2013 The site was a settlement in a wet area at c. 870 m a.s.l. on the slopes of Monte Ragola. The excavations covered an area of c. 20 m2 that was rich in archaeological material, mainly flints and charcoal, the residue from ancient hearths. The artefacts, present at the base of a clay sediment (US 7), were in primary deposition, and related to a single and brief episode of occupation on the site. Several concentrations of lithic finds, mainly produced using local jasper from Monte Lama, represent workshops for stone working, where the stone was rough-hewn then knapped to produce large and small flakes and occasional tools (back points, burins, and scrapers). The site can be dated to the early Gravettian period thanks to the typological and technological evidence from the lithic industry and dating from two direct C14 dates of c. 30,000BP, provided by charcoal samples. Further information on the palaeo-environment was provided by the pollen analysis and macro-botanical studies. The overall results place the human occupation of Piovesello in the Greenland Stadial 5, a phase of sudden cooling of the climate, which anticipated by about 6000 years the climax of the final glaciation. The extreme climatic and environmental conditions show the population’s great capacity for adaptation, while the discovery of local flint indicates the existence of long routes of movement between south-eastern France, the Ligurian arc and the northern Apennines north of the watershed. 2018 After five years, new research began on the site with the aim of completing the plan and thus having a complete picture of human occupation. The excavation campaign was part of the “Paleo APPennino – il Piovesello tra Preistoria ed Era multimediale” project, which aims to make the prehistoric remains of the Piacentino area known to the public by creating a virtual network of museums and archaeological sites. Fieldwork took place in a 20 m2 area, situated south of the area investigated in previous campaigns. Starting from the erosion caused by the water course that uncovered the site, the excavations reached US 10 bedrock. About 100 finds were found and documented using photographs and the total station. The vertical distribution of the finds, found both at the base and within US 7, and their spatial disposition, either vertical or oblique, suggests the existence of post-depositional phenomena that moved them from their primary positions. For this reason, samples of stratigraphy were taken on order to undertake further micro-morphological analyses. The excavations confirmed the limited size of the site, which has been almost completely investigated as also confirmed by the numerous examples of lithic reassemblages present in the archaeological material, which are important for gaining information regarding the methods of flaking and management of lithic resources.