Pyrgi: analysis of possible climatic effects on a coastal archaeological site Virginia Coletta CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Paolo Allasia CNR-IRPI, The Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Italy Alessandra Bonazza CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Alessandro Ciarravano CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Stefano Federico CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Davide Notti CNR-IRPI, The Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Italy Fernanda Prestileo CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Rosa Claudia Torcasio CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy Mattia Giovanni Crespi Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Stefano Dietrich CNR-ISAC, The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy This is a section of Eighth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques”(DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1) by Donatella Carboni, Laura Bonora, Matteo De Vincenzi Firenze University Press Firenze 2020 https://doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.03

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This work refers to an interdisciplinary study on the archaeological site of Pyrgi, an Etruscan harbour still under excavation, located on the Lazio’s coast in Santa Severa, in the province of Rome. The objective of the research is to assess the main cause of the floods and the time the water stays in the site to determine if the floods are periodic phenomena over time or random events for guarantee a correct conservation of the site . The study is based on the combined use of geomatic technologies, meteorological and climatic models, and hydrogeological knowledge.

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