Abstract

The town of Lecce located in the southern part of the Apulia region of Italy, contains the remains of an ancientsettlement in the city centre. One of the most important buildings in the town is the Duomo and its crypt. The cryptis found beneath the Duomo and was used as a burial place from the first century AD until the nineteenth century.The area around the crypt is highly urbanized today, but was the locus of social and political life over the centuriesfor people of different cultures who inhabited the area, starting from the eighth century BC. Therefore this area containsstratigraphically complex layers of buildings and other remains, which can help us understand the usage of this area ofthe town over many centuries. A ground-penetrating radar survey was performed at the crypt, the data of which werevisualized in three-dimensions using a standard amplitude slice technique as well the construction of isosurfaceimages of amplitudes. These images reveal the position of architectural features whose shape, size and burial depthsuggest they are Roman and earlier in age. The features mapped are superimposed tombs, which indicates that thisarea was used for the same purpose over many centuries and demonstrates a long continuity of similar burialpractices at this sacred place.

Autore Pugliese

• Leucci Giovanni

Tutti gli autori

• Cataldo R.; D'Agostino D.; Leucci G.;

Titolo volume/Rivista

Archaeological prospection

Anno di pubblicazione

2012

ISSN

1099-0763

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