An archaeological and morpho-stratigraphic study of Pleistocene and Holocene deposits cropping out along the coast of Trani (Adriatic coast of Apulia, southern Italy) has been recently carried out, when Trani City Council started with works aimed at protecting its eastern coastal cliff by building hard structures such as revetments. Two distinct archaeological phases of occupation of the area have been recognised, clearly separated by paleosols, and dated respectably to the Middle Neolithic (Serra d’Alto facies) and to the Early Bronze Age periods. Palaeonvinonmental analysis show in particular that the actual coastal Middle Neolithic structure (only 2 m in elevation) was originally located on flat surfaces, close to a fluvial incision, at about 10 m in elevation, sloping down towards the Adriatic sea
La serie stratigrafica della falesia del litorale di levante di Trani (BAT) per la ricostruzione delle dinamiche di trasformazione e insediamento della costa adriatica pugliese
Radina Francesca;Muntoni Italo Maria;Caldara Massimo
2017-01-01
Abstract
An archaeological and morpho-stratigraphic study of Pleistocene and Holocene deposits cropping out along the coast of Trani (Adriatic coast of Apulia, southern Italy) has been recently carried out, when Trani City Council started with works aimed at protecting its eastern coastal cliff by building hard structures such as revetments. Two distinct archaeological phases of occupation of the area have been recognised, clearly separated by paleosols, and dated respectably to the Middle Neolithic (Serra d’Alto facies) and to the Early Bronze Age periods. Palaeonvinonmental analysis show in particular that the actual coastal Middle Neolithic structure (only 2 m in elevation) was originally located on flat surfaces, close to a fluvial incision, at about 10 m in elevation, sloping down towards the Adriatic seaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
