The skeletal remains of an infant found at Grotta Le Mura in Puglia and dated to 17000 BP portray the interesting biological history of Paleolithic populations of southern Italy
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…
The deep fantasy
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...
Archeology in Abruzzo and the case of rock caves. We need to fight against degradation
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…
An accessible replica of the Grotta dei Cervi in Porto Badisco
Approved the Cis project for the Municipality of Otranto which provides for the construction of an accessible copy of the Grotta dei Cervi in Porto Badisco and the safety of the cave itself hit by vehicular traffic coming from the coastal road. The project was developed thanks to the Institutional Contracts of…
Prehistory in Ukraine
by Alessandra de Nardis This invitation to read is not a book but a short article published by the Florentine museum of prehistory on 26 February 2022; talks to us about prehistory, about the Tripolye Culture which takes its name from the Ukrainian village in the governorate of Kiev, a particular production of figurative, indicative art…
The first results of the Maiella Rock Art Project were presented in Val Camonica
We would like to point out an important novelty regarding Abruzzo and beyond: the first results of the Maiella Rock Art Project, the scientific research project sponsored by the Maiella National Park for the study of the rock art of the Mother mountain; here are a few…
Deer Cave: the testimony of Elettra Ingravallo
From Marzia Vaccari Serra's ALMAGULP website we highlight this article which represents an important testimony by Elettra Ingravallo, professor of Paleethnology at the University of Salento, who unfortunately passed away on 2 March 2020. Defined as "the intellectual of archaeology", she transmitted his passion for prehistory as a study of exchange between people and…