La ripresa delle ricerche alla villa del Casale di Piazza Armerina: nuovi dati e prospettive per la storia dell’insediamento “post villam”

In the summer of 2022, a groundbreaking research initiative began at the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, under a collaborative agreement involving the Archaeological Park of Morgantina, and the Roman Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, and the University of Bologna – CISEM (Inter- university Center for Studies on Late Antique Housing in the Mediterra- nean). This project also saw the participation of CNR-ISPC, the University of Enna “Kore,” and the University of South Florida. The endeavor focused on the villa’s western region, an area not previously subjected to thorough archaeological scrutiny, shedding new light on the site’s history from the Early Byzantine to the Arab-Norman period. Moreover, the project sought to organize and delve deeper into the existing records, re-examining data from earlier studies. The initial findings offer fresh insights into the villa’s history from the 5th to the 7th century, which will be detailed in the cur- rent presentation of the results.