopo il fuoco. Studio interdisciplinare della necropoli di via Valle della Chiesa a Colonna (RM)

Recent archaeological investigations led to the identification of a new portion of the vast burial area falling in the
Pian Quintino locality in the Municipality of Colonna, some sectors of which had already been investigated in the
past. The area comprises an incineration necropolis attributable to the Roma Colli Albani facies characterized by
shaft tombs excavated in the geological bench and containing the cinerary vessel - ollae or hut urns - accompanied
by numerous vessels. To explore this exceptional context, marked by the extraordinary preservation of artifacts and
sealed cinerary vessels, the local Superintendency promoted an interdisciplinary project involving the UOSD
Diagnostica per Immagini in Emergenza e Urgenza of the Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Policlinico Umberto
I (for MultiDetector Computed Tomography scan acquisitions - MDCT) and the Servizio di Bioarcheologia of the
Museo delle Civiltà for excavation of the urns and osteological analyses. This paper, while presenting preliminary
data on the funerary rituals of the ancient community of Colonna, aims to highlight the informational potential of
virtual investigations applied to cremation contexts. It also emphasizes the value of collaborative experiences
involving the simultaneous participation of various professionals in different stages of the study.