Stage ENS@Etna 2022
Why ENS@Etna?
Since 2011, the Geosciences Department is organising, at the beginning of July, for its students finishing their first year at the ENS (Licence 3), an training course to discover Mount Etna and the Catania region in Sicily.
From 2017 onwards, this training course has become accessible to students from other departments of the ENS, and the historical and archaeological component of the course has been increased.
See photos of the ongoing course: click here
Schedule of the 2022 course
- Tuesday June 28: arrival of Pierre Briole and Simon Bufféral
- Friday July 1: arrival of Lucile Costes
- Wednesday June 29 to Sunday July 3: preparation at Catania and Nicolosi
- Monday July 4: arrival of Anca Dan
- Tuesday July 5: arrival of Arthur Enguehard, Nolwen Venisse and arrival of five students.
- Wednesday July 6 (D1):
- 7:40: arrival of eight students at the railway station of Catania
- 8:45: meeting piazza Annibale Ricciò, Palazzo Ingrassia-dipartimento di archeologia (leave the cars)
- 9:00 visit of the terrasse of the Museo Diocesano, Piazza Duomo; Terme Achilliane; Cattedrale/piazza (visita mirata all’interno della Chiesa) with Lucrezia Longhitano and Fabiana Cesara
- download here presentation prepared by Lucrezia Longhitano, Mario Indelicato e Fabiana Cerasa
- more geoarcheological data about Piazza Duomo and the Catania harbour: Castagnino Berlinghieri, Elena & Monaco, Carmelo. (2010). The ancient harbour system of Catania (Italy): New evidence from the reinterpretation of geo-archaeological data, literary sources and historical iconographic documentation. Journal of the Virtual Explorer. 36.10.3809/jvirtex.2010.00222.
- more about the sea level in eastern Sicily and Catania: Scicchitano, Giovanni & Antonioli, Fabrizio & Castagnino Berlinghieri, Elena & Dutton, A. & Monaco, Carmelo. (2008). Submerged archaeological sites along the Ionian coast of southeastern Sicily (Italy) and implications for the Holocene relative sea-level change. Quaternary Research. 70. 26-39. 10.1016/j.yqres.2008.03.008.
- 10:45 Museo dei Saperi e delle Mirabilia siciliane (Piazza Università) with Rossella Bruno from the University of Catania
- 11:45 Via Crociferi
- 12:15 mostra of Stefano Pannucci in the Biblioteche Riunite « Civica e A. Ursino Recupero », via Biblioteca, 13 (Monastero Benedettino di San Nicolò L’Arena) with its director Dott. Rita Angela Carbonaro (end 13:00)
- 13:20 arrival at the Scuola Superiore di Catania, lunch at the Scuola Superiore
- 14:30 – 14:35: Welcome by Giuseppe Angillela docente tutor of the Scuola Superiore di Catania
- 14:35 – 15:00: Etna science images and sounds by Boris Behncke
- 15:00 – 16:30 presentations by the students
- Stan Danis
- Emile Denise – 2D thermo-mechanical modelling of accretionary wedges : Boundary conditions & application to Makran
- Emma Doury – Influence of water content heterogeneity of contrails on their radiative forcing
- Zoé Dubois – Interactions between trees and crops for water resources in agroforestry in the Grand-Est region
- Clarisse Dufaux – NH3 over Paris from mini-DOAS
- Yanis Hemaray – Modelling the Little Washita watershed (USA)
- Julien Jehl – Analysis of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data taken at Bourget lake
- Marvin Ozturk-Bazin – Art history intership in Venice organized bt the ARTS department of the ENS – 01/05 June 2022)
- Arlen Parmentier – Impact of possible volcanic eruptions on the SO2 composition of the Venus cloud top (>70km)
- Leila Petit – Atmospheric water isotopes analysis in Adelie Land
- Anton Planchot – Modeling snow’s erosion by wind on the South Col Glacier (7900-8100m)
- Alexandra Senina
- Laura Soueidan – Estimation of water loss in the Caspian Sea using gravimetry and altimetry data
- 16:30 – 18:30 presentation of some points of the programme of the following days
- Brian Mc Connell
- Antonino Mazzaglia – References:
- Project Catania: Opencity
- Malfitana, D., Tortorici, E., Mazzaglia, A., Pafumi, S. & Brancato, R., 2019. Catania. Una città dell’Impero, in Archeologia Viva , Aprile, 47-57.
