Pietrobono, Sabrina (2009) Early Medieval settlements in the Latina Valley (Lazio, Italy): topography, archive research and survey dates (2003-2007). In: The archaeology of early medieval villages in Europe. Documentos de arqueología e historia (1). Universidad del País Vasco, Servicio Editorial, Bilbao, pp. 57-65. ISBN 978-84-9860-303-3
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Abstract
The Latina Valley in Southern Lazio (Italy) was a very important long road between Rome and the South of Italy; it is an area rich in archaeological material with a history of settlement from prehistory to the present. It includes several cases of fortified hill communities that arose in the Middle ages, but little is known about the early history of the period itself in the same area. Sometimes they are situated directly on hilltops that exploit a middle altitude between the low plains and the high mountains, an ideal location for defense, agriculture and the exploitation of water sources. In the full Medieval Age, at the top of some settlements, fortified castle wit towers dominate the cultivated landscape: a network of settlements extends through the region offering defence from external attacks and a possibility of territorial supervision.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Latina Valley, Early medieval settlements, Castra, Aquinum |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History |
| Depositing User: | dr Vincenzo De Luise |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2015 08:19 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2015 03:12 |
| URI: | http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/2908 |
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