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The beginning of the Neolithic in the Po Plain (northern Italy): Problems and perspectives

Elisabetta Starnini
  • Fonction : Auteur
Paolo Biagi
  • Fonction : Auteur
Niccolo Mazzucco

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The Po Valley is one of the major physiographic units of northern Italy. It can be considered as a key area for the interpretation of long-term historical events and processes because of its location midway between the Mediterranean world and continental Europe. This paper is an updated summary of our knowledge of the Early Neolithic farming communities of the region. In particular it discusses data derived from radiocarbon dated sites. Its aim is to provide the international audience with an updated view of the topic, based on the discussion of a new series of AMS radiocarbon results, to frame the earliest producing communities of the Po Valley into the more general picture of the Neolithization of Italy. To achieve the goal, apart from radiocarbon assays, we have taken into consideration material culture remains, subsistence economy, environmental resources, and data gathered from archaeometric analyses and technology.

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halshs-01620561 , version 1 (25-10-2017)

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Elisabetta Starnini, Paolo Biagi, Niccolo Mazzucco. The beginning of the Neolithic in the Po Plain (northern Italy): Problems and perspectives. Quaternary International, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.quaint.2017.05.059⟩. ⟨halshs-01620561⟩
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