A multidisciplinary approach for characterizing the shallow subsoil of the Central Archaeological Area of Rome for geohazard assessment

In 2009, after declaring a state of emergency for the Central Archaeological Area of Rome following the adverse weather conditions of November and December 2008, the Government Commissioner and the Italian Department of Civil Protection (DPC) assigned the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering (IGAG) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) to evaluate the geohazard level affecting the Central Archaeological Area of Rome (i.e., Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, and Colosseum). Research activities started up in February 2009 and were concluded in February 2011, with the valued contribution of the Archaeological Superintendence.