Purpose and means
Methodological tools; methodologies for investigation in the field; the archaeological map; history of cartography, use of cartography for historical investigations; toponomastic. Historical formation of the territory. Examples in the context of the project.

Origin and development of the idea of the city and the urban and territorial formae
Elements of territorial history, with particular attention to Sardinia. Timelines base with references to the various territorial frames especially concerning the poleogenesis. Principles of identification of landscapes to illustrate the analytical investigation of the historical aspects.

Signs on the Earth
Perception, representation, sacralization of space in the ancient and primitive cultures.