The town of Alata has in recent years a development which is part of the flourishing areas of priority archaeological surveys. From 2007 to 2009, the Regional Laboratory of Archaeology (LRA) carried out a survey-inventory diachronic on the town at the request of the municipality of Alata and after official authorization from the Regional Archaeology Service (DRAC - Ministry of Culture and Communication).
As part of this development, two goals were set: first, check the parcels to be urbanized in the natural course of implementing the Plan Local d'Urbanisme (PLU), approved by decision of the Municipal Council on 11 July 2006 and amended by comments by Mr. Prefect by resolution dated September 26, 2006, and also enrich the knowledge of the archaeological heritage of the town. These two components are fully consistent with the objectives of the national archaeological map.
Methodology The three-prospecting diachronic inventory conducted from 2007 to 2009 have identified 130 new sites or indices or monumental archaeological sites: 103 sites are located in agricultural areas or natural sites and 27 are located in areas natural or urbanized periphery, which may cause an archaeological zoning protection. During the fieldwork, we recorded all of the documentation, that is to say the spraying of archaeological material (from the presence of a single remnant: shards, carved stones), Macaws civil and religious buildings, modern furniture, modern or subactual (first half of the twentieth century).
added to the 29 sites inscribed on the national Archaeological Map (CAN), the municipality of Alata account at the beginning of 2010 159 sites or site index.
Prehistory and Early History
The prehistoric and protohistoric is best represented with 53 sites are counted. The ancient occupations are located on the highlights of the town (Ficaggiola Punta, Punta Mora Punta San Simeone, Muru Cintu, Sarra A, Punta di Cocovoni). This position is a logical implementation related pathways and the need for observation. Some indexes also include site is plain to U and A Ranucchietto Pastrecciarella, south-east of the town. The mesh goes to the shore, a few hundred yards from the Gulf of Lava, where remains and fortifications were observed. The nature of sites is characterized mainly by spreading equipment. We observe broken vases and tools fashioned rock import (obsidian) or local (ryolithe), fortified structures Cyclopean type and grinding equipment (grinders and grind). Importantly, the disappearance the statue-menhir Ficaggiola since the early 1970s.
Antiquity
With only four sites, the occupation of the town in antiquity is rather tenuous. During this period, the territories of funds well exposed and irrigated valleys such as the way to the sea along the stream Loriaggiu are preferred. Upstream of the creek, 1 km as the crow flies, Punta Ficaggiola was occupied during the first centuries of our era. This passageway natural brand and territorial space of implantation. The material found relates to the fine dishes, nails and pearl bronze, amphora vase and a piece of soapstone (metamorphic rock) having been traded in the Mediterranean basin from 1st to 4th century.
The Middle Ages The Middle Ages are 21 sites, mainly in the late Middle Ages. The remains of this period are concentrated on the eastern slopes of the Punta Pozzo di Borgo. Hamlets, chapels and places to draw the defensive nature of the territory pieve Ajaccio. Several habitats are known and are spread over time, but geographically concentrated. It should include the hamlet of Montichji I was busy the XIV in the sixteenth century. The architectural remains of the Torre di Loretto, which locates on the ridge line that connects the neck of the Cima di Carbinica Cocovoni and macaws from the chapel Santu Petru Vecchju on the ridge line that connects A to Sarra Punta Mora, are evidence of the occupation of the territory.
Modern and recent
The town of Alata is characterized by many developments of modern times and recent work related to agriculture: 72 sites were listed. The town, very well exposed and well drained, was planted with wheat in particular. Wheat Processing flour is done on site as evidenced by the many water mills along the streams of Loriaggiu west and east Cavallu Mortu. Testimonies are still visible today: cultivation terraces, threshing floors, ovens, ruined villages, fountains.
family Pozzo di Borgo family
Pozzo di Borgo is from the village of Pozzo di Borgo (near the Château de la Punta). Following the barbarian invasions, the villagers took refuge in the village of Alata to 1560-1574. Charles Andrew Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842) and his descendants, Jerome (1832-1910) and Count Charles (1858-1904), are known for their political actions. During the demolition of the palace of Tuileries in 1882, following the fire of 1871, Jerome and his son Charles are acquiring Bullant flag stones to build a house on their land subsidiary. Thus, on the eastern side of Punta Pozzo di Borgo, a "castle" was built from 1886.
Acknowledgements:
Municipality of Alata
DRAC de Corse - SRA
CTC - Heritage Branch
General Council of Southern Corsica
team or field of study: Alesandra Jean Philippe Colombani, Pierre Comiti Paul Croquelois, Joel Dalies, Jean-Marie Fantoni, Nadia Federzoni Lucie Federzoni, Marie-Andree Gardella, Astrid Huser, Lions Benoit, Helene Luciani-Padovani, Rose Luciani - Rogliano, Annette Palmade, Kewin Fishing Quilichini Poidvin Pierre, Emily Thomas.
Testimonials: Casasoprana Mary Jean Ferrucci, Charles Luciani Luciani Francois, Francoise Serpaggi Ortolano born.