A communication path is a junction between two or more points within a territory. If one wants to study communications channels on a given territory, it should list the landforms that will structure or to a lesser extent influence the network and then lay down in a second step, the various points of this territory should be interconnected.
The third stage of this study will present a refund of the first test communication channels that allowed them to link contemporary archaeological sites and access to different resources in their territories or outside them.
Geographic Presentation of the commune
The territory of the municipality of Lumio covers an area of 19.5 square km, bounded to the north and west by the coastline. The eastern boundary is formed by a ridge that overlooks the whole town and it's finally over Fiume Seccu which forms the southern boundary.
The coast The coast of the town grows from north to west about 17 km long. The coast is mainly rocky, except at the mouths of rivers, they spoof in fact even the granitic pebbles for the most vigorous, which accumulates in form beaches. The main coastal creeks west of the town are provided shelter for boats at gale is particularly Punta Spanu. It should be noted that the moorings by wind from the east are rare in Balagne threefold since, with the Ile Rousse and Revellata. However, winds from the west - southwest - which is dominant throughout the year, only Sant'Ambroggio provides shelter. During these gales west, Punta Spanu is it a danger. To complete this description of the coast, we must mention the presence of an island, that of Spanu, 220 m long and 100 m wide, separated from the Punta, a small inlet of 65 m but also some small islands, such as the one located near the mouth of Fiume Seccu.
Relief
The territory of the town sprawls and the sea level to an altitude of 563 m, which corresponds to the top of the Capu of Occi. The municipal boundary is formed in its upper part, by this natural limit what the ridgeline through Capu Bracaghju (556 m), continuing to the Capu of Occi, thence Capu Luna Piana (345 m). Secondary ridge lines depart star of this line of main peak: steep at first, they end softly near the coast, isolating six coastal valleys. Nevertheless, two major sets emerge: a large part of the municipality is facing the vast alluvial plain of Santa Catalina, whose northern boundary is formed by combining the interfluve Capu Bracaghju, Capu of Occi then down to Monte Ortu (213 m). The rest of the municipality, it occupies a different geographical region, the small coastal valley Sant'Ambroggio.
The hydrographic network is composed of five rivers flowing into the sea first, 1500 m long formed in the trough, down from Bocca di Forcolini and ends shortly after the Sant'Ambroggio beach. The second arises below the saddle between Monte Ortu and A Fuat and emerges on the coast 1.7 km away. The third rises on the slopes of Monte Ortu and empties into the sea at Arinella. The fourth is formed on the east side of Monte Ortu, crosses the foot of Malacucina and not far from the treatment plant and discharge of Lumio and opens into the sea in a small rocky cove well cut. The fifth is the Fiume Seccu which differs from the previous since it does not originate in the territory of the municipality of Lumio but deep in the alluvial plain of Santa Catalina, on the slopes of Monte Grosso (1937 m) . On the town of Lumio, it receives water from streams Falasca, and Patricciola Canapile, before emptying into the sea at the beach of Santa Restitude.
The structural elements of the communication network
-collar
The cervix is the depressed part of a ridge, used to switch watershed to another. On the town of Lumio, there are five major passes. Three of them stand on the main ridge line described above. They can leave the town and move to another geographical region as is the small plain Aregno - Corbara. This is the cervix located at 402 meters, not far from the Notre Dame Stella, among Capu Capu of Occi and Bracaghju. Bocca di Forcolini (261 m) lies between the Capu Capu of Occi and Luna Piana. Finally, I located between the neck and Capu Luna Monti Piana rises to 251 meters. The last two major passes of the town are those on this secondary ridge well marked, since closing at the vast plain north of Santa Catalina: it is, for the first, the cervix lies between the Monte Ortu and A Fuat (177 m) and the second is located between the Village Occi and A Fuat (about 220 m).
Ports
natural ranges may be preferred for berthing areas, depending on weather conditions. There are seven beaches formed from a granitic sand and pebbles, the Sainte Restitude. However, only the main beaches have been able to fulfill this role, if any, it is the one of Sant'Ambroggio, by westerly winds, Puerto Algajo and St. Restitude by easterly winds.
Bridges
We have seen, by its nature and its seasonal nature, the water system is not a barrier to communications at the crossing of their course as could be a very wide river. However, having notched relief, it determines the structure and communication channels. Thus, there is only a bridge to cross the course of the Fiume Seccu, the river's largest municipality.
The current network of communication channels
The Roads National road 197 crosses the territory of the municipality, south-west to north-east. It borrows a bridge to cross the Fiume Seccu then rises in a valley to the village of Lumio. It passes the ridge bounding the plain side of Santa Catalina in the saddle between Monte Ortu and A Fuat to cross the valley coastal Sant'Ambroggio Ribe near it leaves through a special arrangement of the road since it was carved in granite, in the sides of the last hill that marks out the ridgeline. It allows access by a coastal road in the small coastal depression of San Damiano. A Shortly before, a road descends steeply through a series of switchbacks to serve the marine Sant'Ambroggio. Departmental
Route 71 leaves the RN 197 to leave the village of Lumio and borrows for its part, the other collar located at the foot of the hill by A. Fuat. It crosses the valley coastal Sant'Ambroggio dominating the RN 197, and borrows the Bocca di Forcolini which gives direct access to the plain-Corbara Aregno. This road runs along, halfway up the ridge on which stands the Capu of Occi, rising slowly (slope of 1 °) as it connects the two passes culminating at 220 and 261 m and remote 1.8 km.
