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Project

Modelling agrarian and mining settlements in the Punic West Mediterranean. A comparison of rural Sardinia and Andalusia
Code
01CD5122
Duration
03 December 2022 → 02 July 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Economic archaeology
    • Geoarchaeology
    • Landscape archaeology
    • Settlement archaeology
Keywords
Mining Urbanism Topography Punic Architecture Agricultural Landscape archaeology Rural Middle East Southern Europe English Geographic and map based Surveys Field research Antiquity Archaeology
 
Project description
 An urban and topographical study of agricultural and mining settlements during the Punic period. Using state-of-the-art non-invasive techniques (LIDAR survey, geophysical prospection and artifact survey), two Punic settlements are examined: Pani Loriga (Sardinia) Cerro Macareno (Andalusia) with a focus on construction techniques and urban planning. The study aims to extend the knowledge of Phoenician-Punic urbanism to the rural domain.