Visit the Chronology from the Lower Paleolithic to the Iron Age

February 4, 2026 We would like to highlight the meeting organized by the ALVEARE LECCE Association, entitled: The Deer Cave: "An unfolding tale, a shared history." Following the Goddess's footsteps in prehistory means navigating archaeological discoveries, interpretative hypotheses, and multidisciplinary approaches, not always aligned with academic ones. The chronological and geographical fragmentation of the Paleolithic and Neolithic…

November 9, 2025 by Alessandra de Nardis To restore comes from the Latin restituĕre, composed of: re-, “back”, “again”, “to the original point” and statuĕre, “to place”, “to place”, “to put in a state”. It therefore literally means “to put back in its place”, “to bring back to a previous state”, “to give back what had been taken away or lost[1]. In its core therefore, “to restore” implies a…

May 4, 2025 Introduction by Elvira Visciola and Alessandra De Nardis Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994) was one of the most original and unconventional voices in twentieth-century archaeology. Trained as an archaeologist and linguist, she was able to combine scientific rigor and an interdisciplinary vision, proposing a radically new interpretation of prehistoric European civilizations. At the heart of her work is…

February 9, 2025 by Alessandra de Nardis Not long ago, it was still taught that Homo Sapiens, then nicknamed Cro-Magnon[1], had arrived in Europe about 40.000 years ago and that he had gradually replaced the Neanderthal man, who finally became extinct 35.000-30.000 years ago. We were still firmly attached to the idea that we, Sapiens,…

January 15, 2025 by Eleonora Ambrusiano Valentia is a practically unknown deity although her name has historically remained well present and widespread in the toponyms spread throughout Umbria in the Terni area in particular (Valenza, a neighborhood and area in the city and, in the first outskirts, the hills of Valenza, and again Collevalenza village in the…