Abstract The Mousterian of the Grotta Grande (Southern Italy) is here subject to new dating,
which provide a surprisingly high-resolution on the stratigraphic sequence. Overall, the …

After eight decades since its discovery in 1939, new investigations have been undertaken at
Grotta Guattari (Latium, central Italy), a coastal cave by the Tyrrhenian Sea coast and one of …

Grotta Romanelli can be counted among the most interesting sites for the late Upper
Palaeolithic of the Mediterranean area, since returned a consistent record of lithic artefacts …

Grotta dei Santi represents a very suitable investigation field for carrying out an inquiry into
the Neandertal behaviour at a high-resolution time scale, in order to obtain data useful for …

Abstract Grotta Guattari (San Felice Circeo, central Italy) is best known for the discovery of a
Neanderthal skull in 1939. New investigations of an area never investigated before, the so …

The dearth of evidence for late Neanderthals in Europe reduces our ability to understand the
demise of their species and the impact of the biological and cultural changes that resulted …

Abstract Stratigraphic Unit 13 of Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Taranto, Southern Italy)
is a short Mousterian palimpsest representing the first stable occupation of the site soon after …

Abstract Most of the Middle Palaeolithic evidence of Central Italy still lacks a reliable chrono-
cultural framework mainly due to research history. In this context Grotta dei Santi, a wide …

Abstract The Mousterian site of Grotta Reali (Rocchetta a Volturno, Molise, southern Italy),
dated from between 50,940 and 40,370 cal BP, provides detailed information on the …

Archaeozoological investigations carried out at Grotta del Clusantin in the Italian north-
eastern Alps suggest that this late Upper Palaeolithic site hosted small groups of marmot …