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The Vie Cave Geomorphological Site in Southern Tuscany (Italy): Problems of Decay and Conservation

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  • Elena Pecchioni

    (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50121, Italy)

  • Alba Patrizia Santo

    (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50121, Italy)

  • Leonardo Piccini

    (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50121, Italy)

  • Luciano Di Fazio

    (Botanic Garden, Natural History Museum, Florence 50121, Italy)

  • Fabio Fratini

    (CNR-ICVBC, Florence 50019, Italy)

  • Pasquino Pallecchi

    (Supervision for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany, Laboratory of Analyses, Florence 50143, Italy)

  • Riccardo Trevisan

    (Geologist Freelancer, FR s.r.l., Florence 50129, Italy)

  • Carlo Alberto Garzonio

    (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50121, Italy)

Abstract

The Vie Cave are a suggestive network of roads deeply entrenched in the rock, dating back to the Etruscan civilization; these ancient roads connect various settlements and necropolises existing mainly in the area of Sovana, Sorano and Pitigliano towns (Southern Tuscany, Italy). The Vie Cave are located in a peculiar geomorphological site, characterized by the presence of extensive pyroclastic deposits, which have been incised by a parallel network of deep gorges. In this paper, the geomorphological, geological and lithological setting of the Vie Cave area, where several Etruscan archaeological sites are found, are described. The precarious stability of the Vie Cave walls and the several archaeological structures carved into them, the high grade of decay shown by the constituent materials, together with the dense vegetation that has developed over the rocky scarps, are taken into account with the aim to provide a complete assessment of the conditions in which the site lies. Finally, we propose some targeted actions related to the preservation of this territory, showing so distinctive morphology, in order to protect the area from further decay to which it would be subjected if it remained abandoned.

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  • Elena Pecchioni & Alba Patrizia Santo & Leonardo Piccini & Luciano Di Fazio & Fabio Fratini & Pasquino Pallecchi & Riccardo Trevisan & Carlo Alberto Garzonio, 2015. "The Vie Cave Geomorphological Site in Southern Tuscany (Italy): Problems of Decay and Conservation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:6:p:7530-7547:d:51005
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    1. Pierluigi De Berardinis & Marianna Rotilio & Luisa Capannolo, 2017. "Energy and Sustainable Strategies in the Renovation of Existing Buildings: An Italian Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-20, August.

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