The archaeological site of Cozzo la Torre (Torano Castello, CS, Calabria) overlooks from the West the wide middle Crati Valley. It is known since 1963; research during the 1970s brought to light part of a necropolis and highlighted the existence of 2 settlement (and cemetery) phases: an Iron Age one (mainly Iron Age 2) and a late Classical‑Hellenistic one. Even if Cozzo la Torre was immediately seen as a highly relevant site for the historical reconstruction of the local processes, it underwent a grim destiny, being crossed by an aqueduct channel and widely removed by aggregate quarrying in the 1980s‑2003. Eventually, the Ministry Office and the Municipality succeeded in protecting the site, whose relevant national interest was declared in 2004. Research conducted by Sapienza University of Rome in 2024‑2025 gives a preliminary evaluation of the hilltop site preservation and potential for future inquiry.
Il sito archeologico di Cozzo La Torre (Torano Castello, CS): una pesante interferenza da cave moderne - progetto Qu&Heri #3 e Torano Project / Valentini, G., Aurino, P., Verbicaro, G., Marino, S., Vanzetti, A.. - In: SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ. - ISSN 1123-5713. - 32:1(2026), pp. 39-60. [10.48235/9788854917729]
Il sito archeologico di Cozzo La Torre (Torano Castello, CS): una pesante interferenza da cave moderne - progetto Qu&Heri #3 e Torano Project
G. Valentini
Primo
;S. Marino
Penultimo
;A. Vanzetti
Ultimo
2026
Abstract
The archaeological site of Cozzo la Torre (Torano Castello, CS, Calabria) overlooks from the West the wide middle Crati Valley. It is known since 1963; research during the 1970s brought to light part of a necropolis and highlighted the existence of 2 settlement (and cemetery) phases: an Iron Age one (mainly Iron Age 2) and a late Classical‑Hellenistic one. Even if Cozzo la Torre was immediately seen as a highly relevant site for the historical reconstruction of the local processes, it underwent a grim destiny, being crossed by an aqueduct channel and widely removed by aggregate quarrying in the 1980s‑2003. Eventually, the Ministry Office and the Municipality succeeded in protecting the site, whose relevant national interest was declared in 2004. Research conducted by Sapienza University of Rome in 2024‑2025 gives a preliminary evaluation of the hilltop site preservation and potential for future inquiry.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
