by Elvira Visciola An important study conducted by an international team led by the Universities of Florence, Bologna and Siena and published in “Nature Communications” with the title “Life history and ancestry of the late Upper Paleolithic infant from Grotta delle Mura, Italy” has reconstructed the biological history of a…
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Sassari, from 3 to 6 October 2024 We would like to highlight an important conference that is part of the activities related to the project for the candidacy for the UNESCO World Heritage list of the serial site "Art and Architecture in the prehistory of Sardinia: The domus de Janas", consisting of 26 prehistoric monuments of…
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We highlight this beautiful video which is a story that takes us on an unprecedented journey into the caves of Puglia. From the Gargano to the Murgia, from the Terra delle Gravine to Salento, a descent into the limestone heart of the region between wild, dizzying places, full of primeval, spectacular, and absolutely primitive silences "manufactured" in...
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by Alessandra de Nardis Vlakno is a small cave located in the central area of the island of Dugi otok (Long Island) in Croatia; positioned between the settlements of Luka and Savarcon, in the narrowest part of the island at a height of approx. 50 meters above sea level, it looks like a small…
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On Raising Human Babies This scene is indicative of the imaginary—persistent in many of us—about how early humans lived. A dramatic image that evokes danger and male heroism. And it coincides with the dominant ideas in the West about the division of labor and the nuclear family that prevailed in the 60s,…
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by Alessandra de Nardis The clay statuette dating back to 7000 years ago (Neolithic) was found at Poggio Nativo in Sabina, in the province of Rieti and is now the subject of a study coordinated by the Sapienza Department of Ancient Sciences. This valuable exhibit will add a lot of new information about that…
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Organized by the editorial staff of Prehistory in Italy live online a two-voice dialogue at the end of which questions and observations will be opened. THE MEETINGS ARE FREE CALENDAR Wednesday 12 April 2023 at 18.00/19.30Female Statuettes between the Paleolithic and NeolithicAnnaluisa Pedrotti – Federica FontanaHere to review the meeting Register…
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Announcing Scholar Salon 51: Register for February 9 Luciana Percovich, a foremother of women's studies and women's rights in Italy, presents the work of a new generation of researchers exploring the country's rich Paleolithic and Neolithic heritage in art and artifacts.
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An online course curated by Luciana Percovich with the collaboration of Morena Luciani and Sarah Perini will begin in December, entitled: From the civilization of Mothers to that of Warriors. Images, symbols and vision of the world from the Paleolithic to the Anthropocene It is a cycle of 7 lessons on European Prehistory, open…
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by Andrea Di Giovanni Prevention is better than cure. It seems to me almost obvious to start with this consideration. A cliche, however, can make many things understood or at least make a concept more accessible. The work of protection and enhancement is no joke. The use is functional to…
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