Sistema difensivo costiero del promontorio di Saturo: tecnologie digitali per aumentare il coinvolgimento attivo del visitatore e per preservare il patrimonio architettonico

Abstract

Saturo promontory was the natural theatre where the archaeological literature places the oldest urban settlement of Taranto (Italy). Due to its strategic location on the coastline of Salento, it suffered many invasions, changing his set up and function at each colonization. From the XVI century AD onwards, the promontory has taken the defensive function within the coastal fortification system in order to protect the town against Saracen maritime attacks and the tower of Saturo was built. Same approach was also used during the Second World War when multiple military installations were grafted on the promontory. The main interest about Saturo is born from the juxtaposition of two defense systems dating back several centuries inserted into a preexisting heritage. Now, in the promontory there is an archaeological park focusing on sensitization of the people through historical re-enactments or laboratories of artisan ancient techniques for the new generation. But, the obtained results will soon be lost because this policy is not "in step with the times". The work presented is about a project proposal of an integration between heritage and digital technologies to involve a wide variety of visitors and giving them a complete understanding of the architectural patrimony.