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SUMMARY:Rivers and Rituals: The Sacred Landscape of the Fiora Valley - Mar
 iachiara Franceschini (Universität Freiburg)
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CONTACT:Jinoh Kim
DESCRIPTION:This paper explores the intertwined relationship between human
  activities and riverine dynamics. It examines how rivers function as acti
 ve agents within historical-cultural processes\, influencing human actions
 \, mobility\, and ritual practices. Using the sacred landscape of the Fior
 a Valley\, particularly around Vulci\, as a case study\, I present a new t
 heoretical model and methodology for analysing riverine landscapes. The di
 verse typological patterns of sacred places in the Fiora Valley range from
  highly structured urban and rural sanctuaries to natural grottoes used fo
 r ritual purposes. Viewing these sacred places as active parts of the rive
 rine network highlights not only their cultural-historical relationships\,
  but also the deeper interdependence between the artificial organization o
 f the landscape and the dynamics of the riverine environment.
LOCATION:McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room
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