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Roberto Miccichè

Researcher at University of Palermo

Publications -  20
Citations -  174

Roberto Miccichè is an academic researcher from University of Palermo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bronze Age & Paleoethnobotany. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 18 publications receiving 111 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto Miccichè include University of Florida & Spanish National Research Council.

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The spread of steppe and Iranian-related ancestry in the islands of the western Mediterranean.

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TL;DR: The authors generate genome-wide ancient-DNA data from the Balearic Islands, Sicily and Sardinia, and estimate the level and timing of steppe pastoralist, Iranian and North African ancestries in these populations.
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Historical Suitability and Sustainability of Sicani Mountains Landscape (Western Sicily): An Integrated Approach of Phytosociology and Archaeobotany

TL;DR: In this article, an integrated approach between phytosociology and archaeobotany has been applied to understand the historical suitability and sustainability of this area analysing the correlation between the current dynamics of plant communities and the historical use of woods detected by the archaeological record.
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The utility of 3D medical imaging techniques for obtaining a reliable differential diagnosis of metastatic cancer in an Iron Age skull

TL;DR: A case of neoplastic disease affecting an Iron Age skull that provides some of the earliest evidence of metastatic cancer in Western Europe is presented and it is tentatively suggested that breast carcinoma is the primary origin of the clinical manifestations recorded on the skull.
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Fatal cranial injury in an individual from Messina (Sicily) during the times of the Roman Empire.

TL;DR: The interpretation of fracture patterns found in this cranium are an illustration of how forensic approaches can be applied with great benefit to archaeological specimens.