International Archaeological Society’s

Annual December

Meeting

With Lecture by Carlo Leggieri

At the Hotel Club Cala Moresca in Capo Misenum

Date:    Saturday, December 11, 2010

Time:    Begins 11:00

This year’s annual meeting will again be held at Hotel Club Cala Moresca, with stunning views of the Bay of Naples to Pompeii and Stabiae as well as the ancient Roman port of Misenum. 

Our lecturer this year will be the esteemed Carlo Leggieri, Technical Scientist with the Soprintendenza for Beni Archeologici di Salerno e Avellino, where he is responsible for the technical section of underwater archeology.

Carlo is an expert on issues related to the subsoil of Naples and has promoted the recovery, use and enjoyment of the underground Hellenistic tombs of Naples since 1992.

In 2001 he founded the Cultural Association Celanapoli.   We hope to foster an ongoing relationship with Celanapoli and develop a collaboration in support of their projects preserving and exploring the archaeological sites of the Campania region. 

The theme of his lecture will be “Archeologia Subacquea: The Salerno Coast, Intervention Methods, Sites and Relics.”  The lecture will focus on the underwater archeology survey developed along the coast of Salerno coast.   The lecture will include  wrecks and sites dating from the Roman to the modern age.  Of particular interest to some will be relics discovered from Operation Avalanche (the U.S. landing at Salerno in September 1943) with the extraordinary discovery of a secret weapon of the time, a Sherman DD tank that was recovered in 2002.  The lecture will be in Italian with our own Jorge Silva lending his excellent translation skills.

The lecture will be followed by a short meeting to introduce the new board and outline activities for the coming year. After the meeting is adjourned we will enjoy a fabulous luncheon at Hotel Club Cala Moresca. 

After taking care of business, we will adjourn for a fabulous pranzo in the salon which has a lovely panoramic view. 

Cost:   20 euro members/35 euro non-members

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