A5051905971- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Plant-based Medicinal Research
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Advanced Vision and Imaging
- Building materials and conservation
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- History of Medicine Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
University of Siena
2015-2024
University of Florence
2024
University of Bologna
2019
Associazione Italiana Vulvodinia Onlus
2015
ABSTRACT Microscopic analysis represents a powerful tool for understanding taphonomy. Our work, as in other studies, aims to identify the origin of different kinds marks on bones. In this paper, we test application HIROX Digital Microscope KH‐7700. This microscope captures 3D images bone surface, thus bringing into focus whole section striations. enables direct observation their shape from several points view and relatively rapid procurement variety measurements (e.g. depth, breadth,...
The Uluzzian techno-complex is commonly considered to be a "transitional industry" mostly on the basis of some inferred characteristics such as chiefly flake-based production, small amount Upper Palaeolithic-like tools and combination Middle Palaeolithic elements both in toolkit technical systems. Following its discovery, was identified Italian counterpart French Châtelperronian attributed Neandertals. However, study issued 2011 has established modern character two deciduous teeth found 1964...
Abstract Prehistoric dental treatments were extremely rare and the few documented cases are known from Neolithic, when adoption of early farming culture caused an increase carious lesions. Here we report earliest evidence caries intervention on a Late Upper Palaeolithic modern human specimen (Villabruna) burial in Northern Italy. Using Scanning Electron Microscopy show presence striations deriving manipulation large occlusal cavity lower right third molar. The have “V”-shaped transverse...
The process by which Palaeolithic Europe was transformed from a Neanderthal-dominated region to one occupied exclusively Homo sapiens has proven challenging diagnose. A blurred chronology made it difficult determine when Neanderthals disappeared and whether modern humans overlapped with them. Italy is crucial because here we can identify not only Late Mousterian industries, assumed be associated Neanderthals, but also early Upper industries linked the appearance of H. sapiens, such as...
Abstract The Aurignacian is the first European technocomplex assigned to Homo sapiens recognized across a wide geographic extent. Although archaeologists have identified marked chrono-cultural shifts within mostly by examining techno-typological variations of stone and osseous tools, unraveling underlying processes driving these changes remains significant scientific challenge. Scholars have, for instance, hypothesized that Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) super-eruption climatic deterioration...
Abstract Objectives Early evidence for the treatment of dental pathology is found primarily among food‐producing societies associated with high levels oral pathology. However, some Late Pleistocene hunter‐gatherers show extensive pathology, suggesting that experimentation therapeutic interventions may have greater antiquity. Here, we report second earliest probable dentistry in a Upper Paleolithic hunter‐gatherer recovered from Riparo Fredian (Tuscany, Italy). Materials and Methods The 5...
This study uses a combination of digital microscopic analysis and experimental archaeology to assess stone tool cut marks on animal bones. We used two un-retouched flint flakes burins inflict fresh, boiled, dry ungulate The experiment produced three series engravings each bone with the tools. first involved one single stroke; second, strokes in same direction; third, multiple using to-and-fro movement. analyzed striations Hirox 3D microscope (KH-7700) collected metric profile data morphology...
The Mousterian of the Grotta Grande (Southern Italy) is here subject to new dating, which provide a surprisingly high-resolution on stratigraphic sequence. Overall, deposit in Trench F appears framed MIS 5, into brief chronological time span immediately after Last Interglacial, between ∼116 ka and 109 ka. Significant archaeological evidence has been found this sector cave, consisting two records (layers 8 6) with anthropic organization space, involving possible constructed features, use fire...
Abstract Bone accumulation in Palaeolithic archaeological sites is often the result of activities carried out by hunter-gatherer groups. Cultural choices may have influenced prey representation assemblages, distorting their palaeoecological meaning. We present a comparison between large mammal and small assemblages from Upper sequence Grotta Paglicci (Apulia, southern Italy) that extends Marginally Backed Bladelet Aurignacian (about 39,000 cal yr BP) to Final Epigravettian 13,000 BP). At...
ABSTRACTEvidence acquired in the past years highlighted high complexity of Neanderthal subsistence strategies terms spectrum exploited species (mammals, birds, aquatic resources). However, many sites diet was mainly focused on acquisition and processing large medium-sized ungulates. In these cases, evaluation killing profiles skeletal frequencies has allowed to highlight behavioural variability among Mousterian populations living different geographical areas. frame studies, zooarchaeology...