A5079355511- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Historical and Architectural Studies
- Linguistics and language evolution
University of Milan
2019-2024
Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage
2023
Musée Cantonal d'Archéologie et d'Histoire
2020
Ospedale di Bolzano
2004-2016
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige
2015
Provincia Autonoma di Trento
2015
National Archaeological Museum
2005
Donkeys transformed human history as essential beasts of burden for long-distance movement, especially across semi-arid and upland environments. They remain insufficiently studied despite globally expanding providing key support to low- middle-income communities. To elucidate their domestication history, we constructed a comprehensive genome panel 207 modern 31 ancient donkeys, well 15 wild equids. We found strong phylogeographic structure in donkeys that supports single Africa ~5000 BCE,...
Abstract Horses revolutionized human history with fast mobility 1 . However, the timeline between their domestication and widespread integration as a means of transport remains contentious 2–4 Here we assemble collection 475 ancient horse genomes to assess period when these animals were first reshaped by agency in Eurasia. We find that reproductive control modern domestic lineage emerged around 2200 bce , through close-kin mating shortened generation times. Reproductive following severe...
Highlights•The last meal of the Iceman, a European Copper Age mummy, was reconstructed•Our multipronged approach deciphers composition and food processing•His high-fat diet supplemented with wild meat cerealsSummaryThe history humankind is marked by constant adoption new dietary habits affecting human physiology, metabolism, even development nutrition-related disorders. Despite clear archaeological evidence for shift from hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture in Neolithic Europe [1], very...
Animal remains are a common find in prehistoric and protohistoric funerary contexts. While taphonomic osteological data provide insights about the proximate (depositional) factors responsible for these findings, ultimate cultural causes leading to this observed mortuary behavior obscured by opacity of archaeological record lack written sources. Here, we apply an interdisciplinary suite analytical approaches (zooarchaeological, anthropological, archaeological, paleogenetic, isotopic) explore...
Abstract In Early Middle Ages (sixth–eleventh centuries AD), South Tyrol (Italian Alps) played a key role for geographical and military reasons. Historical sources document that allochthonous groups ( germani ) entered the territory, material culture shows mutual cultural exchanges between autochthonous . Besides nature of migration, demographic socio-cultural impacts on local population are still unknown. Stable isotope analyses were performed to provide insights into dietary patterns,...
The identification of the mammalian species based on faecal sediments in modern and ancient environments is aim research archaeologists, forensic scientists ecologists. Here, we set up validated an optimized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method, characterized by a time-saving sample preparation protocol, for simultaneous analysis biomarkers (6 sterols/stanols 5 bile acids) 14 soil samples from archaeological site "Le Colombare di Negrar" northern Italy. Although sediment...
Archaeological excavations carried out at the sites of Laion/Lajen (Bolzano/Bozen) and Stufles-Oberegger (Bressanone/Brixen) in northern Italy uncovered well-preserved wooden samples cultural layers archaeologically dated to Iron Age. From 2 sites, different were recovered that well preserved enough allow clear identification tree species ring structure. Among samples, selected for radiocarbon analyses: from Laion/Lajen, a beam with an unbroken sequence 158 rings; Stufles-Oberegger,...
The Bronze Age in Europe is characterized by major socio-economic changes, including certain aspects of animal husbandry. In the Alpine region archaeozoological data, though not very abundant, reveal that cattle were most important domestic animals this time period. They probably used differently lowlands than at higher altitude, traction became more and people increasingly exploited them for dairy products rather meat. Thus, a crucial question context whether these events are accompanied...
The archaeological site of Salorno—Dos de la Forca (Bozen, Alto Adige) provides one the rarest and most significant documentations cremated human remains preserved from an ancient cremation platform ( ustrinum ). pyre area, located along upper Adige valley, is dated to Late Bronze Age ca . 1150–950 BCE) has yielded unprecedented quantity (about 63.5 kg), with burnt animal bone fragments, shards pottery, other grave goods made in bronze bone/antler. This study focuses on bioanthropological...
In 2010, a detailed anthropological study regarding two adult individuals and one foetus-newborn buried in Copper Age (ca. 3000–2700 cal. BC) multiple grave site found Ora/Auer the eastern Italian Alps (Alto Adige/ Südtirol) was published. This exceptional archaeological finding provides rare insight into an inhumation prehistoric ritual discovered within natural alpine rock shelter. Due to presence of infant grave, authors were doubtful male sex assignment given both there. Additionally,...
It La necropoli del Piovego (VI-IV secolo a.C.), situata al margine orientale della citta di Padova, venne scavata tra gli anni 1975-1977 e 1986-1989 dall'Istituto Archeologia locale ateneo. Essa, le patavine note, quella nel settore piu Padova preromana. particolarita questo sepolcreto che, accanto rito incineratorio, presente una quantita relativamente alta inumati a cui si aggiungono anche 6 inumazioni cavallo, un'eccezionale sepoltura bisoma uomo cavallo (ufc 12). I cavalli finora...
Riassunto - La localita Col del Buson e ubicata sulla destra idrografica dell’Ardo, torrente prealpino affluente Piave. L’insediamento frequentato dal tardo Neolitico a tutta l’eta Rame occupa la parte sommitale di un rilievo roccioso (m 715 slm), che caratterizzato da due creste contrapposte una depressione centrale origine naturale. Indagini archeologiche pluriennali hanno consentito accertarne natura d’insediamento permanente o quantomeno lungo ciclo stagionale (primavera-autunno)....
Riassunto - Gli scavi condotti nel 1996 a Terranegra presso Legnago (VR) portarono in luce resti di un abitato arginato datato al Bronzo recente e insediamento tipo protourbano dell’antica eta del Ferro (VIII-VI sec. a.C.). I faunistici sono 4409, cui 2804 (pari 63,6% totale) stati determinati. In entrambi i periodi studiati la quantita frammenti ossei riferibili ai principali animali domestici indica prevalente consumo ovicaprini, seguiti dal bue maiale, anche se, considerando il Numero...