Archeologia dei paesaggi a Πανδοσία (S. Maria d’Anglona): una prospettiva dalla chora di Herakleia verso l’eschatià

Abstract

This paper focuses on more recent archaeological research in Pandosia (S. Maria d’Anglona, Basilicata) belonging
to the ancient chora of Herakleia. Pandosia with its strategic position, situated far away from the coastline, marks
the exploitable limits of the Greek chora. The paper emphasizes its important role both for agriculture, forestry and
pastoral activities in marginal areas as well as for the control of local pathways. The hypotheses made are based on
the concept of the distances within which it was possible to perform primary and secondary activities for subsistence
and daily life. The paper also highlights the importance of the outlying lands between the chora and eschatià, for their
economic value and especially for the short and long range livestock exploitation. The chronological timeline of this
work is from the late classical and early Hellenistic period.