Area archeologica di Passo di Corvo

Passo di Corvo is a Neolithic settlement in the countryside around Foggia. Its enclosure ditches, wells and domestic traces provide important evidence for early farming communities on the Tavoliere plain.

Why it matters

The site helped establish understanding of the region's ditched villages. Archaeology reveals an organised settlement in which food production, water supply, storage and burial formed parts of community life.

What to notice

C-shaped ditches mark individual enclosures. Wells, silos, postholes and other features help reconstruct the arrangement of buildings and activities within them. A full-scale reconstructed dwelling compound illustrates one interpretation of those excavated traces, rather than representing an original surviving Neolithic house.

Context and history

Occupation belongs broadly to the sixth through fourth millennia BC. Wartime aerial photographs drew attention to the settlement's buried plan, and systematic excavation under Santo Tiné began in 1965. Research at Passo di Corvo became a major reference for the prehistory of the Tavoliere, connecting aerial observation with detailed excavation of village life.