Cultural Heritage and Geology: The Example of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its Qanat in the Rupestrian Town of Laterza (MurGEopark UGGp and “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park, Puglia, Southern Italy)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting of the Area
3. The MurGEopark UGGP and the “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park: Two Adjacent Protected Areas Closely Linked by Geology
4. The Mascheroni Fountain of Laterza and Its Supply Aquifer
5. Discussion
5.1. The “Hidden” History of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its “Qanat”: Some Help from Geology
5.2. Enhancement of the Mascheroni Fountain
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bellini, F.; Bellini, D.; Clemente, F.; Sabato, L.; Tropeano, M. Cultural Heritage and Geology: The Example of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its Qanat in the Rupestrian Town of Laterza (MurGEopark UGGp and “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park, Puglia, Southern Italy). Geosciences 2025, 15, 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090341
Bellini F, Bellini D, Clemente F, Sabato L, Tropeano M. Cultural Heritage and Geology: The Example of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its Qanat in the Rupestrian Town of Laterza (MurGEopark UGGp and “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park, Puglia, Southern Italy). Geosciences. 2025; 15(9):341. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090341
Chicago/Turabian StyleBellini, Filippo, Domenica Bellini, Francesca Clemente, Luisa Sabato, and Marcello Tropeano. 2025. "Cultural Heritage and Geology: The Example of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its Qanat in the Rupestrian Town of Laterza (MurGEopark UGGp and “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park, Puglia, Southern Italy)" Geosciences 15, no. 9: 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090341
APA StyleBellini, F., Bellini, D., Clemente, F., Sabato, L., & Tropeano, M. (2025). Cultural Heritage and Geology: The Example of the Mascheroni Fountain and Its Qanat in the Rupestrian Town of Laterza (MurGEopark UGGp and “Terra delle Gravine” Regional Park, Puglia, Southern Italy). Geosciences, 15(9), 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090341