- Francesco Carnemolla
- Thursday July 7 (D2): discovery of the 1669 lava flow from Nicolosi to Misterbianco: the nesting of humanity and lava
- 09:00: Monti Rossi (Nicolosi)
- 10:30 Monpilieri – see on map
- 11:00 Chiesa della Misericordia (Mascalucia) – see on map – see also
- 12:00 Chiesa della Madonna Bambina (Mascalucia) – see on map –
- 13:00 Antica chiesa madre di « Monasterium Abum », Campanarazzu (Misterbianco) – see on map –
- Two publications about cultural heritage and the 1669 lava flow of Etna
- Bottari, C., Capizzi, P., Martorana, R., Azzaro, R., Branca, S., Civico, R., Fucile, M., Pecoraro, E., 2022. Diagnostic multidisciplinary investigations for cultural heritage at Etna volcano: a case study from the 1669 eruption in the Mother church at the old settelement of Misterbianco, Remote Sensing, 14, 2388, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102388
- Branca, S., Azzaro, R., De Beni, E., Chester, D., Duncan A., 2015. Impacts of the 1669 eruption and the 1693 earthquakes on the Etna region (eastern Sicily, Italy): an example of recovery and response of a small area to extreme events, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 303-25-40.
- 17:00-18:00: tectonics of Sicily by Simon Bufféral
- 19:00-21:00: Monti Rossi (students)
- Friday July 8 (D3): Geology and botanics in the Serra la Nave area
- 07:45: Departure from the B&B
- 08:30: Parking at the Observatory of Serra la Nave
- 09:00: The Botanic Garden Nuova Gussonea of the Forestale with Roberto Lo Turco
- 11:00: Rifugio Carpinteri
- 11:30: Monte Nero degli Zappini
- 13:00: Picnic in front of the Observatory of Serra la Nave which is also the location of the first seismic station installed at high elevation on Etna in 1966.
- 14:00 Meeting with astronomer Giuseppe Leto at the Serra La Nave Observatory
- Saturday July 9 (D4) – the active faults of the southeast flank of Etna (from Nicolosi to Aci Trezza, and from Aci Trezza to Giarre) with Francesco Carnemolla and Giorgio De Guidi – See the four stops in Google Maps
- 09:00: Stop 1: Marina di Riposte (Giarre)
- 10:00: Stop 2: The San Leonardello fault
- 11:00: Stop 3: The Timpa of Acireale
- 12:00: Stop 4: The San Gregorio fault
- Sunday July 10 (D5):
- 03:55: departure from Nicolosi
- 04:30: parking at the departure of the trail to Schiena dell’Asino
- 05:35: sunrise on the schiena dell’asino
- 06:00: ascent of the ridge over the valle del Bove to the Cisternazza area (altitude 2700m)
- Monday July 11 (D6) – excursion to the Grotta del Gelo on the north flank of Etna
- 07:45: departure from the B&B
- 08:45: cars parked at Piano Provenzana, then 4WD of INGV and University of Catania
- 08:45-09:45: 4WD (& possibly some walk) from Piano Provenzana to Monte Pizzillo
- 09:45: departure from Monte Pizzilo
- 13:00: Grotta del Gelo
- 16:00: arrival a Grotta dei Lamponi
- 18:00: back at Piano Provenzana
- Tuesday July 12 (D7) – excursion to Syracuse & Valle del Anapo
- 07:45: departure from the B&B
- 09:15: Syracuse (Ortigia)
- Fonte Aretusa – see on map
- Castello Maniace – see on map
- Duomo di Siracusa / Cathedral/Temple of Athena – see on map
- Bibliography
- The Nymph of Arethousa in ancient texts
- Bouffier S., 2019. Arethusa and Kyane, Nymphs and Springs in Syracuse: Between Greece and Sicily, in FUMADÓ ORTEGA, Iván (dir.) ; BOUFFIER, Sophie (dir.) ; et A.ROBINSON, Betsey (dir.). Ancient Waterlands, Aix-en-Provence, 2019, p. 159-181
- Bares Maria Mercedes, 2011. Il Castello Maniace di Siracusa. Stereotomia e tecniche costruttive nell’architettura del Mediterraneo, Siracusa, Siracusa
- 13:30: Natural Reserve of Pantalica, Valle del Anapo – bibliography: Bouvier S. & Wateau F, 2019. The Water Story of Galermi : a syracusain aqueduct in the reconfiguration of its territory. Développement durable et territoires, vol 10, n°3.
