Waterscapes Archaeology

Contents

Introduction – A. Bivolaru, D. Cottica, C. Morhange

Waterscapes: long term human-environment interactions in the lagoons from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea – A. Bivolaru

Archaeological evidence for the socio-economical interdependency of coast and hinterland based on the discovery of new prehistoric sites on the Persian Gulf’s northern coasts – E. Rashidian, A. Moghaddam

Diachronic Human-Wetland Interactions on the Salpi Lagoon (Apulia, Italy): From the Daunian Period to the Early Middle Ages, G. Fiorentino, R. Goffredo – I. Mazzini, D. Susini

Liminal historical landscapes in southern Tuscany: a multidisciplinary approach for a new narrative – L. Dallai, V. Volpi, G. Poggi

Historical landscape analysis on marshlands of the Bay of Cádiz. A non-invasive theoretical approach and experimental experience – E. Aragón Núñez, I. Rondán Sevilla, L. Lagóstena Barrios

Landscape evolution in the Venetian lagoon reconstructed through archaeobotanical analyses – S. Marvelli, M. Marchesini

Coastal lagoons, shifting environments, and control of natural resources – A. Marzano

About the Author

Alexandra Bivolaru is a geoarchaeologist and Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Ca’Foscari University of Venice. With a PhD in Archaeology, she specializes in the diachronic study of human-environment interactions in riverine and coastal environments, conducting research across the Western Black Sea, Northern Adriatic, and Western Mediterranean.

Christophe Morhange is Professor of Physical Geography at Aix-Marseille University and Director of the Archaeosciences Chair at EPHE-PSL-AOROC. A leading expert in geoarchaeology, his research focuses on ancient harbors across diverse historical periods and geographical regions around the Mediterranean.

Daniela Cottica is Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, specializing in the archaeology of production and consumption, including marine resource exploitation and archaeometric pottery analysis. She is the scientific director of the excavation and research project Aquileia porto romano: sponda orientale and co-director of the research project Vivere d’Acqua Archeologie fra Lio Piccolo e Altinum.