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Project DescriptionIn the context of the excavation project at the S. Pietro Abbey in Crapolla, University Federico II of Naples organized a survey campaign focused on the study of the surrounding territory. The survey covered the coastal stretch between the Crapolla and Portiglione fiord, and the area between Crapolla and the Torca urban core. The organization of the survey activities was not simple because of the zone morphology: a coastal fragment made of steep slopes reaching out to the sea. Therefore, some areas were, for security reasons, totally or partially inaccessible. ............................................................................................................................. FERRARA B., RUSSO E., 2020. CRAPOLLA SURVEY [data-set]. Fasti Online Survey [distributor]. Permalink: http://www.fastionline.org/survey/site/AIAC_452

OtherThe survey was realized using a systematic investigation method, site-based. In order to organize the survey activities, the research area was divided into 8 Surface Units, irregular in shape, individually recorded. The division was realized on the base of the territory morphology, differentiating the areas with different altitude. The coastal stretch between the Crapolla and Portiglione fiord, morphologically regular, was however divided into 4 Units, in order to facilitate the activities planning and recording. Surface Units were investigated intensively, taking a distance of 5 meters between the members of the survey team. Artefacts were full collected, within the limits of visibility. Particular concentration of artefacts (density 1-3 for m²) were identified as Topographic Units (UT), recorded by GPS system and specific filing.

OtherResearch Director: Bianca Ferrara; Field Director: Elena Russo; Other Team Members: Teresa Laudonia
Primary QuestionsThe project was finalized to the knowledge of the territorial context surrounding the S. Pietro Abbey, in a wide chronological frame, going from the roman occupation, suggested by the presence of tanks in the low part of the fiord, to the medieval period.

Funding InstitutionMinistero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali; comune di Massa Lubrense

Archaeological Survey