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The data related to the earliest cultures of Italian Upper Palaeolithic are, on the whole, not much well-known. On one hand only a few data from Aurignacian sites, even if they are known since a long time (the Thirties — BLANC A.C.,... more
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      Palaeolithic ArchaeologyLithic TechnologySicily (History)Lithics
Summary We present here the typological analysis of an important sample (about one quarter) of the lithic industry found at the Rebibbia - Casal de'Pazzi site (Rome). For the most part, the lithic industry is on flakes obtained from... more
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      Human EvolutionPalaeolithic ArchaeologyLithicsMousterian
A minimum of 30 Aurignacian sites are known to exist in Italy, either as stratified cave sites, or as open air settlements, often disturbed by farming activity. Uncalibrated 14C dates range approximately 38 to 30 kyr BP, but most sites... more
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      ArchaeologyMediterranean prehistoryPalaeolithic ArchaeologyPrehistoric Europe (Archaeology)
The systematic survey of Rome’s coastal zone, begun in 1988, has identified many new sites of all periods, ranging from the Palaeolithic to the Roman period. The project has sought to define a methodology of recording the archaeological... more
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      Survey MethodologySurvey (Archaeological Method & Theory)Topography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology)Survey Research
THE ENEOLITHIC SITE OF CASALE MASSIMA (ROME): THE SECOND EXCAVATION CAMPAIGN. - The results of the archaeological excavation at Casale Massima (Rome), in 1996, are here presented. The archaeological context and the pottery assemblage can... more
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      Eneolithic sites RomeLate Eneolithic
THE MALAFEDE SITE - VALLE PORCINA (ROME): TRACES OF A DWELLING STRUCTURE. - During an excavation campaign realized in 1997- 98 in Malafede area, were found the remains of a dwelling structure characterized by the presence of lithic... more
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      Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology)Early Bronze Age (Archaeology)Bronze and Iron Ages in Italy (Archaeology)Bronze age Rome
THE HUT OF CASALE DEL CAVALIERE (ROME) AND SOME THOUGHTS ON SETTLEMENT STRATEGY IN THE REGION OF ROME DURING THE NEO-ENEOLITHIC AGE. - The Eneolithic hut of Casale del Cavaliere is placed upon a wide plateau, in a position that differs... more
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      VolcanologyVolcanic GeologyEneolithicAlbano Volcano
Lithic and bone industries from the Middle Pleistocene sites of Castel di Guido, Torre in Pietra levels m and d, La Polledrara and Casal de’ Pazzi are discussed. The earlier sites – except La Polledrara – show greater variety in the... more
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      Palaeolithic Archaeologysiti paleolitici Romapalaeolithic site RomeOIS 9
SUMMARY: An overview is given of the distribution of the 12 major Lower Palaeolithic sites around Rome with both bones and artefacts. Regularities in their spatial distribution are traced, and the preservation and discovery conditions of... more
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      Palaeolithic ArchaeologyPreservation of Palaeolithic SitesDiscovery Condition
"In the second half of the 90, regional archaeological surveys were carried out in the east area of Rome. This research was preliminary to a large-scale urban project called "Sistema Direzionale Orientale". The better studied areas were... more
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      ArchaeologyClassical ArchaeologyArchaeological ScienceArcheologia
Riassunto: La valle di Torre Spaccata, situata nella periferia sud-est di Roma, è stata oggetto di indagini geoarcheologiche nel 1997-98 e nel 2006. Essa si trova a circa 15 km dal complesso vulcanico Albano, la cui evoluzione recente... more
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      ArchaeologyGeoarchaeologyArchaeobotanyLandscape Archaeology
This text discusses the methodological choices that constituted the basis of the territorial archaeological investigations carried out in the Est Suburbs of Rome in the late 90's
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      ArchaeologyResearch MethodologyArchaeological ScienceArchaeological Method & Theory
Fontana Nuova di Ragusa, a small rock-shelter in southeast Sicily, was thoroughly excavated by Bernabò Brea in 1949. In the far South of Europe – Sicily is nearly on a latitude with Africa – it has continuing importance as making a... more
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      ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyPaleontologyHuman Evolution
"Resumen Italia es un país extremamente rico en localidades pleistocenas que contienen restos de Elephas antiquus. Aunque la historia de los estudios y las excavaciones tiene casi dos siglos, es sólo en los últimos cincuenta años cuando... more
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      ArchaeologyMuseum StudiesHistory of MuseumsMuseology
"Riassunto:La campagna di indagini archeologiche, preliminare alla progettazione del grande intervento urbanistico del Sistema Direzionale Orientale nel settore Est della capitale, è scaturita dall'esigenza di orientare, per una volta... more
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      ArchaeologyLandscape ArchaeologyArchaeological Method & TheorySurvey Methodology
La campagna di indagini archeologiche, preliminare alla progettazione del grande intervento urbanistico del Sistema Direzionale Orientale nel settore Est della capitale, è scaturita dall’esigenza di orientare, per una volta... more
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      ArchaeologyMaritime ArchaeologyPottery (Archaeology)Landscape Archaeology
Selected papers from "The World of Elephants" Congress, Rome, 2001
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      ElephantsMammothProboscidea evolutionThe world of Elephans congress
C’erano elefanti in Italia prima dell'arrivo di Pirro? E 'difficile immaginare che due o trecentomila anni fa la campagna romana era attraversato da branchi di elefanti, ma il territorio di Roma è tra i più ricchi al mondo per l’enorme... more
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      ArchaeologyMaritime ArchaeologyPaleontologyGeoarchaeology
""Atti del 1° Congresso Internazionale "La Terra degli Elefanti" (Roma 16-20 ottobre 2001)

Proceedings of the first international Congress "The World of Elephants) (Rome 16-20 ottobre 2001)""
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      ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyPaleontologyMediterranean prehistory
Riassunto: Un mondo di 200.000 anni fa: vulcani, elefanti, ippopotami, rinoceronti e uomini. A Casal de' Pazzi un Museo ce lo racconta. Abstract: At Casal de 'Pazzi, a Museum tells of the roman world of 200,000 years ago with volcanoes,... more
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      ElephantsPalaeolithic Museumpalaeolithic site RomePleistocene deposits