Detecting Human Presence at the Border of the Northeastern Italian Pre-Alps. 14C Dating at Rio Secco Cave as Expression of the First Gravettian and the Late Mousterian in the Northern Adriatic Region

摘要: In the northern Adriatic regions, which include Venetian region and Dalmatian coast, late Neanderthal settlements are recorded in few sites even more ephemeral remains of Mid-Upper Palaeolithic occupations. A contribution to reconstruct human presence during this time range has been produced from a recently investigated cave, Rio Secco, located at foot Carnic Pre-Alps. Chronometric data make Secco key site context recording occupation by Neanderthals regarding diffusion culture particular district border alpine region. As for Gravettian, its Italy is subject on-going research aim paper provide new information on timing process Italy. southern end Peninsula first dates around 28,000 14C BP, whereas our results Gravettian layer 29,390 28,995 years BP. At present state knowledge, emergence eastern contemporaneous with several Central Europe chronological support hypothesis that Swabian probably dispersed Austria.