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12 June, 2013
The techniques of stratigraphic excavation reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the formation of an archaeological deposit. The data collected provide, however, a relative dating which indicates only the order (before or after) in which the events occurred in the past...
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11 June, 2013
UNESCO is an institution of the United Nations which has the task of protecting the world heritage recognized on the basis of some universal values , considered particularly significant for the whole of humanity. To be included in the list, the selected sites must have some standards of excellence and possess at least one of the...
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11 June, 2013
Dendrochronology is the most reliable method for dating prehistoric settlements in the wet area, because it is based on the measurement of the growth rings of trees...
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11 June, 2013
The special conditions of preservation of organic remains in deposits soaked with water, allow to find materials in good condition, getting information about the daily life of prehistoric settlements much more complete than in the traditional dry archaeological sites...
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11 June, 2013
Le particolari condizioni di umidità hanno permesso la conservazione anche di altri resti, meno appariscenti, ma non per questo meno importanti, i semi di cereali consumati dalle popolazioni neolitiche del villaggio. Si coltivavano contemporaneamente diversi cereali: l’orzo, il farro, il frumento tenero o quello duro e il farro...