(1823–96) [Bi]
Italian archaeologist who took over the excavations at Pompeii between 1860 and 1875 and was one of the first to apply the principles of stratigraphy and large-area excavation. By dividing the city into a series of regions, his work allowed a systematic appraisal. He also developed a method for taking casts of hollows in the hardened ash which revealed the imprints of people, animals, plants, and wooden objects such as furniture. His training schools provided a source for many later archaeologists.
[Bio.: R. A. Genovese, 1992, Giuseppe Fiorelli e la tutela dei beni culturali dopo l'unità d'Italia. Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiano]
