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Excavation

  • Grotta di Pozzo
  • Pozzo di Forfora
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  • Italy
  • Abruzzo
  • Province of L'Aquila
  • Ortucchio

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Summary (English)

  • Excavations were carried out inside the cave of the Holocene levels of squares G8 and 17, and in the late Pleistocene levels of squares H8, H9, H10, 18, J7, J8, J10, K8, L8, L9 L10. A new box-trench or square was also opened, the sole square of row 11, called H11, at the mouth of the cave. As regards the talus of the cave, on the exterior the excavations in Hx2 and Hx3 continued, and a new square was opened in a continuation of row G: il m2 investigated is Gx2.

    The excavation in row 8 confirmed the excellent state of preservation of the deposit in this area of the site, far from the disturbances caused by the vegetation on the exterior of the cave, and in particular by the roots which have intruded inside the cave. The fine and undisturbed sediments of levels PS1-PS6 have the clear imprints of branches and other vegetal elements, which have been slightly burnt leaving their forms fully visible. The excavation this year has brought to light a certain number of these, relating to level PS6. As regards this level, the abundant fish remains ( Salmo trutta ) should also be noted: one example was still articulated. From the same level, but in square H10, a fine bone punch was also recovered.

    The investigations this year have enriched the archaeological documentation for all the excavated areas both as regards the lithic industry and the faunal remains, although the latter are almost totally lacking from the earliest levels. Viceversa, charcoal samples have been taken also in the latter levels, which are being radiocarbon dated. Finally we should note that, as well as some fragments of polished bone, some decorative elements been recovered: a Columbella rustica from Holocene or post glacial levels, a small marine gastropod from late pleistocene levels of the cave, and a Denatalium fossil from the late pleistocene levels of the talus.

  • Margherita Mussi - Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche dell’Antichità, Sezione di Paleontologia 

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Team

  • Rita T. Melis - Università degli Studi di Cagliari
  • Emanuela D’Angelo - Università di Roma “La Sapienza”

Research Body

  • "Sapienza" Università di Roma
  • Università degli Studi di Cagliari

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