Isola di S. Nicola (Isole Tremiti, FG). Prima campagna di rilevamento e studio delle strutture archeologiche (2020)

This article describes the results of the first campaign of documentation of the archaeological evidence on the island of S. Nicola (Tremiti islands). This paper intends to acquire data on the archaeological potential of the islands to plan future research. The state of knowledge on the ancient population is rather incomplete and is based on old archaeological research. Thanks to this first campaign, it was possible to identify a structure known only from archive sources (a coastal military tower). Furthermore, new hypotheses have been advanced about the period of construction of the main archaeological elements of the island: the necropolis, the water basin, the cistern and the rustic cryptoporticus. These findings shed new light on the island’s history. The article closes with a series of historical problems that we will try to solve through a careful planning of future research (survey, geophysical prospecting, remote sensing and excavation).