The archaeological project on the Piuro area has been active since 2015/16. The study has two main objectives: a) highlight the complexity of the socio-settlement and environmental dynamics affecting the Alpine valleys; b) deepen the well-known event of the landslide (1618), which represented a dramatic moment, but certainly central in the history and evolution of the valley. It is an activity included in a Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) with the Cà Foscari University of Venice as the lead partner (prof. S. Gelichi), and one of the local units is the University of Verona. The project is called Food and Stones and aims to study the commercial and economic networks in the early Middle Ages between the Alps and the Adriatic. The Piuro Project is also involved in the AMALPI Project, Interreg-Italy Switzerland for the study of large Alpine landslides. The village, overwhelmed by a massive landslide in 1618, is one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Alps. Meters of landslide covered the ruins of buildings and areas of the village. Archaeologists have brought to light the remains of various buildings in the Mot del Castel area. In this area, the investigation of which began in 2018, the archaeologists were able to observe how at the time of the landslide part of the medieval buildings had already been abandoned and the area must have been mainly composed of open spaces and gardens. The town, destroyed by the disaster, had already changed its appearance compared to the medieval period. Part of the research group also worked on the quarries and soapstone extraction areas, attempting to reconstruct the complex dimension of the landscape linked to this activity. The importance of soapstone in medieval trade is emerging with ever greater force in the field of scientific research and for this reason a part of the research group is working on this specific theme with archaeometric investigations on the materials. The case of Piuro and Val Bregaglia is in fact an important reference for understanding the production and distribution of soapstone throughout this area, a material that was widely circulated at that time.
MONTAGNA, SISTEMI E DINAMICHE TRA LA VALLE E ALTE QUOTE: SCAVI E RICERCHE PRESSO IL SITO DI PIURO (SO)
fabio saggioro
2023-01-01
Abstract
The archaeological project on the Piuro area has been active since 2015/16. The study has two main objectives: a) highlight the complexity of the socio-settlement and environmental dynamics affecting the Alpine valleys; b) deepen the well-known event of the landslide (1618), which represented a dramatic moment, but certainly central in the history and evolution of the valley. It is an activity included in a Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) with the Cà Foscari University of Venice as the lead partner (prof. S. Gelichi), and one of the local units is the University of Verona. The project is called Food and Stones and aims to study the commercial and economic networks in the early Middle Ages between the Alps and the Adriatic. The Piuro Project is also involved in the AMALPI Project, Interreg-Italy Switzerland for the study of large Alpine landslides. The village, overwhelmed by a massive landslide in 1618, is one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Alps. Meters of landslide covered the ruins of buildings and areas of the village. Archaeologists have brought to light the remains of various buildings in the Mot del Castel area. In this area, the investigation of which began in 2018, the archaeologists were able to observe how at the time of the landslide part of the medieval buildings had already been abandoned and the area must have been mainly composed of open spaces and gardens. The town, destroyed by the disaster, had already changed its appearance compared to the medieval period. Part of the research group also worked on the quarries and soapstone extraction areas, attempting to reconstruct the complex dimension of the landscape linked to this activity. The importance of soapstone in medieval trade is emerging with ever greater force in the field of scientific research and for this reason a part of the research group is working on this specific theme with archaeometric investigations on the materials. The case of Piuro and Val Bregaglia is in fact an important reference for understanding the production and distribution of soapstone throughout this area, a material that was widely circulated at that time.
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