Misión Arqueológica española en Pompeya. Informe de los trabajos realizados durante las campañas de 1989-1990 en la casa/caupona (1.8.8-9) de L. Vetutius Placidus

Abstract

The works carried out during the 1989/1990 Campaings have tried to achieve: the thorough documentation of the building using the diaries of the dig: the study of the architecture, paintign, pavements and material culture as well as a diagnosis of how well-preserved the aforementioned remains are. The Home/Caupona (I.8.8-9) belonging to L. Vetutius Placidu, in its initial stages, dates back to the 2nd Century B.C., and three stages have been detected in gradual progression between that date and the year 79 A.D. These reforms can also be seen in the pictorial decoration from the II, III and IV styles and in the opus signinum and «cocciopesto» pavements that have been conserved. The material culture, represented by ceramics (t.s.i, amphoras, dolia, and lamps), metals and objects made out of bone, make up the furnishings of a middle-class home in Pompeii. Finally, the state of conservation of the materials under study has been diagnosed and posible repairs have been suggested.