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 …

After eight decades since its discovery in 1939, new investigations have been undertaken at
Grotta Guattari (Latium, central Italy), a coastal cave by the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and one of …

During the last century, Grotta Romanelli (Southern Italy) has been a reference site for the
European Late Pleistocene stratigraphy, due to its geomorphological setting and …

Abstract The arrival of Modern Humans (MHs) in Europe between 50 ka and 39 ka coincides
with significant changes in human behaviour, notably regarding the production of tools, the …

Evidence of human activities during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition is well
represented from rock-shelters, caves and open-air sites across Italy. Over the past decade …

North-eastern Italy is a key region for the study of Neanderthal way of life over a wide
timeframe, as attested by over 20 Middle Palaeolithic multi-layered sites in caves, rock …

Abstract In northern Italy, Fumane Cave (Lessini Mountains-Verona), San Bernardino Cave,
and De Nadale Cave (Berici Hills-Vicenza) provide data to interpret the exploitation …

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 …

Recent studies of the Late Pleistocene small-mammal sequences of the Italian Peninsula
have provided a more detailed context that sheds light on numerous aspects of the faunal …

Grotta dei Santi represents a very suitable investigation field for carrying out an inquiry into
the Neandertal behaviour at a high-resolution time scale, in order to obtain data useful for …