Geo-environmental changes and historical events in the area of the Greek archaeological site of Selinunte (Western Sicily, Italy)

Autor: Margherita Bufalini, Domenico Aringoli, Petros Didaskalou, Marco Materazzi, Fabio Pallotta, Gilberto Pambianchi, Pietro Paolo Pierantoni
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Caminhos da História, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 70-95 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-0875
1517-3771
14026988
DOI: 10.46551/issn.2317-0875v27n1p.70-95
Popis: Detailed geomorphological and geo-archaeological surveys were carried out in this study at the Greek archaeological site of Selinunte to reconstruct the landscape evolution that occurred before and during the anthropization of the site and to verify the possible correlations between geo-environmental changes and human events that characterized almost four centuries of the history of the city. By using a multidisciplinary approach and different survey techniques, this study testified the role played by climate, geomorphological setting and georesources in conditioning the development of the city and the close relationship sometimes observed between the historical events and natural processes. This included the controversial and never discovered hydraulic work of Empedocles who, according to textual sources, in 444 BC, resolved a public health problem linked to the presence of marshy areas.
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