Geoarchaeology and geomorphology of the Metaponto area, Ionian coastal belt, Italy
Gioia D, Bavusi M, Di Leo P, Giammatteo T, Schiattarella M
GIS Geography gis archaeological site distribution Landform settlement rules Geoarchaeology Archaeological site distribution Planning and Development Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) landform geoarchaeology
A 1:28,000-scale geoarchaeological map has been prepared for a large sector of the Ionian coastal belt of the Basilicata region, southern Italy, in order to investigate the relationships between the spatial distribution of archaeological sites of Greek settlement of Metapontum and the main landforms of this sector of the Bradano Foredeep. Archaeological investigation consists of an examination and a re-organisation of published data and new field surveys, which has allowed us to infer the relationships between landform elements and spatial distribution of about 1400 archaeological remnants of the Greek colony of Metapontum. Our results highlight a non-random distribution of the archaeological evidence and the strong influence of geomorphological features and processes on the settlement pattern.
Source: JOURNAL OF MAPS, vol. 16 (issue 2), pp. 117-125
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@article{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:412923,
title = {Geoarchaeology and geomorphology of the Metaponto area, Ionian coastal belt, Italy},
author = {Gioia D and Bavusi M and Di Leo P and Giammatteo T and Schiattarella M},
doi = {10.1080/17445647.2019.1701575 and 10.6084/m9.figshare.11358632 and 10.6084/m9.figshare.11358632.v1},
year = {2020}
}