**5. Conclusions**

The multidisciplinary study carried out on the Terramara of Fondo Paviani, with the contribution of remote sensing data, geophysical data, and the analysis of a stratigraphic section, provides new interesting information about this significant settlement of the Late Bronze Age. The first advantage of the combination of remote sensing data with geophysical data is the possibility of reconstructing the

real geometry of the buried structures and their spatial distribution and the consequent stratigraphic relationship between them. It is clear that the evidence of the presence of the palaeo-channels, readable with remote sensing data, loses the information about the stratigraphy and, therefore, historical information about the time sequence of these structures. The singular information provided from remote sensing data, especially in the archaeological context, such as the one analyzed here, inserted in an active agricultural system, also does not allow us to define the real state of preservation of the buried structures. Additionally, the remote sensing data clarifies the development dynamics of the settlement even less, based on the exploitation of natural waterways and partly on the construction of artificial structures, that can be clarified only with the contribution of archaeological stratigraphic analysis and partially with geophysical data. The results of the multidisciplinary study carried out at the Terramara of Fondo Paviani, here presented, therefore, allows us to obtain important information on the state of preservation of this settlement, also suggesting some preliminary considerations on its fortification structure and evolution, and proposing new perspectives and new strategies for future research on this important archaeological site.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, R.D. and M.C.; methodology, R.D., G.P.D., and D.V.; software, R.D. and G.P.D.; validation, R.D. and M.C.; investigation, R.D. and J.B.; resources, R.D., G.P.D. and D.V.; data curation, R.D., G.P.D. and D.V.; writing—original draft preparation, R.D., G.P.D., M.P. and D.V.; writing—review and editing, R.D., G.P.D., M.C., J.B., D.V.; visualization, D.V., R.D., G.P.D.; supervision, R.D. and M.C.; project administration, M.C.; funding acquisition, M.C. and R.D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by national PRIN 20085T5KYN project, by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padova and by the Municipality of Legnago.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors are grateful to Elisa Dalla Longa for her scientific support and to Eng. S. De Pietri from Consorzio di Bonifica Veronese—Veneto Region—for granting the use of LIDAR data and for the support during the archeological investigations.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