- Wednesday July 13 (D8):
- 10:00: Monastery of the Benedettini – Bibliography:
- Nicoletti, F. (ed.), 2015. Catania Antica. Nuove prospettive di ricerca (volume intero) – Ancient Catania. New perspectives of research, Palermo.
- Marini, F., 2011. Il monastero di S. Nicolò l’Arena a Catania. Il lungo cantiere del chiostro cinquecentesco, in Quaderni del Dipartimento Patrimonio Architettonico Urbanistico. Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, p. 79-85.
- 11:45: Castello Ursino – Bibliography:
- Turco, M., 2011. Le collezioni archeologiche nel nuovo Museo Civico di Castello Ursino, in « Catania 1870-1939. Cultura, Memoria, Tutela. » a cura di Irene Donatella Aprile. Palermo, pp 186-193.
- Pafumi, S., 2009. Le antichità del principe di Biscari: scelte e criteri espositivi di un collezionista tra antiquaria e nuova scienza archeologica, in Oggetti, uomini, idee, a cura di G. Giarrizzo e S. Pafumi, Pisa Roma, pp. 87-116.
- 10:00: Monastery of the Benedettini – Bibliography:
- Thursday July 14 (D9):
- 09:00: morning: visit of the Etna park headquarters at Nicolosi with Salvatore Caffo
- then conclusions of the student projects
- afternoon: scientific session at the B&B Nicolosi and conclusion of the course
- departure of four students
- Friday July 15: departure of nine students
- Saturday July 16: departure of Pierre Briole
Students projects
- The Salinelles of Paterno (Julien Jehl, Laura Soueida et Leïla Petit) – General informations – Aquatint of the Salinelles of Paterno made by Jean Pierre Houël (1735-1813)
- Parcourir l’Etna, regards croisés XIXe – XXIe siècles. Quelles expériences vécues de l’Etna, sur le terrain ? (Marvin Ozturc-Bazin and all the group)
Participants
- Pierre Briole, CNRS, ENS-PSL Geosciences (responsible – geosciences) (arrived Tuesday 28 June – departure 16/7 9:45 airport)
- Anca Dan, CNRS, ENS-PSL Sciences de l’Antiquité (responsible – archaeology) (arrival 4/7 9:00 airport – departure 15/07 19:25 airport)
- Simon Bufféral, PhD candidate (arrived Tuesday 28 June – departure ?)
- Lucile Costes, master student (arrived Fryday 1 July – departure 15:7 14:45)
- Arthur Enguehard, PhD candidate (arrival 5/7 – departure 15 or 16/7)
- Nolwen Venisse, master student (arrival 5/7 20:30 airport – departure 24/ 20:30 railway station)
- Stan Danis (arrival 5/7 12:30 airport – departure 15/7 11:35 airport)
- Emile Denise (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 15/7 10:20 railway station)
- Emma Doury (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 14/7 22:25 railway station)
- Zoé Dubois (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 14/7 19:35 railway station)
- Clarisse Dufaux (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 15/7 12:40 railway station)
- Yanis Hemaray (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 14/7 15:35)
- Julien Jehl (arrival 5/7 21:37 railway station – departure 14/7 evening)
- Marvin Ozturk-Bazin (department of history of arts) (arrival 5/7 12:30 airport – departure 15/7 16:00 airport)
- Arlen Parmentier (arrival 5/7 21:37 railway station – departure 14/7 19:35 railway station)
- Leïla Petit (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 15/7 10:20 railway station)
- Anton Planchot (5/7 21:37 railway station – departure 15/7 railway station to Milazzo)
- Alexandra Senina (départment of history) (arrival 5/7 9:00 airport – departure 15/7 15:30 airport)
- Laura Soueidan (arrival 6/7 7:40 railway station – departure 15/7 10:20 railway station)