Papers by Giuseppe De Angelis
In questa sede verrà presentata l’analisi funzionale dell’industria litica di Grotta di Pozzo, re... more In questa sede verrà presentata l’analisi funzionale dell’industria litica di Grotta di Pozzo, relativa esclusivamente alle tracce d’impatto e di ocra, e l’analisi faunistica, con l’ipotesi che alcuni manufatti venissero utilizzati come punte di proiettile per cacciare prede di media-piccola tagli
Grotta di Pozzo is a cave site (23.000-6.500 cal. BP) at 720m asl in the Apennine range of Abruzz... more Grotta di Pozzo is a cave site (23.000-6.500 cal. BP) at 720m asl in the Apennine range of Abruzzo (central Italy). We tested the hypothesis that Epigravettian lithic elements from layers PS19 to PS1, 23.000 (unpublished)-14.000 cal. BP, were hafted with an adhesive agent, and used as projectile points to catch middle- to small-sized mammals during seasonal hunts. The archaeozoological analysis was performed on 6863 faunal remains, most of them fragmented and sometimes burnt. Only 419 remains could be determined to species level (6.11% of the total). There are frequent cut marks and impact scars, from skinning, disarticulation and the recovery of bone marrow. The chamois was the most frequently hunted animal, followed by red deer, marmot and ibex. We hypothesize seasonality in hunting, when chamois were leaving summer grazing grounds at higher altitude. Furthermore, after isotopic analyses on Equus hydruntinus and Cervus elaphus tooth enamel, the two species had a marked difference ...
Gli scavi a Grotta di Pozzo hanno evidenziato livelli con industria dall'Epigravettiano antico al... more Gli scavi a Grotta di Pozzo hanno evidenziato livelli con industria dall'Epigravettiano antico al Sauveterriano, e date C14 calibrate tra 23.000 e 9.000 BP. le fasi dell'Epigravettiano finale sono caratterizzate da una frequentazione intensa della grotta. Sono allora gli ungulati quelli che forniscono la maggiore quantità di risorse, in particolar i caprini (camoscio e stambecco) con il cervo ben rappresentato. Accanto a queste prede classiche per i cacciatori epigravettiani, è ben documentata la ricerca di altre piccole prede alternative che potevano fornire un'integrazione importante alla dieta come: marmotte, lepri, fagiano di monte, trote. I livelli mesolitici sono caratterizzati dalla raccolta di molluschi (Helix delpretiana), testimoniata da livelli riferibili a chiocciolai di fasi diverse.
Il camoscio è spesso presente nei siti dell'Epigravettiano, ma soltanto in rari casi è l'animale ... more Il camoscio è spesso presente nei siti dell'Epigravettiano, ma soltanto in rari casi è l'animale prevalentemente cacciato. Lo scopo di questo studio è di ricostruire l'importanza del camoscio nella sussistenza tenendo conto del rapposto con gli altri ungulati e delle diverse aree geografiche della Penisola italiana. Vengono analizzati oltre 30 siti archeologici con presenza di resti di camoscio considerando le due differenti specie esistenti (Rupicapra pyrenaica e Rupicapra rupicapra)
Il sito di Grotta di Pozzo (AQ), a circa 720 m s.l.m., è un riparo di modeste dimensioni (12 m x ... more Il sito di Grotta di Pozzo (AQ), a circa 720 m s.l.m., è un riparo di modeste dimensioni (12 m x 5 m) ubicato nella parte meridionale del bacino del Fucino. Le annuali campagne di scavo, condotte dal 1993, hanno messo in evidenza un deposito archeologico formatosi a partire dall'Ultimo Massimo Glaciale e contraddistinto da livelli riferibili al Tardiglaciale con manufatti litici databili all'Epigravettiano antico e finale. Livelli olocenici sono stati individuati solo all'interno della grotta, questi risultano caratterizzati da industrie litiche sauveterriane e, nella parte superiore, da materiale pertinente la fase neolitica. La sequenza stratigrafica, sino ad oggi indagata, risulta comprendere una serie di unità litostratigrafiche con datazioni comprese tra 23.000-14.000 cal BP per i livelli paleolitici e i 10.500-9.000 cal BP per i livelli mesolitici. Per quanto riguarda la fase neolitica, con scarso materiale in posizione disturbata, le datazioni oscillano tra i 7.200 e i 6.700 cal BP (MUSSI et al. 2003; MUSSI et al. 2004; MUSSI et al. 2008; MUSSI et al. 2011). In questa sede verrà presentata l'analisi funzionale dell'industria litica di Grotta di Pozzo, relativa esclusivamente alle tracce d'impatto e di ocra, e l'analisi faunistica, con l'ipotesi che alcuni manufatti venissero utilizzati come punte di proiettile per cacciare prede di media-piccola taglia.
