Climbing the time to see Neanderthal behaviour’s continuity and discontinuity: SU 11 of the Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Southern Italy)

摘要: The Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Southern Italy) is a perfect sample-site for the reconstruction of multiple aspects last Neanderthals life. Different settlement strategies are attested in excavated portion stratigraphic sequence, dated between ~ 55 and 43 ka BP. As first goal, site spatial organization across palimpsest SU 11 was achieved by high-temporal-resolution approach (assisted sedimentological analysis), integrating lithic technology, zooarchaeology analysis (by means GIS technology). second diachronic perspective adopted comparing results from with previously studied evidence underlying 13. Results were processed at scale, highlighting similarities differences related both to type activities carried out their management. This allowed us recognize discontinuities and, especially, continuities dynamics, which can be phenomena cultural transmission hinting “memory places”. Such stimulate debate not only on necessity study Middle Palaeolithic contexts different temporal scales but also develop more refined multidisciplinary analytical protocols. dynamics high-resolution allows take advantage potentialities contextual i.e. integration disciplines data whole range archaeological order reconstruct solid behavioural models.