Marmotta Neolithic site. New analysis about lithic tools

These days we returned to the Pigoniri Museum to continue our work with the materials of the Marmotta site. In this case, the team members were Niccolo Mazzucco (use-wear analysis), Denis Guibaud (lithic knapping technology), Caroline Hamon (morphology, technology and use-wear of macro-tools related to grinding, and elaboration of polished instruments), Marta Portillo (phytoliths analysis), Alba Masclans (morphology, technology and use-wear of polished axes and adzes) and Gerard Remolins (GIS and recovery of graphical information). All under the direction and supervision of Mario Mineo.
We also had the opportunity to visit Lake Bracciano -where the site is located- and to celebrate the super-team that we have in the Marmotta, which is getting bigger every day!

In recent months we have incorporated the aforementioned Denis Guibaud, as well as Eva Birgitta Andersson Strand and Christina Margariti (Copenhaguen University) to work with the tools and remains linked to the textile production

Strontium isotopic analyses to characterise mobility at "La Marmotta"

We started sampling for strontium isotopic analyses to characterise mobility at La Marmotta. We did a pilot study on the first excavated materials – chemically consolidated – and the more recent ones (not chemically consolidated) to check if consolidated tooth enamel preserved the original strontium signature. These studies will be key to assess the use of chemically consolidated teeth in strontium isotopic studies and, in a second stage, to provide insights in the Neolitisation process in the Mediterranean (Silvia Valenzuela and Ariadna Nieto)