ITALIAN CADASTRE OF ARTIFICIAL CAVITIES; PT. 1: (INCLUDING INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS AND...; ROBERTO BASILICO...ET AL

The Italian Cadastre of Artificial Cavities, Part 1, emerged as a specialized academic contribution published by Archaeopress in 2007. Edited by Roberto Basilico and a team of researchers, this work serves as an essential index for the study of subterranean spaces and human-made cavities throughout Italy. It represents a systematic effort to document historically significant, yet often overlooked, artificial voids that reflect centuries of regional engineering, quarrying, and architectural modification.

The publication acts as a foundational volume for the broader national effort to catalog the complex landscape of underground Italy. In terms of design and presentation, the work prioritizes clear technical documentation, mapping, and site description to assist archaeologists, geologists, and historians in identifying and preserving these locations. It was received as a valuable, niche resource for the speleological and archaeological communities, providing a structured framework for data collection that had previously been fragmented across regional archives.