Conoscere e comprendere il territorio: ricerche archeologiche e topografiche tra Reggio Calabria e Motta San Giovanni

This thesis is the result of four years of researchs and describes the area between Reggio Calabria and Motta San Giovanni from prehistory to the present day through the study of material and documentary sources. This territory is located on the Strait of Messina and covers an area of approximately 40 km2from the coast to the Aspromonte mountains. This land plays a role of particular interest in the history of settlements, productions and trades of southern Calabria. Rich in necropolis, castles, churches, ports, quarries and mines, this area is a privileged place for the archaeological and historical study and to understand both the relationship between settlements and natural resources that the transformations of the Calabrian landscape during the centuries.