Between 1900 and 1914 Giacomo Boni and the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma exposed and excavated the church complex of S Maria Antiqua, which was partially abandoned in the 9th century and later completely buried. In 1902, Gordon Rushforth, first Director of the British School at Rome, published one of the earliest definitive papers on the site. In 2000, these two organisations organised the Conference ‘Santa Maria Antiqua al Foro Romano cento anni dopo’ to mark the centenary of the exposure of the site. In 2013, they are again sponsoring jointly…
