Il contesto pluristratificato di Torre Cintola a Monopoli (BA): dall’approdo lungo la via Appia-Traiana alla torre costiera fortificata
[EN] The coast of Monopoli is affected by a complex system of creeks used since ancient times as landings that connected, through the road network and the system of karst blades, the coast with the interior. Near the docks will develop from the sixteenth century a large and articulated system of for...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | italiano |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/208887 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/208887 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Torre Cintola Via Appia – Traiana, Italia Approdo, Italia Relitto, Italia |
| Sumario: | [EN] The coast of Monopoli is affected by a complex system of creeks used since ancient times as landings that connected, through the road network and the system of karst blades, the coast with the interior. Near the docks will develop from the sixteenth century a large and articulated system of fortified towers, functional to the defense of the hinterland.The context of Torre Cintola has been the subject of action by the ABAP Superintendence of the Metropolitan City of Bari, with a global approach (archaeological, monumental, environmental) aimed at protecting and enhancing a system of settlement of the coastal rural landscape, with a view to safeguarding the "identity" characteristics of the territory and the communities that have inhabited it over time. Recovery, restoration and enhancement of the tower were carried out by the Superintendence in 1995 and the Municipality of Monopoli in 2021; archaeological investigations carried out in the areas outside the tower and non-destructive diagnostic (georadar and georeferenced relief laser 3D scanner and GPS) also allowed to clarify the articulation and type. Just to the north of Torre Cintola are documented some ancient road sections, attributed to the Via Appia Traiana, whose strategic function, compared to the road networks that developed from the coast inland, has been confirmed by archaeological investigations carried out in the inlet adjacent to the tower, which was to represent a landing place for small and medium boats. On the seabed is preserved part of the keel and the wooden planking of a wreck, some areas of clay fragments and dead lithic bodies, while on the cliff have been identified numerous mooring bollards, made directly carving and shaping the rock bank and, in the northern part of the coast, a series of salt pans on the rocks with canalizations for the outflow of sea water. |
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