History emerges from the capital
The interferences with the archaeological layers mainly concern the construction of stations and ventilation shafts, as the tunnels always run below the archaeological level, which is on average around 10-12 meters from the road surface.
First Phase Investigations
Starting in 2006, in addition to the investigation campaign conducted by the Municipality of Rome for the drafting of the preliminary project, the first phase of preventive archaeological investigations for sections T2, T3, T6, and T7, preparatory to the definitive design, began.
For the area of the Historic Centre – sections T2 and T3 – preventive investigations, defined as the First Phase, were carried out with the opening of sites in 22 archaeological sites.
- TBM introduction shaft site Via Sannio – Porta Asinaria
- Site no. S01 Viale Giuseppe Mazzini
- Site no. S02 Viale Angelico – Viale delle Milizie
- Site no. S03 Via Barletta
- Site no. S04 Piazza Pasquale Paoli
- Site no. S05 Piazza della Chiesa Nuova
- Site no. S07 Piazza Sant’Andrea della Valle
- Site no. S08 Piazza Venezia
- Site no. S9 Via Cesare Battisti
- Site no. S9 bis Largo Santi Apostoli
- Site no. S10 Via dei Fori Imperiali
- Site no. S11 Via dell’Amba Aradam – via di Villa Fonseca
- Site no. S12 Largo Amba Aradam – Via Ipponio
- Site no. S13 Piazzale Ipponio
- Site no. S14 Piazza Madonna di Loreto
- Site no. S15 Via dei Fori Imperiali
- Site no. S16 Piazza del Colosseo
- Site no. S16 bis Largo Agnesi
- Site no. S17 Piazza Celimontana
- Site no. S21 Via Sforza Cesarini
- Site no. S22 Via Sora
- Site no. S25 Piazza Risorgimento
- 22 borings carried out at largo Giovanni XXIII
For section T6, preventive investigations were carried out with the opening of sites in 3 archaeological sites:
1. Archaeological site Giardinetti and Terminal Shaft
2. Archaeological site Torre Spaccata Station – Casilina / Tor Tre Teste
3. Archaeological site Giglioli Station – Casilina / Tobagi.
Second Phase Investigations
Second phase investigations involve the full excavation of the volume of land of archaeological interest during the execution of the works.
This type of investigation has been completed for the entire operating line and for the section between the multifunctional shaft in Via Sannio and the Colosseo – Fori Imperiali station currently under construction. For the area of the Venezia Station and the subsequent T2 section, they will start simultaneously with the start of the works.
For the first functional section from Monte Compatri – Pantano to San Giovanni, during the construction of the underground structures, these second phase investigations were completed, which led to the discovery of a considerable amount of finds in the 29 investigated archaeological sites.
The activity carried out, based on excavations of adequate size for the works to be carried out and not on point corings, has allowed, on the one hand, to update all the historical cartography, and on the other hand, to define project solutions absolutely compatible with the archaeological substrate, as confirmed by all the Superintendencies.
- Multilevel parking site Pantano
- Granite Depot
- Via Camocelli
- Torraccio di Torrenova
- Terminal shaft site Torrenova – via Laerte
- Giardinetti Station site
- TBM shaft site Giardinetti
- Shaft 6.3
- Torre Maura Station site
- Shaft 6.2
- Alessandrino Station site Shaft 5.3
- Parco di Centocelle Station site
- Shaft 5.4
- Mirti Station site
- Shaft 5.3
- Gardenie Station site
- Shaft 5.2
- Teano Station site
- Teano sports fields
- TBM Malatesta shaft site
- Malatesta Station site
- Shaft 4.3
- Pigneto Station site
- Shaft 4.2
- Lodi Station site
- Shaft 4.1
- San Giovanni Station site
