New data on the first human settlements in western Trentino: The site of Pozza Lavino in the Ledro valley (Trentino, Italy)
TL;DR: In 2011, a survey campaign was carried out in the Ledro valley by the Museo delle Palafitte del Lago di Ledro to check for the presence of further prehistoric archaeological sites as discussed by the authors.
About: This article is published in Quaternary International.The article was published on 2016-11-22 and is currently open access. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mesolithic & Prehistory.
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TL;DR: Palmisano et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed the evidence for long term trends in anthropogenic activity and population dynamics across the Holocene in the central Mediterranean and the chronology of cultural events.
Abstract: This paper reviews the evidence for long term trends in anthropogenic activity and population dynamics across the Holocene in the central Mediterranean and the chronology of cultural events. The evidence for this has been constituted in a database of 4608 radiocarbon dates (of which 4515 were retained for analysis following initial screening) from 1195 archaeological sites in southern France, Italy and Malta, spanning the Mesolithic to Early Iron Age periods, c. 8000 to 500 BC. We provide an overview of the settlement record for central Mediterranean prehistory and add to this an assessment of the available archaeological radiocarbon evidence in order to review the traditional narratives on the prehistory of the region. This new chronology has enabled us to identify the most significant points in time where activity levels, population dynamics and cultural change have together caused strong temporal patterning in the archaeological record. Some of these episodes were localized to one region, whereas others were part of pan-regional trends and cultural trajectories that took many centuries to play out fully, revealing prehistoric societies subject to collapse, recovery, and continuing instability over the long-term. Using the radiocarbon evidence, we model growth rates in the various regions so that the tempo of change at certain points in space and time can be identified, compared, and discussed in the context of demographic change. Using other published databases of radiocarbon data, we have drawn comparisons across the central Mediterranean to wider prehistoric Europe, and northern Africa. Finally, we include a brief response to the synchronously published but independently developed paper (Palmisano et al. in J World Prehist 34(3), 2021). While there are differences in our respective approaches, we share the general conclusions that large-scale trends can been identified through meta-analyses of the archaeological record, and these offer new perspectives on how society functioned.
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TL;DR: In this article, Stein et al. analyze shell midden boundaries in relation to past and present shorelines, F.H. Nelson effects of recovery techniques and post-depositional environment on archaeological wood charcoal assemblages, D.M. Greenlee interprets the grain-size distributions of archaeological shell, P.J. Linse burned archaeological bone, and P.T. madsen analysis of fire-cracked rocks.
Abstract: Analysis of shell midden, J.K. Stein shell midden boundaries in relation to past and present shorelines, F.H. Whittaker and J.K. Stein geophysical exploration of the shell midden, R. Dalan, et al historic treatment of a prehistoric landscape, B. Thomas and J.W. Thomson interpreting stratification of a shell midden, J.K. Stein British camp shell midden stratigraphy, J.K. Stein, et al sediment analysis of the British camp shell midden, J.K. Stein shell midden lithic technology - analysis of stone artifacts from British camp, K.D. Kornbacher lithic manufacturing at British camp - evidence from size distributions and microartifacts, M.E. madsen analysis of fire-cracked rocks - a sedimentological approach, T.W. Latas shell midden deposits an the archaeobotanical record - a case from the northwest coast, M.A. Nelson effects of recovery techniques and post-depositional environment on archaeological wood charcoal assemblages, D.M. Greenlee interpreting the grain-size distributions of archaeological shell, P.J. Ford is bone safe in a shell midden?, A.R. Linse burned archaeological bone, P.T. McCutcheon.
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...The excavation generally adopted a stratigraphic approach, based on homogeneity and continuity of sediments, from an early stage of the research but used artificial cuts (cf. Stein, 1992) to dig stratigraphic unit (henceforth SU) 2 because the layer in some areas was 40 cm deep....
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TL;DR: A lake-level record of Lake Ledro (northern Italy) spans the entire Holocenewith a chronology derived from51 radiocarbon dates as mentioned in this paper, which is based on a specific sedimentological approach that combines data from five sediment profiles sampled in distinct locations in the littoral zone.
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...Generally speaking, mixed oak forests did not develop in the Ledro valley (Magny et al., 2012)....
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...Anthropogenic indicators, dated from 8000 to 6000 years before present, seem to indicate a human presence in the valley during the Neolithic period (Magny et al., 2012)....
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...5.3e4) attest to an Early Mesolithic phase (Laplace Gm3, Laplace, 1964; Broglio and Kozlowski, 1983, Fig....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the available evidence for this period which is now supported by a good set of radiocarbon dates and propose a chronology of the Neolithic and Copper Age settlement of Northern Italy based on the stratigraphical sequence of the Arene Candide cave.
Abstract: Summary. Until twenty years ago the chronology of the Neolithic and Copper Age settlement of Northern Italy was almost exclusively based on the stratigraphical sequence of the Arene Candide cave in Liguria. The research carried out since the sixties has strongly increased our knowledge of the earliest farming communities and the first copper using people who inhabited the country between the end of the seventh and the beginning of the fourth millennium BP. This article considers the available evidence for this period which is now supported by a good set of radiocarbon dates.
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...…and Late Neolithic sites of Isera la Torretta phase 1 (Pedrotti, 1996), Ala le Corone (Nicolis et al., 2007) and other “Square Mouth Pottery” sites of northern Italy (Bagolini and Biagi, 1990). man settlements in western Trentino: The site of Pozza Lavino in the oi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.112...
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..., 2007) and other “Square Mouth Pottery” sites of northern Italy (Bagolini and Biagi, 1990)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, an approccio permette di tracciare una ricostruzione delle dinamiche insediative e dei cicli di spostamento durante la frequentazione mesolitica, senza dover ricorrere esplicitamente a studi etnografici su cacciatori-raccoglitori.
Abstract: RIASSUNTO Dove piantare il campo: modelli insediativi e di mobilita nel Mesolitico in ambiente alpino Nel presente lavoro si propone di mettere in relazione l’articolata morfologia del territorio alpino, e in particolare quella del bacino del Fiume Adige, con la localizzazione dei numerosi siti archeologici all’aperto, individuati attraverso prospezioni sistematiche di superficie Tale approccio permette di tracciare una ricostruzione delle dinamiche insediative e dei cicli di spostamento durante la frequentazione mesolitica, senza dover ricorrere esplicitamente a studi etnografici su cacciatori-raccoglitori recenti Paragonando le caratteristiche di tutti i siti noti nell’area di indagine, e stato possibile riconoscere certe regolarita per quanto riguarda il comportamento territoriale dei cacciatori-raccoglitori In particolare, si e evidenziata una consapevole e ben finalizzata scelta sia dell’ubicazione dell’accampamento sia dell’itinerario da percorrere Sono stati inoltre individuati diversi fattori che hanno influenzato in modo determinante la scelta di ciascun sito, come per esempio la sua posizione strategica, la localizzazione nelle immediate vicinanze , la presunta funzione e la visuale sull’ambiente circostante Al fine di proporre una valutazione sulle modalita d’uso del territorio montano, sulla base della conoscenza del luogo, l’ordine degli spostamenti e la permanenza in alta quota, sono stati presi in considerazione, come casi di studio, alcuni siti con notevole record archeologico I dati cosi acquisiti rendono verosimile l’ipotesi che un nomadismo a lungo termine fosse l’unico modo economico per inoltrarsi nelle zone impervie delle Alpi
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