The railway
Like the RN 197, the track enters the territory of the municipality to the southwest and crosses the Fiume Seccu through a bridge. It then moves away from the road by choosing a path more coastal, along the coast. It thus passes through the municipality does not amount higher than 54 m which corresponds to the small hill where the homes are located in Cocody ("Orsu long" on a topographic map) to Sant'Ambroggio. She joined the line of the highway to exit this coastal valley below as it stands at Ribe. In summary, the Roadway Iron seems to use this route coastal dispersed a maximum of 800 m from shore when the Punta avoids Spanu, to enjoy the low altitude of this area.
The old network paths cadastral
Outside the channels used mostly nowadays, there are still a network path that the common quadrille of Lumio. These are old roads that were used to travel on plots belonging to residents of the town. These paths pass between the properties and are usually framed by two walls. They served throughout the town and the pagliaghji connection to the main hamlets of Lumio and Occi and allow access by various passes to neighboring geographical areas we have already described. This is the case of four paths, in addition to current national and departmental roads borrowers certainly traces of ancient roads. The first form out of the valley coastal Sant'Ambroggio along the coastal road, also used by the railway track. The second pass through the saddle between Capu Luna Monti and Piana and I can connect the many pagliaghji located on this ridge to the plain-Corbara Aregno. The third way borrows the neck located near the Notre Dame Stella and lets go to the village of Lavatoggio. The Fourth Way at the foot of the ridge which lies in the Capu Bracaghju along. It leads to the trough that leads to the Bocca di Salvi (509 m), another pass important communications from the plain of Santa Catalina.
Moreover, one can observe that the Fiume Seccu, while not an insuperable barrier, significantly influence the network. Cadastral roads using secondary ridge lines and align the river, probably to cross through the fords but also to recover the axis that runs along the route and that constitutes a privileged entry into the plain. This network structure also star around the village of Lumio seems "suck" the axes of these paths. Another interesting parameter: it seems that the routes of these paths are borrowing more paths peaks, with some significant elevation changes, one wonders if these paths were not designed specifically for walking with backpacks carrying of man and others were less steep roads more suited to carrying saddled with an animal.
network pre-and protohistoric ?
Archaeological sites Archaeological sites selected are those belonging to the prehistoric and historical periods but also to antiquity. A description of these deposits has been made in the assessment of the archaeological research on the town of Lumio. They reflect the current state of knowledge; sites remaining unknown or have been destroyed by modern buildings. Similarly, the estimate of the occupation of a site based on the study of structures and relics collected on the ground, excavated at best, can only serve to consolidate the sites within broad periods spanning several millennia, but having the merit of making it more convenient analysis and comparison.
is observed first that these sites are held to 42% in the littoral zone (0-40 m) to 47% in the piedmont zone (40 to 240 m) and 11% of the sites occupy a more mountainous (240 to 560 m). To facilitate the return of test lanes, we will retain the Neolithic period of several millennia, the sites of the Neolithic. The Bronze Age and Antiquity are also taken into account in this study.
refund of the first test pathways
... When you look at the map meeting the identified channels and passages that are not limited to, one realizes the density of this network, creating a fine mesh on the territory of the commune. By adding archaeological sites, one can observe that they are mostly served by a road or road used in the past or present. Thus, in order to reconstruct the lines of communication between sites to structural elements of the relief, we can use existing tracks, what we are now, and used as benchmarks to test our refund.
Three sites occupied during the Neolithic final stand on the town and it is U Cugnolu, Muratellu and A Fuat. The first remote shoreline of 250 m and peaking at about ten meters seems closely related to the coast. The second, at 111 m, occupies an intermediate position between U and A Fuat Cugnolu perched himself on a small hill at 239 meters. Three areas of the country are represented, namely, the coastal area offering opportunities for fishing activities and potential maritime trade, the region of Piedmont for the exploitation of land for the relief softer promoting cultivation and finally area peak, commander passes and facilitate visual control of territory. The axis linking three sites still being taken because this is the route of the RN 197.
