Resumen de The use of wooden linings in the archaic wells of Fratte (Salerno-Italy)

Giampiero Colaianni, Francesco Scelza, Girolamo Fiorentino, A. Pontrandolfo, A. Santoriello, Daniela Orrico

• Recent archaeological investigations in the archaic settlement (6th-5th centuries BC) of Fratte (Salerno � Italy) reveal a complex system of groundwater exploitation by wells. Thanks to the specific environmental conditions it was possible to retrieve many fragments of cypress wood, some of which were found on the sides of the well shafts. Integration of ethnographic studies with wood technology has shown that this wood was used to line the well shafts at the sandy/clayey levels.