Nuovi dati dalla ricerca archeologica per la ricostruzione del paesaggio storico delle Colline Metallifere massetane

In this paper the research team of the University of Siena (Medieval Archaeology section), together with the Superintendency for Tuscany, will present new data collected on the area of the Colline Metallifere through recent archaeological researches. The chronological research focus is on early and late medieval landscapes, reconstructed through ongoing extensive excavations as well as through archaeological surveys. The project proposes a reconstruction of the medieval historical landscape, with a specific indepth on the exploitation of important local natural resources, particularly silver ores, and their influence on economical policy and settlement patterns.