Velia. Fenomeni alluvionali e trasformazioni dell’abitato

The Southern Quarter of Velia represents a particularly stimulating case-study concerning the relationship between settlement and environment. The lower city, indeed, is affected, especially in the Imperial age, by a series of alluvial floods, that gradually modify the inhabited area layout, determining the walking surfaces aggradation and various rearrangement buildings interventions. Recent research data offers the first elements to discuss the impact of these events on the community and its resilience capacity. The ceramic assemblage from the sampled area returned data for the formation processes interpretation and chronological reconstruction of the context. The different approaches (quantitative, qualitative, chronological and spatial analysis) allowed to recognize the impact of the alluvial events on the stratigraphical sequence. The chrono-typological evaluation enabled a preliminary reconstruction of the Middle and Late Roman ceramic repertoires, a phase still not so known in Velia.