On 24 February 2025, the first PaleolITica workshop was held at the University of Pisa, an informal meeting dedicated to…
First PaleolITica Workshop
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PreIStorIA participates in a new research article on Gaban rockshelter
The transition between the last Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and the first agropastoral Neolithic communities is a highly debated topic in prehistoric…
A new campaign at the Neolithic site of Hayy Al-Sarh has begun
In theframework of the PrehistOman project between the University of Pisa and the Sultan Qaboos University, a new excavation campaign…
Book review “G. Marciani – Flexibility of the Levallois Concept in the Italian Late Middle Palaeolithic” on Lithic Technology
The Neanderthals and their world continue to spark curiosity and fascination, not least because every modern human carries traces of…
3D modelling of lithic refittings from Pontecosi
Pontecosi is an open-air site next to the banks of the homonymous lake near Pieve Fosciana (LU, Italy). The University…
PreIStoriA participated in the JRC “Healthy Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Systems”
Today, as part of the JRC initiative “Healthy Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Systems,” a short presentation by N. Mazzucco explored…
Published a new article on marmble Copper Age beads
A new article “Marble for beads during the Copper Age in Tuscany (Italy): products and techniques” has been published on…
A review article of “T. Watkins – Becoming Neolithic. The Pivot of Human History” has been published on the European Journal of Archaeology
The Neolithic and its origins remain among the most debated topics in archaeology, with extensive literature on the subject. Adding…
PreIStoriA participates in a study on grinding tools from La Marmotta (Neolithic)
The early Neolithic site of La Marmotta is located on the shore of a lake of volcanic origin on the…
New study campaign of the Pindus (Greece) Mousterian artefacts
The second study campaign of Mousterian artifacts found around the village of Samarina, in the Pindus mountain range (northwestern Greece),…