In the locality of La Favorita, close to the town of Reggio Emilia, the location of new residential area was coincident with an archaeological site, consisting of a terramara (Bronze Age site). As the site was recorded in the archaeological literature the area was subjected to law protection. Before to allow the planning permission and to proceed with edification of buildings, an assessment of the shape, of the extension and of the state of preservation of the site was required by the State Archaeological Service (Soprintendenza Archeologica).
A geoarcheological investigation has been undertaken : the photogeological record has been integrated with DTM (Digital Terrain Model) made trough differential GPS. A convenient frame of stratigraphie soundings integrated the surface survey. The boundaries of the terramara has been identified. In the DTM the site is indicated by a low relief whose central part, slightly depressed, corresponds to the XDCth century quarry, which exploited the archaeological stratification. The test pits put in evidence that the ditch surrounding the site is perfectly preserved and some roman age archaeological stratification survived on the top of the Bronze Age site.
On the base of the results of the geoarchaeological investigation, the edification plan has been changed in order to protect the archeological evidence and to emphasize the shape of the Bronze Age village.
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