The transition between the last Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and the first agropastoral Neolithic communities is a highly debated topic in prehistoric…
PreIStorIA participates in a new research article on Gaban rockshelter
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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…
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…
Preistoria Pisa at the 30th European Association of Archaeologists meeting
From August 28 to 31, the University of Rome La Sapienza hosted the 30th annual meeting of the European Association…
New evidence reveals the earliest use of cinnabar in the western Mediterranean
A study by the University of Pisa, led by C. Petrinelli Pannocchia as part of the research project on the…
PreIStoriA partecipates to the European Archaeology Days 2024 with “Catignano and its Neolithic Culture”
In synergy with other prestigious institutions, the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge has collaborated in organizing three days…
PreIStoriA participated to the first TRANSECT launching meeting at STARC (Cyprus Institute)
A two day meeting has been done to launch and present the TRANSECT project “IRP TRANSECT : TRANSitions Environnementales et CulTurelles…
The First Agricultural Machinery in Europe: The Use of Threshing Sledges During the Neolithic
The new article is part of the project “AGER” The article “Use-Wear Evidence for the Use of Threshing Sledges in…
New research is out! Early use of sheep wool for textiles, 4250–3950 cal BCE
The study “A traceological and quantitative assessment of the function of the bone bi-pointed tools from the Late Neolithic of…