Nuovi scavi nell’abitato del Timpone della Motta di Francavilla Marittima (CS): risultati preliminari della campagna 2017

This paper reports the results obtained in the excavations carried out in 2017 by the University of Calabria in the settlement of Timpone della Motta in Francavilla Marittima (CS). Many artifacts and structures from the Archaic period have been discovered on plateau II. The research shows the organization of settlements on different terraced areas where the structures are closely packed. The findings cover a chronological period from the ninth century BC to the fourth century BC