The little idol of the Galassina of Castelvetro (MO)
by Valentina Mauriello Castelvetro is a small town located on the first hills of the Modenese Apennines, straddling the Guerro stream, a tributary of the Panaro river, famous for the beauty of the historic village and for the food and wine offer of typical Emilian products, among which Lambrusco stands out and Balsamic Vinegar. The surrounding grounds are teeming with…
The diamond-shaped idols
by Barbara Crescimanno At the Salinas Archaeological Museum in Palermo are preserved two "lozenge" idols in dark clay, about 10 cm high, dating back to the Middle Eneolithic (mid-XNUMXrd millennium BC) and found in a tomb found in front of the Park gate of the Regia Favorita, in Piazza Leoni, in the plain that…
The Call of Mefitis
by Antonella della Morte (Alma) and Alfredo Finotto (Frædior)Taken from Sarah Perini (edited by) – Riflessi della Dea – La Cicala – Oneiros – 2022 There is a place in the middle of Italy, under high mountains, noble and celebrated for fame in many districts, the Valli d'Ansanto: dark with dense fronds…
Dancing bodies: dance as an expression of the sacred
by Alessandra Fumai Describing a culture starting from the body, starting from the way in which the bodies cadence the ritual and daily space, can provide a non-naive reading of social organizations different from ours. When it comes to matriarchy and matriarchal culture we must, in my opinion, maintain a…
The creation myth in Paleolithic caves
by Alessandra De Nardis An article by the French journalist Manon Meyer appeared on National Geographic on January 3, 2023 entitled: "Why did prehistoric men and women paint in caves?"; the text is an interview with Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, prehistoric archaeologist, anthropologist and director emeritus of research at the CNRS who of…
The figurine of Passo di Corvo, "between dream, death and ecstasy" - Contrada Arpinova (FG)
by Maria Laura Leone The famous statue of Passo di Corvo was found in the Neolithic village of the same name in the plain of Foggia, at the foot of the Gargano mountains. It has been photographed and analyzed several times, commented in various writings [1]; and portrayed in a relief that clearly highlights its symbols, described…
Radmilli, Antonio Mario – Abruzzo over the millennia. From the lower Paleolithic to the Italic peoples
Author: Antonio Mario RadmilliPublisher: Adelmo PollaSeries: Tascabili d'AbruzzoYear edition: 1993Format: PaperbackPages: 176 pagesEAN: 9788874070589 as difficult and not easy as the search for the first human settlements in Abruzzo since…
Fontana, Federica – Nenzioni, Gabriele and Pagani, Carlo – Palaeolithic deposits and industries in the eastern Bologna area. New data and interpretative dynamics
Authors: Federica Fontana, Gabriele Nenzioni and Carlo Pagani Publisher: Luigi Donini Museum of Prehistory and Cultural Heritage Institute of the Emilia Romagna Region Year of edition: 2009 Format: Paperback Pages of the printed version: 254 pages EAN: 9788897281702 The volume examines unpublished materials from surface deposits largely known from earlier work. The goal is…
Anzidei, Anna Paola and Carboni, Giovanni – Rome before the myth: settlements and necropolises from the Neolithic to the early Metal Age in the Rome area (VI-III millennium BC)
Authors: Anna Paola Anzidei and Giovanni CarboniPublisher: ArchaeopressYear edition: 2020Format: PaperbackPages of the printed version: 1648 p.EAN: 9781789693089€ 180,00 The area corresponding to the modern city of Rome is usually known for the magnificent remains of the Roman civilization and the myths of its foundation in 753 BC. Less known…
AA.VV. – The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines
Authors: AA.VV. – Timothy Insoll (edited by)Publisher: Oxford University PressYear edition: 2017Format: HardbackPrint version pages: 960 p.EAN: 9780199675616€ 115,50 Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally . The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first book to…