The Mediterranean islands and their population history are of considerable importance to
the interpretation of the population history of Europe as a whole. In this context, Sicily …

The subsistence of hunter-gatherers in the Mediterranean Basin has been the object of few
studies, which have not fully clarified the role of aquatic resources in their diets. Here we …

Subsistence and mobility strategies of hunter-gatherers in the Mediterranean Basin during
the transition from the late Pleistocene to the early Holocene have been the object of few …

The geomorphology of fluvial landscapes is known to record information about uplift rate,
spatial patterns of faulting, and tectonic history. Data is far less available when addressing …

This paper investigates the culture of pork consumption in Sicily by examining a number of
archaeological faunal assemblages dated to chronological phases spanning from the …

Fagonia cretica L. is an important component of Mediterranean dry grasslands and a rare
and isolated species of Italian flora. In this study, an assessment is presented on the …

In the middle of the Mediterranean sea, historically characterised by large spatial and
temporal climate variability, the island of Sicily, a unique ethnic and cultural crossroad for …

Background Recently, the study of mitochondrial variability in ancient humans has allowed
the definition of population dynamics that characterised Europe in the Late Pleistocene and …

Abstract Several caves from Southern Italy and Sicily provided invaluable evidence,
including several human burials, for reconstructing human adaptations and subsistence in …

In the coastal sector of NW Sicily, the regional correlation of relevant unconformities
recognised within the Quaternary sedimentary successions allowed the mapping of seven …