A Stratified Route Network in a Stratified Landscape. The Region of Enna (Central Sicily) from the Bronze Age to the 19 th c. AD.

Open Archaeology

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Carlo Citter¹  Giuseppe Maria Amato²  Valentina Di Natale¹  Andrea Patacchini¹ 

[1] Department of History and Cultural Heritage, University of Siena;Independent researcher

关键词: resilience;    routes;    landscape;    least cost path;   

DOI  :  10.1515/opar-2017-0020

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

This paper focuses on the region of Enna in central Sicily. Its peculiar environmental setting is a key feature, with a central mountain surrounded by gentle, fertile lowlands. Our key question is to understand the regional route network in its historical process of “transformission”, a concept proposed by French archaeogeographers (see Chouquer, Watteaux 2013). It considers traces on the landscape at different scales, as ever-changing features influenced by both natural and human inputs. We chose a sample area of 566 sq-km in the very centre of the island and we evaluated geographical constraints on mobility. This raises new questions about the relationship between routes, settlements, and the environment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY