Non-destructive Techniques for the Knowledge and Conservation of Abbey-Castle at Santo Stefano, Monopoli (Bari)

In 2013, the University of Bari and the Center for Aerial Photography Laboratory Consortium in Bari, under the scientific direction of Angela Diceglie , launched an interdisciplinary study entitled “The Territorial Context and the Abbey-Castle of St. Ste-phen of Monopoli (BA): Knowledge, Conservation and Development, which aims to ensure the preservation and survival of the site while respecting its identity and uniqueness. The project is divided into a plan of awareness, conservation and development. Knowledge plan has been developing through a campaign of historical-documentary investigations, design and survey efforts, and non-invasive diagnostic tests as termografic analysis and archaeological reconnaissance of the site. We are starting a new research with georadar so we can confirm data of church and the monumental complex. The goals are that we were able to reconstructed major phases of occupation of the site since prehistoric period until modern age; so gaining more insight into the architectural, geometric-dimensional, historical-critical and material-construction aspects of the fortified remnant and the site.