PROBLEMATICHECONSERVATIVEE DI VALORIZZAZIONENELLE

AREE ARCHEOLOGICHE IPOGEE.

IL CASO DEL “TITOLO DI EQUIZIO” NEI SOTTERRANEI DELLA

CHIESA DEI SS. SILVESTROE MARTINO AI MONTI A ROMA

Silvia Cutarelli

viaCollicchisnc00030Genazzano(RM),silviacutarelli@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this essay is to provide an initial contribution to the definition of operational guidelines specifically

dedicatedtothethemeofthearchaeologicalareasunderground.

The proposals of conservation and enhancement of these areas are a prerequisite in the description of the historical

phases of construction, both through the examination of literary sources and archives and through direct analysis of the

remains, without neglecting the analysis of the most recent interventions, which may have had implications in terms of

useonthestaticbehaviorandstateofpreservation.

Historical inquiry is crucial in addressing the preliminary design solutions that allow a clearer picture of the layers,

assessing decision problems, such as the removal of supposedly incongruous extensions and restorations, and also to

understandthenatureofdegradationandinstabilityphenomena.

The peculiar environmental conditions of confined spaces make the underground more vulnerable to different types of

degradation caused by moisture, depending of specific temperature and humidity conditions and general considerations

arisingfromanthropogenicimpact.

The so-called "titulus Equitii" well exemplifies the problems above-mentioned, since the persistent and continuous use

of the structure has stimulated an intensive activity of significant transformation, while the current status quo does not

guaranteeaneffectivepreservationanduse.

Parolechiave/Key-words: archeology,underground,Equizio,Bressanone,conservation