ABSTRACT

The map is aimed at illustrating the relationships between landscape evolution and human occupation in the Isernia basin since the Middle Pleistocene. We carried out a detail scale geological–geomorphological investigation integrated with archaeological data. Overall data suggest enhanced landscape modification related to the long-term evolution of the Isernia basin. Moreover, during the Middle Pleistocene an alluvial plain environment was present, as testified also by the famous Lower Palaeolithic site of Isernia La Pineta dated to ca. 600 ky. From 600 ky onwards, extensional tectonics and related valley incision reshaped the Isernia basin, with the formation of terraced surfaces and the deposition of a travertine plateau. Archaeological findings from the Lower Palaeolithic up to the Chalcolithic Age testify to pre- and protohistoric settlements on these surfaces. In historical times, Romans settled on the Isernia terrace ridge taking advantage of the outcropping travertines to support wall foundations and to extract construction material.

摘要

该地图旨在说明中更新世以来伊塞尔尼亚盆地景观演变与人类占领之间的关系。我们结合了考古数据进行了详细的地质-地貌调查。总体数据表明，与伊塞尔尼亚盆地的长期演化有关的景观改造得到了加强。此外，在中更新世期间存在一个冲积平原环境，Isernia La Pineta的著名的下古旧石器遗址也可以证明这一点，该遗址的历史可追溯到约公元前约2。600 ky。从600 ky起，伸展构造和相关的山谷切口重塑了伊塞尔尼亚盆地，形成了阶地表面和钙华高原的沉积。从旧石器时代下至直到石器时代的考古发现证明了这些表面上的史前和原史时期的定居点。在历史时期，罗马人利用露水钙华在伊塞尔尼亚阶地山脊上定居，以支撑墙基础和提取建筑材料。