Lithic techno-complexes in Italy from 50 to 39 thousand years BP: An overview of lithic technological changes across the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic boundary

G Marciani, A Ronchitelli, S Arrighi, F Badino… - Quaternary …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Defining the processes involved in the technical/cultural shifts from the Late Middle to the
Early Upper Palaeolithic in Europe (~ 50-39 thousand years BP) is one of the most important …

Neanderthal activity and resting areas from stratigraphic unit 13 at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Oscurusciuto (Ginosa-Taranto, Southern Italy)

V Spagnolo, G Marciani, D Aureli, F Berna… - Quaternary Science …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Stratigraphic Unit 13 of Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Taranto, Southern Italy)
is a short Mousterian palimpsest representing the first stable occupation of the site soon after …

Chronometric data and stratigraphic evidence support discontinuity between Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens in the Italian Peninsula

T Higham, M Frouin, K Douka, A Ronchitelli… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The process by which Palaeolithic Europe was transformed from a Neanderthal-dominated
region to one occupied exclusively by Homo sapiens has proven challenging to diagnose. A …

[PDF][PDF] Grotta del cavallo (Apulia–Southern Italy). The uluzzian in the mirror

A Moroni, A Ronchitelli, A Simona, D Aureli… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - pure.mpg.de
The Uluzzian techno-complex is commonly considered to be a “transitional industry” mostly
on the basis of some inferred characteristics such as a chiefly flake-based production, a …

[HTML][HTML] From Neandertals to modern humans: new data on the Uluzzian

P Villa, L Pollarolo, J Conforti, F Marra, C Biagioni… - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Having thrived in Eurasia for 350,000 years Neandertals disappeared from the record
around 40,000–37,000 years ago, after modern humans entered Europe. It was a complex …

Climbing the time to see Neanderthal behaviour's continuity and discontinuity: SU 11 of the Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Southern Italy)

V Spagnolo, G Marciani, D Aureli, I Martini… - Archaeological and …, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract The Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Southern Italy) is a perfect sample-site for
the reconstruction of multiple aspects of the last Neanderthals life. Different settlement …

Between hearths and volcanic ash: the SU 13 palimpsest of the Oscurusciuto rock shelter (Ginosa–southern Italy): analytical and interpretative questions

V Spagnolo, G Marciani, D Aureli, F Berna… - Quaternary …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The Oscurusciuto rock shelter, located in the ravine of Ginosa (Taranto), is one of the key
sites for the study of Neanderthal groups in Southern Italy. The rich stratigraphic sequence of …

Middle Palaeolithic technical behaviour: material import-export and Levallois production at the SU 13 of Oscurusciuto rock shelter, Southern Italy

G Marciani, V Spagnolo, D Aureli, F Ranaldo… - Journal of Lithic …, 2016‏ - journals.ed.ac.uk
The Oscurusciuto rock shelter, located in southern Italy (Puglia), has yielded a long Middle
Palaeolithic stratigraphy rich in lithic assemblages, fireplaces and faunal remains, attesting …

Riparo dell'Oscurusciuto (Ginosa-TA): la chiusura del ciclo Levallois alla fine del Paleolitico medio

F Ranaldo, P Boscato, A Moroni… - Preistoria e Protostoria …, 2017‏ - torrossa.com
Riparo dell'Oscurusciuto (Ginosa-TA) : la chiusura del ciclo Levallois alla fine del Paleolitico
medio Page 1 INTRODUZIONE Il Riparo (fig. 1B) si situa lungo il versante ovest della gravina …

Grotta del Cavallo: ipotesi di mobilità dei gruppi umani musteriani sulla base dello sfruttamento delle risorse litiche

F Trenti, L Nannini, F Romagnoli… - Preistoria e Protostoria …, 2017‏ - torrossa.com
Grotta del Cavallo : ipotesi di mobilità dei gruppi umani musteriani sulla base dello sfruttamento
delle risorse litiche Page 1 INTRODUZIONE Questo lavoro si inserisce, nell’ambito della …