Il contributo del rilievo aerofotogrammetrico da drone in casi di studio aquilani

This study highlights the methodologies, problems and results of the use of aerial photogrammetric mapping from drones through the characterization of some selected archaeological sites in the Aquilan territory. These examples are the paleo-Christian and High Medieval cathedral of Amiternum, the multiphase site of Piana and Colle San Marco in Castel del Monte and the archaeological site of the Baullo plateau in Gagliano Aterno. In the first site, the drone mapping has pointed out the structures discovered during the archaeological excavation as well as the surrounding habitation area of the Roman imperial period, including the connected road network and public and private structures (temples, forum, domus, insulae) that were hidden beneath the ground. In the second site, the buried tracks of structures from the Roman pagus and thermal or Christian worship complexes stand out particularly. Finally, the third site revealed the structures of Santa Scolastica monastery complex and a possible Norman castle.