habitat rupestre.pdf - Società Friulana di Archeologia

R. Bixio, A. De Pascale, M. MainettiTherefore, for every reported site one has at disposal a set ofinformation, among which the location, the typology of the artificialcavities belonging to the site, the relevant bibliography.Beside the basic information useful for the classification of thereported structures, the cards also offer the possibility of puttingin observations on the original function of the recordedhandiwork, on a possible subsequent reuse for different purposesand on its possible use as a dwelling in the XX century.Each card, and therefore each site or structure, is identified byan alpha-numeric code, from which it is possible to deduce itslocation and typology.The data collected until today in the cards allowed to make 3overall maps and 23 detailed ones, which are an integral partof the census of the troglodytic architecture in Mediterraneancountries.TypologiesIn the present state, we are not taking into account all the typologiesof artificial cavities identified and defined by the NationalCommission of Artificial Cavities of the SSI (Cappa,2000; Di Labio ed. 2004). These typologies are internationallyrecognized (UIS - Union Internationale de Speleologie) andhave been used when creating the National Cadastre of ArtificialCavities (Guglia, 2004), subdivided in seven chapters: A- hydraulic works; B - civil settlements; C - cult structures; D- war structures; E - mining works, F - transit routes; G - otherworks. Currently the census has considered only the followingworks excavated in the rock:- rocky (or troglodytic) and semi-rocky dwellings- places of worship (sanctuaries of various type, including reusednatural caves)91volumeRicerca_OK_2012-11-15.indd 91 16/11/2012 15:01:43