The discovery of the monastic settlement of Jure Vetere (S. Giovanni in Fiore, Calabria, Italy): a multidisciplinary project of landscape archaeology

The archaeological research carried out by IBAM-CNR and the Post Graduate School of Archaeology (UNIBAS, Matera) on the site of Jure Vetere discovered a remarkably sized ecclesiastical building that was part of the monastic settlement of Jure Vetere. It was founded by the monk Gioacchino da Fiore at the end of the 12th century and lasted until the early decades of the 13th century. During the multidisciplinary investigations, an intense methodological survey of the surrounding area of Jure Vetere and five excavation campaigns of the monastic complex were carried out.