Stratigrafie difensive. Studi per un piano di valorizzazione del promontorio di Sant'Elia a Cagliari | Researches for the valorization plan of the St. Elia headland in Cagliari

Following a stratigraphic approach, the research mainly focuses on the identification and the analysis of military signs inside the St. Elia promontory in Cagliari. The whole city, being an ancient coastal stronghold, is highly stratified with defensive structures belonging from a wide chronological range (from 11th to 20th century), but in St. Elia and St. Bartolomeo hills there is a really impressive density of military areas, a large part of them still in use. After a detailed inventory of military historical preexistence, the study pieces together the vulnerable mosaic of defensive remains, reconnecting the traces of the several defensive phases, depending on the several changes in the Mediterranean political background. This knowledge and interpretation of the stratigraphy have been the starting point for the proposal of a masterplan for the enhancement of the military identity of the site, through the design of an archaeological military park. The study was intended as an additional action, complementary to the other strategies already ongoing, promoted by the municipality, but actually ignoring the defensive pre-existence. The designed park has its main core in the restored ruin of St. Ignazio Fort, but all the other historical assets find new cultural functions. The reuse also considers the dual use option, as it is for the Ederle barracks. A new accessibility is also suggested, directly from the Lazzaretto Museum and the DI.CA.T. battery, with an elevator in order to make St. Ignazio Fort finally globally accessible for cultural and music events