Archaeological sites Archaeological sites selected are those belonging to the prehistoric and historical periods but also to antiquity. A description of these deposits has been made in the assessment of the archaeological research on the town of Lumio. They reflect the current state of knowledge; sites remaining unknown or have been destroyed by modern buildings. Similarly, the estimate of the occupation of a site based on the study of structures and relics collected on the ground, excavated at best, can only serve to consolidate the sites within broad periods spanning several millennia, but having the merit of making it more convenient analysis and comparison.
is observed first that these sites are held to 42% in the littoral zone (0-40 m) to 47% in the piedmont zone (40 to 240 m) and 11% of the sites occupy a more mountainous (240 to 560 m). To facilitate the return of test lanes, we will retain the Neolithic period of several millennia, the sites of the Neolithic. The Bronze Age and Antiquity are also taken into account in this study.
refund of the first test pathways
... When you look at the map meeting the identified channels and passages that are not limited to, one realizes the density of this network, creating a fine mesh on the territory of the commune. By adding archaeological sites, one can observe that they are mostly served by a road or road used in the past or present. Thus, in order to reconstruct the lines of communication between sites to structural elements of the relief, we can use existing tracks, what we are now, and used as benchmarks to test our refund.
Three sites occupied during the Neolithic final stand on the town and it is U Cugnolu, Muratellu and A Fuat. The first remote shoreline of 250 m and peaking at about ten meters seems closely related to the coast. The second, at 111 m, occupies an intermediate position between U and A Fuat Cugnolu perched himself on a small hill at 239 meters. Three areas of the country are represented, namely, the coastal area offering opportunities for fishing activities and potential maritime trade, the region of Piedmont for the exploitation of land for the relief softer promoting cultivation and finally area peak, commander passes and facilitate visual control of territory. The axis linking three sites still being taken because this is the route of the RN 197.
During the Bronze Age, the two known sites in the territory of the commune, the Porte and Monte Ortu Vecchje occupy positions perched, naturally defensive. If Vecchje Gate, by its position - on a ridge, away from natural lines of communication - seems locked, the site of Monte Ortu, it allows to control the passes and near the plain of Santa Catalina while exercising supervision over the coast. It this privileged position that we should probably discovered during the excavation of one of the terraces of the site, a ceramic decorated with motifs characteristic of culture Apennine Bronze, can attest to maritime contacts with the peninsular Italy. An axis linking the site to the coastline but also passes close to access neighboring geographical areas (coastal valley Sant'Ambroggio, plain-Aregno Corbara) is clearly discernable.
For the ancient period, we notice first, that the sites are near the coast. A Chjalza, islet Spanu and Sant'Ambroggio of coastal sites are in direct relationship with the sea and its trade routes. We have already said, Sant'Ambroggio offer by prevailing westerly winds, shelter and a preferred landing area with its beach, which might justify the implementation of this site.
The site located on the island Spanu could also be related to these sea lanes, may signal the danger in this peak. The other two sites
ancient Porta aa Vechja Prudente and Cala are placed slightly away from the shoreline, the first 400 m cove already described and the second at 800 meters from Porto Algajo, near the small hill that allows it to connect to the naval Sant'Ambroggio.
paths emerge thus enabling it to serve these sites: one between the site of the Punta Sant'Ambroggio Spanu and should be roughly the same as today. Another, leaving Sant'Ambroggio along the coast north through A Chjalza to join the small coastal San Damianu depression. Currently there is a path and travels the same path. Another connects Porto to Algajo Sant'Ambroggio and passes through the site Cala Prudente.
Bibliographical Sources:
Allegrini Simonetti F., 2001, Balagne and the sea, from its origins to the late Middle Ages, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Corsica, Corte, 228p.
Weiss MC (ed.), 1988, Balagne, University of Corsica, Corte, Vol. 1, 527 p.
Cartographic sources:
Orthofotocol, IGN 1 / 25000, 2002.
BD Alti, IGN, Digital Terrain Model (not 50 m)
BD Carto, IGN 1 / 50000
Scan 25, IGN 1 / 25000
topographic map, IGN 1 / 50000, 1957.
The site located on the island Spanu could also be related to these sea lanes, may signal the danger in this peak. The other two sites
ancient Porta aa Vechja Prudente and Cala are placed slightly away from the shoreline, the first 400 m cove already described and the second at 800 meters from Porto Algajo, near the small hill that allows it to connect to the naval Sant'Ambroggio.
paths emerge thus enabling it to serve these sites: one between the site of the Punta Sant'Ambroggio Spanu and should be roughly the same as today. Another, leaving Sant'Ambroggio along the coast north through A Chjalza to join the small coastal San Damianu depression. Currently there is a path and travels the same path. Another connects Porto to Algajo Sant'Ambroggio and passes through the site Cala Prudente.
Bibliographical Sources:
Allegrini Simonetti F., 2001, Balagne and the sea, from its origins to the late Middle Ages, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Corsica, Corte, 228p.
Weiss MC (ed.), 1988, Balagne, University of Corsica, Corte, Vol. 1, 527 p.
Cartographic sources:
Orthofotocol, IGN 1 / 25000, 2002.
BD Alti, IGN, Digital Terrain Model (not 50 m)
BD Carto, IGN 1 / 50000
Scan 25, IGN 1 / 25000
topographic map, IGN 1 / 50000, 1957.