Conference Paper by Giuseppe De Angelis
Grotta di Pozzo is a cave site (23.000-6.500 cal. BP) at 720m asl in the Apennine range of Abruzz... more Grotta di Pozzo is a cave site (23.000-6.500 cal. BP) at 720m asl in the Apennine range of Abruzzo (central Italy). We tested the hypothesis that Epigravettian lithic elements from layers PS19 to PS1, 23.000 (unpublished)-14.000 cal. BP, were hafted with an adhesive agent, and used as projectile points to catch middle- to small-sized mammals during seasonal hunts.
The archaeozoological analysis was performed on 6863 faunal remains, most of them fragmented and sometimes burnt. Only 419 remains could be determined to species level (6.11% of the total). There are frequent cut marks and impact scars, from skinning, disarticulation and the recovery of bone marrow. The chamois was the most frequently hunted animal, followed by red deer, marmot and ibex. We hypothesize seasonality in hunting, when chamois were leaving summer grazing grounds at higher altitude.
Furthermore, after isotopic analyses on Equus hydruntinus and Cervus elaphus tooth enamel, the two species had a marked difference in ranging behavior, with cervids probably more mobile than equids.
Combining residue and use-wear analysis, 1315 lithic elements were eventually selected out of an assemblage of 5012 artefacts. The residue analysis was performed on traces detected by stereomicroscopy, and completed by Raman spectroscopy to determine the chemical composition. The use-wear analysis focused on impact fractures also detected by stereomicroscopy. Comparisons were made with similar scars described in the literature in collections from late Pleistocene European sites and experimental series. The Tip-cross sectional area (TCSA) was also calculated.
All lines of evidence point to the fact that both retouched points and unretouched bladelets were hafted using an adhesive that included ochre. The weapons were mostly used to kill caprids and cervids. The TCSA, as well as the weight and morphology of the points, further suggests that the bow could possibly have been in use during seasonal hunts.
Conference Presentations by Giuseppe De Angelis
Starting from my Master thesis (De Angelis 2013) and from the articles that I have just published... more Starting from my Master thesis (De Angelis 2013) and from the articles that I have just published, I propose, for a future project research (PhD), to review some sites with archaeological remains of chamois, but widening the chronological framework to the whole Upper Paleolithic (from Aurignacian to Magdalenian/Epigravettian phase) and also widening the geographical area: Western Europe, adding some of the main sites with remains of Rupicapra such as those of the Swabian Jura (see Niven 2003; Münzel and Conard 2004; Niven 2007; Barth et al. 2009) or those of the French Pyrenees (see Catusse et al. 1996; Corti 1997). This project research should allow us to better delineate the exploitation of chamois and to analyze its geographic distribution. Currently, we have different data about Rupicapra but not always homogeneous; hence, according to me, this topic would require further archaeozoological analysis.
