Seminario “Linking environmental archaeology and historical ecology”, online, 5 maggio 2026

Il giorno martedì 5 maggio si terrà in modalità telematica il seminario “Linking environmental archaeology and historical ecology: experiences from the NW Italian mountain” tenuto da Roberta Cevasco, docente di geografia presso l’Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo. 

L’incontro costituisce il secondo appuntamento del ciclo di seminari del Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP) 2025-2026 dell’ICAC.
Per partecipare  https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/346041582658318?p=XWtLvaWulmYAjFtPAK
  Meeting ID: 363 675 634 702 37/Password: s3Nb797X

The approach of historical ecology, in conjunction with the tools of environmental archaeology, shows significant potential in the field of managing mountainous rural landscapes, their biodiversity, and other so‑called “ecosystem services.” It allows, in fact, for a different reading of traces and sources aimed at a contextual reconstruction of the agro‑silvo‑pastoral practices through which mountain environmental systems were managed prior to the major post–World War II rural exodus.
A case study from the Ligurian–Emilian Apennines (north‑western Italy), focused on Turkey oak wooded pastures, will illustrate the interpretation of multiple sources at the site and slope scales in order to reconstruct post‑medieval environmental changes, and will provide some insights for reflecting on the effects of abandonment at different observational scales