Swedish Institute at Rome
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The Swedish Institute at Rome is a research institution that serves as the base for excavations and other scientific research in Italy. It also pursues academic instruction in archaeology and art sciences as well as arranging conferences with themes of interest to the institute. The Institute has at its disposal a building in central Rome with a relatively well-supplied library, archaeological laboratory and c. twenty rooms and smaller apartments for the use of visiting researchers and holders of scholarships.
The institute was founded in 1925 by, among others, King Gustaf VI Adolf, then Crown Prince of Sweden.
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[edit] Excavations
The Institute has conducted several major excavations. Before WWII excavations were carried out on the Forum Romanum among other places, but since then most of them have taken place in southern Etruria. [1]
- Aquarossa, [2] 1966-1978
- San Giovenale, [3] 1956-1965
- Luni sul Mignone, 1960-1963
- Selvasecca, 1965-1971
[edit] Directors
- Axel Boëthius (1926-35, 1952-53, 1955-57)
- Einar Gjerstad (1935-40)
- Erik Sjöqvist (1940-48)
- Arvid Andrén (1948-52, 1964-66)
- Olov Vessberg (1953-55)
- Erik Wellin (1957-61)
- Bengt E. Thomasson (1961-64)
- Paul Åström (1967-70)
- Carl Eric Östenberg (1970-78)
- Carl Nylander (1979-97)
- Anne-Marie Leander Touati (1997-2001)
- Barbro Santillo Frizell (2001-)
[edit] References
- ^ Istituto Svedese di studi classici a Roma - About The Swedish Institute at Rome
- ^ The Etruscans, Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen, page 299
- ^ The Etruscans, Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen, page 319
