Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy)
Archaeological areas in the mountain region of central Italy can be seriously threatened by geological hazards, and efforts are required to preserve cultural heritage. The <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> is a pre-Roman site located along the western edge of the Fucino Basin, the largest continenta...
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| description | Archaeological areas in the mountain region of central Italy can be seriously threatened by geological hazards, and efforts are required to preserve cultural heritage. The <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> is a pre-Roman site located along the western edge of the Fucino Basin, the largest continental depression of central Apennines. The carbonate slope overhanging the area is affected by active rockfall processes from two main rock escarpments. In this paper, rockfall assessment was pursued through a 3D kinematic modelling, performed by adopting a probabilistic approach. Specific attention was dedicated to the choice and calibration of the input data, based on field evidence and a literature review. Two different sizes of wedge-shaped rock blocks were identified on rock escarpments, and specific stability analyses were performed. Sensitivity analyses accounting for possible triggering factors, such as water pressure increase and seismic action, were also carried out, together with an investigation of the seismological characteristics of the area. The results of the numerical simulations were used to design effective countermeasures in the framework of a mitigation plan for protection of the archaeological site. Finally, clues of gravity-driven slope deformations at the slope scale were documented, framing the rockfall process in a wider geological scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44579ed2fd37403fbcc0eecfe0b014672023-11-23T08:32:42ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632021-12-01111252110.3390/geosciences11120521Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy)Emiliano Di Luzio0Luca Schilirò1Iolanda Gaudiosi2CNR-IGAG, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Montelibretti, Via Salaria km 29.3, Monterotondo St., 00165 Rome, ItalyCNR-IGAG, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Montelibretti, Via Salaria km 29.3, Monterotondo St., 00165 Rome, ItalyCNR-IGAG, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Montelibretti, Via Salaria km 29.3, Monterotondo St., 00165 Rome, ItalyArchaeological areas in the mountain region of central Italy can be seriously threatened by geological hazards, and efforts are required to preserve cultural heritage. The <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> is a pre-Roman site located along the western edge of the Fucino Basin, the largest continental depression of central Apennines. The carbonate slope overhanging the area is affected by active rockfall processes from two main rock escarpments. In this paper, rockfall assessment was pursued through a 3D kinematic modelling, performed by adopting a probabilistic approach. Specific attention was dedicated to the choice and calibration of the input data, based on field evidence and a literature review. Two different sizes of wedge-shaped rock blocks were identified on rock escarpments, and specific stability analyses were performed. Sensitivity analyses accounting for possible triggering factors, such as water pressure increase and seismic action, were also carried out, together with an investigation of the seismological characteristics of the area. The results of the numerical simulations were used to design effective countermeasures in the framework of a mitigation plan for protection of the archaeological site. Finally, clues of gravity-driven slope deformations at the slope scale were documented, framing the rockfall process in a wider geological scenario.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/12/521rockfallprobabilistic modelingcultural heritage<i>Lucus Angitiae</i>central Italy |
| spellingShingle | Emiliano Di Luzio Luca Schilirò Iolanda Gaudiosi Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) Geosciences rockfall probabilistic modeling cultural heritage <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> central Italy |
| title | Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) |
| title_full | Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) |
| title_short | Cultural Heritage and Rockfalls: Analysis of Multi-Scale Processes Nearby the <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> Archaeological Site (Central Italy) |
| title_sort | cultural heritage and rockfalls analysis of multi scale processes nearby the i lucus angitiae i archaeological site central italy |
| topic | rockfall probabilistic modeling cultural heritage <i>Lucus Angitiae</i> central Italy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/12/521 |
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