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By means of a topographic approach, the territory has been divided into sample areas, covering different ranges of elevation, in order to deal with archaeological topics related to the mountainous landscape. A systematic archaeological survey has been carried out within the selected sample areas and a targeted survey has been planned to deal with specific topics. The excavation of a key site provides a firm point in the absolute chronology. A Geographic Information System (GIS) has been designed for data processing.
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Forgia, V. (2019). Methods. In: Archaeology of Uplands on a Mediterranean Island. UNIPA Springer Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15220-8_2
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