Articles by Giuliana Boenzi

Archaeological investigations conducted over the last thirty years in the Campania plain and the Naples area have provided incredible insights into the evolution of the landscape and the agricultural practices of the land between the Late Neolithic and the modern era. This paper will attempt to provide a concise overview of the available knowledge for reconstructing pre- and protohistoric agricultural structures in the Naples area and the southern part of the Campania plain between it and the Regi Lagni. This area has been affected by the eruptive activity of Somma Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields; it is characterized by eruptions of sometimes strong intensity punctuated by periods of quiescence. During the periods of quiescence between the various eruptions, human settlements stabilized and various forms of land use spread, favored by fertile soils and favorable climatic conditions.