This is the blog of the project "Neo-Innova: The diffusion of Neolithic in the Central-Western Mediterranean: agriculture, technological innovations and radiocarbon dating" (HAR2016-75201-P). This research project focuses on one of the main turning points of human history: the diffusion of Neolithic. Even if it is well established that the Near East was the first focus of the invention of farming, around X-IX milenium BC, the mechanisms and the paths of its spreading in the rest of the Mediterranean are yet to be unfolded. During the last decades, the origin of European Neolithic has been explained as result of a diffusion process through two main axes: a Northern one, crossing central Europe, and a Southern one along the Mediterranean coasts. The current project is aimed to analyse the process of Neolithic diffusion through the Central-Western Mediterranean through analysis of the techniques and tools associated with the crop-harvesting and -processing tools. Analysis of those tools has to be supported by an extensive program of radiocarbon dating and a cross-analysis of the crop-harvesting/14C with the information proceeding from the environmental/ecological, the technological and the cereals consumed.

Thursday 7 March 2019

Talking About Harvesting Techniques... Changes and Innovations at Neolithic Times

Today we have been giving a talk on our projects on Neolithic Harvesting Techniques 
(NEO-INNOVA, ÉXODO, QUANT) - ASD-CSIC / MSCA-IF
http://www.asd-csic.es/research/ongoing-projects/the-spread-of-the-neolithic-in-the-central-western-mediterranean-agriculture-technological-innovations-and-14c/
https://www.asd-csic.es/research/ongoing-projects/quant/
https://niccomazzucco.wixsite.com/quant

Thanks to all that attended the talk!



Tuesday 5 March 2019

The new project in the Neolithic site of La Marmotta (Roma, Italia).

Back to Barcelona after spending an incredible and intense week studying the Neolithic site of La Marmotta and showing its wonders to the companions of the EEAHR (CSIC's research institution in Rome).

The first days Millán Mozota worked in 3D photogrammetry and Gerard Remolins invested his time in the recovery and reconstruction of all the graphical & spatial information (physical & digital) of the excavated archaeological deposits.

Later, they were joined by Niccolò Mazzucco and Juan F. Gibaja, who together with Mario Mineo, met to evaluate studies to be carried out, organizational strategies, proposals for papers, etc.
On Wednesday we were visited by colleagues from the EEAHR who came to learn about the site and the work we are doing. It was a wonderful afternoon in which we were able share experiences and surprises with each of the objects we saw from La Marmotta.

On Thursday they invited us to give a lecture at their headquarters. A very nice place where we explained La Marmotta site, the recent project that we have obtained and the research team recruited for such works.

We thank Mario Mineo for his kindness and collaboration, also the National Museum L. Pigorini to open its doors and of course the colleagues from Rome's CSIC, and especially to EEAHR director's, José Ramón Urquijo and its vice-director, Antonio Pizzo, for their involvement in this project, which allowed us to have accommodation at their residence and of course to give the aforementioned lecture.

We will meet soon with other specialists with whom we will work more materials from La Marmotta: Miriam Cubas, Amaia Arranz and Julien Vieugue.

Project: Expansión y desarrollo del neolítico en el Mediterráneo central: tecnología y producción de alimentos en el asentamiento lacustre de La Marmotta (Roma, Italia). 
Proyectos Intramurales para Arqueología en el Exterior (201818008). 
Funding: CSIC and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades