Geoarchaeology of the Cornia river coastal plain (Piombino, southern Tuscany, Italy)

This paper presents a 1:20,000 scale Geoarchaeological map of the Cornia river coastal plain in southern Tuscany. The Geoarchaeological map integrates a comprehensive dataset of geomorphological and archaeological features. The spatial relationships between landforms and archaeological records show that the settlement pattern from the VII century BC to the V century AD was mostly influenced by the presence of several depositional landforms which formed before the period under consideration. Integrating the outputs of geomorphological and topographical analyses with archaeological databases is also helpful for land planning, especially in areas where present-day anthropic exploitation needs predictive and valid tools to assess the archaeological hazard.本文呈现了托斯卡纳南部科尔尼亚河沿岸平原的1:20000比例尺地质考古学（Geoarchaeological）地图。该地质考古学地图整合了一套涵盖地貌与考古遗存特征的完整数据集。通过分析地貌与考古遗存记录之间的空间关联可知，公元前7世纪至公元5世纪的聚落分布格局，主要受研究时段之前形成的多类沉积地貌的影响。将地貌与地形分析结果整合至考古数据库，同样有助于土地规划工作，尤其在当前人类开发活动亟需具备预测性与可靠性的工具以评估考古遗存风险的区域。