Discovery of the partial skeleton (skull, two femurs, a tibia and a fibula) of a girl of about four-five years old, dating back to about 6.500 years ago, buried near a canal, outside the town. Around the skeleton were the remains of many dozens of shells of brackish water molluscs of the Cardidae family, which were poured into the grave at the time of the child's deposition, probably as a funeral offering to the child, together with two vases.

The particular honors reserved for the little girl's body have led to the hypothesis that the little girl played an important role in the Neolithic community.

Historical notes

In 1992 a Neolithic settlement was discovered south of Piancada, in the territory of Palazzolo dello Stella (UD). The prehistoric structures were well preserved, probably because the inhabited area had been planted on a sandy hill, near the ancient stream of the Stella river, whose floods covered the village structures and saved them from subsequent ploughing.

The excavations have brought to light numerous testimonies of the village that stood in the area around 6000 years ago. The stone material found was very abundant, consisting almost exclusively of hundreds of flint processing waste.