Studying Evolving Landscapes: Geomorphology as a Research Tool for
                        Landscape Archaeology

Ferrari, Kevin

doi:10.16995/trac2016_115_132

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“…The archaeological studies supported the interpretation of data and the reconstruction of the paleo-landscape by an integrated methodology that included the historical-topographical analysis of the area (Dall'Aglio, 2000;Renfrew and Bahn, 2016;Ferrari, 2017;Zingaro and Mastronuzzi, 2017;Zingaro et al, 2021).…”

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Construction of a deltaic strandplain during the Roman period in the Tavoliere di Puglia plain and palaeoclimatic implications

De Santis,

Scicchitano,

Scardino

et al. 2023

Front. Earth Sci.

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In response to the accidental exhumation of three ancient trees by farmers, we conducted a multidisciplinary study based on the stratigraphic analysis of boreholes, carbon-14 dating, aerial photo interpretation, and analysis of palaeobotanical and archaeological evidences. We reconstructed the formation and evolution during Roman times of a first “continuous” and then “discontinuous” deltaic strandplain at the mouth of the Carapelle Stream in the Tavoliere di Puglia Plain—the second-largest plain in Italy. Ttwo main phases can be recognised in the evolution of the Carapelle deltaic strandplain: 1) a first phase, lasted until ca. the birth of Christ, was characterised by a regular and continuous construction of sand ridges one leaning against the other; 2) a second phase, lasted more or less from the birth of Christ to the termination of the construction of the deltaic strandplain, was characterised by the discontinuous construction of sand ridges/coastal barriers with the isolation of lagoons/ponds, and by evidences of alluvial events. The most probable climatic–environmental scenario to have formed the Roman-period deltaic strandplain implied that: 1) the first phase was triggered by a higher total amount of precipitations, but with less extreme alluvial events; 2) the second phase was triggered by a total amount of precipitation lower than the previous period, but with higher occurrence of extreme alluvial events and/or by extreme alluvial events separated by longer period of low precipitations. This second phase was enhanced by the opening of vegetation. The passage between the first and second phase of the Carapelle deltaic strandplain coincides with the passage from overall negative NAO index to an overall positive NAO index.

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Section: Archaeological Studiesmentioning

confidence: 89%

Construction of a deltaic strandplain during the Roman period in the Tavoliere di Puglia plain and palaeoclimatic implications

De Santis,

Scicchitano,

Scardino

et al. 2023

Front. Earth Sci.

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“…Indeed, the availability of various data is useful in all phases of archaeological studies, from the preliminary analysis of sites to planning field surveys, from the detection of archaeological evidence to the interpretation of discovery contexts, and from the monitoring to the preservation of cultural heritage [1][2][3][4][5][6]. In this wide framework of archaeological investigations, the analysis of the evolution of the landforms (i.e., geomorphology) plays a very important role to better understand: (a) the relationship between environment and human activities over time, (b) the unfolding of historical events, (c) the interrelation of surface-occurring phenomena and the surficial distribution of archaeological data, and (d) the natural and anthropogenic processes that affect heritage assets [7][8][9][10][11]. As demonstrated in the literature, all these fields of research, in which the contribution of geomorphology is indispensable, are closely interconnected: the preservation of cultural heritage requires the examination of past events and the reconstruction of the interaction of nature and human actions involved in the archaeological evidence [7,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Contribution of the Sediment Flow Connectivity Index (SfCI) in Landscape Archaeology Investigations: Test Case of a New Interdisciplinary Approach

Zingaro,

Scicchitano,

Palmentola

et al. 2023

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The integration of geomorphological analysis in archaeological investigations is essential to describe physical geography and land morphology in order to understand the relationship between the environment and human activities. Recently, the sediment flow connectivity index (SfCI) has been demonstrated to be a powerful geomorphic indicator for defining the most sensitive areas to geomorphological modifications in a catchment. This work presents the experimental application of the SfCI for a landscape archaeological analysis in order to assess the contribution of the index to potentially recognize, monitor, and interpret the historical evidence in the evaluation of landscape evolution. The investigation was performed in the basin of Lama Camaggi in the Apulia region (southern Italy), characterized by precious archaeological evidence found on the surface during field surveys in the years 2001–2002 and 2012–2013. The results show (1) the correlation between high-sediment-connectivity areas and areas with high densities of archaeological sites, and (2) the capacity of the SfCI to identify surface processes that may potentially affect the readability of the archaeological records to support data interpretation. These results confirm the advantage of applying an interdisciplinary approach in archaeology and opens innovative research scenarios.

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Studying Evolving Landscapes: Geomorphology as a Research Tool for Landscape Archaeology

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

Construction of a deltaic strandplain during the Roman period in the Tavoliere di Puglia plain and palaeoclimatic implications

Construction of a deltaic strandplain during the Roman period in the Tavoliere di Puglia plain and palaeoclimatic implications

Contribution of the Sediment Flow Connectivity Index (SfCI) in Landscape Archaeology Investigations: Test Case of a New Interdisciplinary Approach

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