Great attention is increasingly paid to the heritage belonging to the XX century, particularly fo...r the spatial structures made of concrete, that are a significant trait of this modern movement architecture.
The stratigraphic analysis of the masonries has been variously used to interpret the construction phases
of the historical buildings of different eras and has assumed the contours of a consolidated method. In
this chapter the stratigraphic analysis of a portion of an important and exemplary architectural complex
of southern Piedmont (the church of the medieval Staffarda Abbey) will be presented highlighting two
relevant objectives. The first aim concerns the methods of investigation: the deep observation of the