If the landscape preserves the traces of human activities of the past, the way social groups have interacted in the environment is always profoundly influenced by strategies of space appropriation and adaptation. These strategies are conditioned not only by geomorphology but also by aspects related to cultural beliefs and practices within groups that redefine and negotiate interests, powers, and limits. Ancient productive technologies, analyzed through the archaeological records, not only impact the reconstruction of ancient landscapes but could also reveal their impact on the dynamics of space appropriation and adaptation, thus allowing a better understanding of the way human agents managed space, controlled resources, built networks in the broader interconnected context of the Roman empire.
Limina, V. (2023). Legitimating Landscapes through technological transfer: what Roman impact on Northern Etruria? Ichotec Annual Conference, Tallin and Tartu. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/240949