Mountain Environment and Landscape in prehistoric Sicily: The Madonie region (Palermo, Italy)
- Authors: Forgia, V
- Publication year: 2008
- Type: Proceedings
- Key words: Madonie, GIS, Settlement, Raw materials, Geomorphology
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/46642
Abstract
The present paper would like to show a research project still in progress, presenting the first preliminary archaeological data. The aim of the Madonie project is to analyse mobility strategies and the use of a mountain territory by prehistoric and historic age population, relating geomorphological features, raw material sources and landscape to settlements. In this occurence we are going to discuss about the prehistoric periods.