The Upper Simeto Valley Project : an interim report on the first season.

摘要: This paper introduces a new survey project, located on the north-west flank of Etna, and presents preliminary results first season fieldwork (2006). The project research area includes territories comuni Bronte, Maletto Maniace (Catania) in upper valley river Simeto. Many individual archaeological sites features have been identified this past, but there has no systematic coverage. The long-term aim is to investigate transformation human physical landscapes upland from prehistory modern times. But contrast many approaches Sicily which conceived cultural change terms series external conquests, aims use settlement material culture assess changing 'inside out'.