Research & Publications
AMP is led by a team of American and Italian scholars with both academic and professional archaeological expertise. We have designed our excavation methodologies in combination with modern surveying and documentation technologies to document the stratigraphy and materials to as high a degree of accuracy as possible.
We are in constant conversation with the archaeological superintendency of Rome (SABAP Roma) to answer our wide-ranging and diachronic research questions.
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We are committed to disseminating our results in both English and Italian in a timely and thorough manner through academic publications and presentations at international academic conferences.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Wueste, Elizabeth, Giulia Facchin, and Pier M. Barone. 2022. "Aventinus Minor Project: Remote Sensing for Archaeological Research in Rome (Italy)" Remote Sensing 14, no. 4: 959. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14040959
Abstract: This paper presents the results of a preliminary survey in a central urban area of Rome, Italy. The results were obtained from both desktop and remote sensing surveys. The Aventinus Minor Project (AMP) is a community archaeological excavation project focusing on an understudied area in Rome with limited modern archaeological excavation: the Aventinus Minor or Little Aventine. The remote sensing (RS) anomalies revealed by the survey illustrate that this area is potentially rich in buried structures potentially correlated with ancient visible remains (i.e., the Servian Walls and Santa Balbina church). The application of RS approaches (such as NDVI, VARI, and GPR) and the creation of a GIS platform lays the foundations for a correct and georeferenced reporting of all collected data, providing a nuanced understanding of the urban archaeology in the dense topography of Rome.
Academic Conferences
The Aventinus Minor Project is proud to have presented research at the...
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The 2022 Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco
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The Aventinus Minor Project: The Inaugural 2021 Field Season, Elizabeth Wueste, Pier Matteo Barone, and Giulia Facchin
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The 2023 Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans
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The Aventinus Minor Project: Results from the 2022 Excavation Season, Elizabeth Wueste, Giulia Facchin, and Pier Matteo Barone
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The 2024 European Association of Archaeologists, Rome
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The Aventinus Minor Project: Remote Sensing for Archaeological Research in Rome (Italy), Elizabeth Wueste, Giulia Facchin, and Pier Matteo Barone
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The 2025 Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
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The 2023 and 2024 Excavations of the Aventinus Minor Project: A Community Archaeology Project in Rome, Elizabeth Wueste and Catherine Schenck
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Academic Posters
Each year, American University of Rome (AUR) students make posters summarizing the season’s work and research. The posters, in English and Italian, are presented during Open Site days and shared with AUR, St. Stephen’s, and the Istituto Santa Margherita. They are an important part of making our findings accessible to our partners and the public.
