costal palaeo-landscapes (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Giuseppe Mastronuzzi. Rita Auriemma. Fabrizio Antonioli. Marco Anzidei.

The coastal landscape of Southern Apulia from Monopoli to Tarantois are characterised by gently sloping rocky coasts marked by deep rias and bays alternating with low cliffs. The presence in the past of small villages, landing places, structured harbours or cities are today witnessed along the coastline by archaeological sites both submerged and emerged. The position of quarries, tombs, sewer channels, cisterns, piers, fish tanks and shipwrecks of the Bronze Age, Classical and medieval periods...