Neolithic · South-eastern Sicily
The Celestial Dog
A possible system of stellar alignments between the Nymphaeum, Pantalica and the Scoglio dei Cani.
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Research
Sky, landscape and myth
Gaspare Russo’s research investigates the relationship between sky observation, the organisation of the landscape, water, caves, myths and symbolic systems. Every project distinguishes measured data from hypotheses and interpretations.
Ongoing research
The light of the Pillirina
Geometry, water and celestial illumination in a sea cave at Syracuse.
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Castelli Romani
Nemi: Diana, the lake and the Threshold Dog
Sanctuary, water, grove, ocular votives and the ritual presence of the dog.
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Comparative mythology
The Threshold Dog
Dog, death, passage and return in crossed myths: an interpretive framework.
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Research programme
Celestial Syracuse
Sky, water and landscape from prehistory to Archimedes.
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Ancient mechanics
Antikythera and Archimedes
Ancient planetaria, the calendar and the Syracusan scientific tradition.
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Platform
ArcheoMap
Mapping, documentation and protection of archaeological sites.
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Transparency
Data and method
How the data are collected, which criteria are declared and how the levels of evidence are distinguished.
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