Il bacino del Fucino, si apre nel centro dell’Appennino abruzzese, a 42°N e ad una quota di c. 70... more Il bacino del Fucino, si apre nel centro dell’Appennino abruzzese, a 42°N e ad una quota di c. 700m slm. In epoca storica era presente un lago, poco profondo ma esteso su circa 150km2, poi oggetto di una radicale bonifica portata a termine nel 1875. Anche in precedenza, sia nel Tardiglaciale che nell’Olocene, e con l’eccezione dell’intervallo dovuto alla parziale bonifica effettuata sotto l’imperatore Claudio, una porzione più o meno estesa del bacino era occupato da questo specchio d’acqua. La posizione geografica del Fucino, il fatto che sia circondato da montagne che raggiungono e superano i 2000m slm, e la presenza di siti del Tardiglaciale, ne fanno un’area ideale per testare modelli di comportamento umano collegati al
rapido mutare delle condizioni ambientali dalla fine dell’Ultimo Massimo Glaciale all’inizio dell’Olocene.
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The archaeozoological analysis was performed on 6863 faunal remains, most of them fragmented and sometimes burnt. Only 419 remains could be determined to species level (6.11% of the total). There are frequent cut marks and impact scars, from skinning, disarticulation and the recovery of bone marrow. The chamois was the most frequently hunted animal, followed by red deer, marmot and ibex. We hypothesize seasonality in hunting, when chamois were leaving summer grazing grounds at higher altitude.
Furthermore, after isotopic analyses on Equus hydruntinus and Cervus elaphus tooth enamel, the two species had a marked difference in ranging behavior, with cervids probably more mobile than equids.
Combining residue and use-wear analysis, 1315 lithic elements were eventually selected out of an assemblage of 5012 artefacts. The residue analysis was performed on traces detected by stereomicroscopy, and completed by Raman spectroscopy to determine the chemical composition. The use-wear analysis focused on impact fractures also detected by stereomicroscopy. Comparisons were made with similar scars described in the literature in collections from late Pleistocene European sites and experimental series. The Tip-cross sectional area (TCSA) was also calculated.
All lines of evidence point to the fact that both retouched points and unretouched bladelets were hafted using an adhesive that included ochre. The weapons were mostly used to kill caprids and cervids. The TCSA, as well as the weight and morphology of the points, further suggests that the bow could possibly have been in use during seasonal hunts.
Conference Presentations by Giuseppe De Angelis
rapido mutare delle condizioni ambientali dalla fine dell’Ultimo Massimo Glaciale all’inizio dell’Olocene.
The archaeozoological analysis was performed on 6863 faunal remains, most of them fragmented and sometimes burnt. Only 419 remains could be determined to species level (6.11% of the total). There are frequent cut marks and impact scars, from skinning, disarticulation and the recovery of bone marrow. The chamois was the most frequently hunted animal, followed by red deer, marmot and ibex. We hypothesize seasonality in hunting, when chamois were leaving summer grazing grounds at higher altitude.
Furthermore, after isotopic analyses on Equus hydruntinus and Cervus elaphus tooth enamel, the two species had a marked difference in ranging behavior, with cervids probably more mobile than equids.
Combining residue and use-wear analysis, 1315 lithic elements were eventually selected out of an assemblage of 5012 artefacts. The residue analysis was performed on traces detected by stereomicroscopy, and completed by Raman spectroscopy to determine the chemical composition. The use-wear analysis focused on impact fractures also detected by stereomicroscopy. Comparisons were made with similar scars described in the literature in collections from late Pleistocene European sites and experimental series. The Tip-cross sectional area (TCSA) was also calculated.
All lines of evidence point to the fact that both retouched points and unretouched bladelets were hafted using an adhesive that included ochre. The weapons were mostly used to kill caprids and cervids. The TCSA, as well as the weight and morphology of the points, further suggests that the bow could possibly have been in use during seasonal hunts.
rapido mutare delle condizioni ambientali dalla fine dell’Ultimo Massimo Glaciale all’inizio dell’Olocene.