A5026986984- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Law, logistics, and international trade
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Historical Studies on Spain
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Public Spaces through Art
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
2020-2024
Museo Egizio
2022-2024
Sapienza University of Rome
2023
Museo Galileo
2022
Navigation in the Mediterranean Neolithic is studied here through boats that were used, degree of technical specialisation their construction and, above all, chronology. After a brief explanation exceptional site La Marmotta, characteristics and chronology five canoes found at settlement one nautical objects linked to Canoe 1 are discussed. This will allow reflection on capability societies for navigation owing high technological level. technology was an essential part success expansion,...
Abstract This paper aims to define the first chrono-cultural framework on domestication and early diffusion of opium poppy using small-sized botanical remains from archaeological sites, opening way directly date minute short-lived samples. We produced initial set radiocarbon dates eleven Neolithic sites (5900–3500 cal BCE) in central western Mediterranean, northwestern temperate Europe, Alps. When possible, we also dated macrobotanical originating same sediment sample. In total, 22 samples...
This article explores the changes that occurred in harvesting technology during dispersal of Neolithic Mediterranean basin. It does so through technological and use-wear analysis flaked stone tools from archaeological sites dated between ca. 7000 5000 cal BCE, Aegean Sea to westernmost coasts Portugal. The main goal is analyse transformations toolkit. Our study reveals dynamics continuity change sickles at a scale, resulting adaptations migrant groups newly occupied territories processes...
Archaeological investigation of Circum-Alpine lake, or pile, dwellings has afforded unprecedented insight into Neolithic and Bronze Age societies. The discovery in 1989 a submerged settlement near Rome added an early (eighth millennium BP) geographical outlier to this distribution. Two decades excavation at La Marmotta have identified more than dozen enormous assemblage organic remains. Here, the authors present overview textiles, basketry cordage recovered, tools used manufacture them....
This study presents an extensive analysis of 1,768 well-preserved waterlogged archaeological grape pips covering approximately 7000 years history. These samples originate from 25 Italian sites spanning the Early Neolithic (6 th millemmium BC) to Medieval period (8 -14 centuries AD). Employing geometric morphometrics and linear discriminant analyses, we compared these with modern reference collections differentiate between wild domestic types. Additionally, analysed phenotypic changes in pip...
Abstract The lakeshore site of La Marmotta is one the most important Early Neolithic sites Mediterranean Europe. famous for exceptional preservation organic materials, including numerous wooden artefacts related to navigation, agriculture, textile production, and basketry. This article presents interdisciplinary research on three complete well-preserved sickles recovered from site, yet unpublished. All components tools are analysed: stone inserts, haft adhesive substances used fix stones...
Introduction The evaluation of biological degradation waterlogged archeological wood is crucial to choose the conservative and protective treatments be applied wooden material. environmental conditions are characterized by oxygen scarcity, only allowing growth adapted microbes capable degrade organic material, mainly erosion bacteria soft-rot fungi. In this work, we evaluated biodegradation state microbial communities fragments preserved in storage tanks. These were waterlogging within...
The Nuragic civilization (Sardinia, Italy, XVIII-VIII B.C) developed a flourishing bronze metallurgy with strong connections other civilizations from the Mediterranean basin. Within large production, there are some peculiar representations of human figures, known in archaeological environment Sardinia as bronzetti, depicting warriors, priests, and offerers. In this paper, an interesting couple statuettes representing offerers, one Pigorini Museum Rome another Musei Reali Turin, were...