Carta archeologica di Vaste – territorio comunale di Poggiardo (Puglia meridionale), BAR I.S. 2939

The archaeological map of the municipal territory of Poggiardo has the objective of beeing a compendium of the researches conducted in the last thirty years in by University of Salento in cooperation with italian and foreigners research institutions. The aim of this project includes the recovery, the analysis and the enhancement of the previous data and an update of the more recent discoveries; all of these have been collected and shown in graphic and cartographic form, so that we can outline a diachronic cognitive picture of the ancient settlement and of its surrounding territory. This study has been thought of as to be useful not only for scholars, but also to support the local municipality governors when establishing the guidelines for urban growth and the development of its territory, taking into consideration the preservation of the Cultural Heritage and including the environment and the landscape. The publication has been developed within the Laboratory of Classical Archaeology (Department of Cultural Heritage - Università del Salento). It includes seven chapters and more than 150 pictures.