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Excavation

  • Acquarica di Lecce – Pozzo Seccato
  • Vernole
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  • Italy
  • Apulia
  • Provincia di Lecce
  • Vernole

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Periods

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Season

    • The investigation undertaken on the site of the Messapian-Roman settlement of Pozzo Seccato uncovered a residential complex consisting of a large square building. The foundations were constructed of large, very regular blocks of local limestone and the wal... Read More
    • In 2007 the tenth excavation campaign was undertaken at Acquarica di Lecce, locality of Pozzo Seccato, the site of an important Messapian fortified settlement. Excavations mainly concentrated on the northern side of the great fortification constituted by a... Read More
    • As part of the work for the creation of the Ecomuseo dei Paesaggi di Pietra di Acquarica di Lecce (project approved by MiBAC), an intense campaign of excavation and reconstruction was undertaken in the locality of Pozzo Seccato on the Messapian-Roman settl... Read More
    • The modern asphalt road crossing the settlement was dismantled and thus it was possible to excavate the underlying structures. A new beaten earth road was constructed, which passing outside the Messapian fortifications provides a better view of them. Excav... Read More
    • With the completion of work relating to the creation of the Ecomuseo dei Paesaggi di Pietra di Acquarica di Lecce an excavation campaign was undertaken on the Messapian-Roman settlement in the locality of Pozzo Seccato at Acquarica di Lecce, Vernole (LE)... Read More
    • Sabato 11 dicembre 2010, alla presenza di Angela Barbanente (Assessore all’Assetto del Territorio della Regione Puglia) e di Teresa Cinquantaquattro (ex Soprintendente per i Beni Archeologici della Puglia) è stato ufficialmente inaugurato l’Ecomuseo dei Pa... Read More
    • These excavations concentrated on the area to the west of Building D. The archaeological levels were uncovered, in particular the beaten earth floor level (US 1212) adjacent to the west side of building D (interpreted as a tower) was cleaned off and extend... Read More
    • Excavations took place in the locality of Pozzo Seccato where research undertaken from 1997 onwards by the University of Salento has revealed the presence of a fortified farm. The structure, built in the late 4th century B.C., had a quadrangular plan (72 x... Read More
  • 900 BC
  • 300 BC
  • 50 AD