The exploitation of woodland resources in Late Antique Campania: anthracological remains from two Vesuvius sites. The archeological research in Italy relating to Late Antiquity has solid roots, and it offers notable examples coming from... more
The exploitation of woodland resources in Late Antique Campania: anthracological remains from two Vesuvius sites.
The archeological research in Italy relating to Late Antiquity has solid roots, and it offers notable examples coming from Campania and the other Southern regions of the peninsula. Nevertheless, up to present day only a few sites have seen a systematic use of anthracological investigations. The evidence now made available in Late Antique Campania – focused on the perivolcanic sites buried by the eruption of AD 472 – offers therefore an opportunity to better understand how woodland resources were exploited.
The present contribution takes into consideration the anthrocological evidence from two villas located on the northern side of Vesuvius, one discovered at the site of Starza della Regina (Somma Vesuviana), the other at Masseria De Carolis, near the town of Pollena Trocchia. The aim is to shed light on the exploitation of woodland resources in Late Antique Campania.
The archeological research in Italy relating to Late Antiquity has solid roots, and it offers notable examples coming from Campania and the other Southern regions of the peninsula. Nevertheless, up to present day only a few sites have seen a systematic use of anthracological investigations. The evidence now made available in Late Antique Campania – focused on the perivolcanic sites buried by the eruption of AD 472 – offers therefore an opportunity to better understand how woodland resources were exploited.
The present contribution takes into consideration the anthrocological evidence from two villas located on the northern side of Vesuvius, one discovered at the site of Starza della Regina (Somma Vesuviana), the other at Masseria De Carolis, near the town of Pollena Trocchia. The aim is to shed light on the exploitation of woodland resources in Late Antique Campania.
