Archeologia dei paesaggi a Πανδοσία (S. Maria d’Anglona): una prospettiva dalla chora di Herakleia verso l’eschatià

This paper focuses on more recent archaeological research in Pandosia (S. Maria d'Anglona, Basilicata) belonging to the ancient chora of Herakleia. Pandosia with its strategic position, situated far away from the coastline, marks the exploitable limits of the Greek chora. The paper emphasizes its important role both for agriculture, forestry and pastoral activities in marginal areas as well as for the control of local pathways. The hypotheses made are based on the concept of the distances within which it was possible to perform primary and secondary activities for subsistence and daily life. The paper also highlights the importance of the outlying lands between the chora and eschatià, for their economic value and especially for the short and long range livestock exploitation. The chronological timeline of this work is from the late classical and early Hellenistic period.