id
	13284
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/13284
Resource template
	Conference Paper
Resource class
	fabio:ConferencePaper
Title
	Evaluating post-Roman resilience in Tuscan landscapes (5th-8th c. CE): settlement dynamics and `land use heritage´
Creator
	Bertoldi, Stefano
	Castrorao Barba, Angelo
Date
	2021
Language
	eng
Rights
	openAccess
Abstract
	The aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence of previous settlement occupations and land use exploitation on site location preference between during the post-Roman period (5th - 8th c. CE). In order to approach this topic in a quantitative and spatial perspective will be tested a methodology already developed for modelling the so-called "land use heritage maps" (Nuninger et al 2016a; 2016b). As case studies have been chosen two inland areas of the territory of Siena (Tuscany, Central Italy), both far from main cities. However, the two rural areas are characterized by diversified  dynamics as regards Romanization and de-Romanization patterns. The Orcia Valley is an area where the presence of Roman settlement system (farms, villas and villages) was very impacting on  the landscape, especially due to the land suitability for agriculture and the close relationship with rivers, streams and road network. During the Early Middle Ages, the Orcia Valley was crossed by  the Francigena road and so it continued to have a high degree of connectivity. The second case study area, The Merse Valley, was characterized by a lower process of Romanization, due to its marginality from the main road system and the absence of suitable agricultural resources. The application of GIS-based spatial analysis to calculate "heritage maps" and its relationships with post-Roman settlement locations will provide new insights for evaluating different patterns of continuity, change and resilience in Late Antique and Early Medieval landscapes.
Is Part Of
	Landscape Archaeology Conference 2020+1 “virtually together” (Madrid 2021)
Short title
	Evaluating post-Roman resilience in Tuscan landscapes (5th-8th c. CE)
Uri
	https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/245655
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/D6PZGZBD/item-list

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