Reports on recent archaeological investigations at Aquila, aimed at securing information about the causes, methods and chronology of medieval fortifications in the Abruzzi region.ceramica da una ricognizione di superficie nel castello di Barete (l'Aquila)'.eem to confirm a relatively early date, 9th-12th c., for the fortification of the region.n Cistercian monasteries in the area and the development of transhumance and other means of promoting the economic resources of the region. ;