Geomorphological and Pedo-Stratigraphical Approach as a Tool for Understanding the Archaeological Landscapes and Environments: The Case-Study of the Ancient Laos Territory

Abstract

International audienceThe preliminary results of the «Landscape archaeology in the territory of ancient Laos» project, run by the Superintendency of Calabria, the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the Centre Jean Bérard in Naples (USR 3133 CNRS– École Française de Rome) and the Department of Heritage Science of University of Salerno, are discussed. The aims of the project, started in the 2009 and still in progress, are the understanding of the dynamics, the times and the forms of the landscape changes in relation to the ancient coastal territories of the northern Calabria (southern Italy), between the Scalea and Cirella promontories, and in particular the strip of territory comprising between the Lao river and the Abatemarco stream