Mauro Paolo Buonincontri
Biographic Data
| ID | 631967 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mauro Paolo Buonincontri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mauro Paolo |
| FAMILY NAME | Buonincontri |
| SIGNATURE | BUONINCONTRI M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Naples Federico II |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4751-460X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Castles project
‘The Castles’ project was completed in late 2025 ( https://castles.unisi.it ) and its innovative, multidisciplinary approach is revealing a revised chronological and typological sequence for the phenomenon of incastellamento in Italy. The results show an earlier appearance of large stone structures and a much later appearance of fortified stone-built villages around seigneurial centres than previously thought
Late Holocene human driven dynamics and landscape evolution on the central Mediterranean coastal Areas
Medieval forest land use along the Tyrrhenian coast (Tuscany, central Italy)
Palynology of Gardens and Archaeobotany for the Environmental Reconstruction of the Charterhouse of Calci-Pisa in Tuscany (Central Italy)
In central Italy, the Charterhouse of Calci hosts the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa. This monumental monastery was founded in 1366 by Carthusian monks. The Charterhouse has experienced various transformations over the centuries, until its abandonment in the 1970s. Since 2018, interdisciplinary archaeological research focused on the monks’ gardens (and particularly: the Prior’s, the Apothecary’s, and the Master’s garden) and the…
Shaping Mediterranean landscapes
Charcoal analysis, applied in sediment facies analysis of the Pecora river palaeochannel (Tyrrhenian southern Tuscany, Italy), detected the occurrence of past fire events in two different fluvial landforms at 800–450 BC and again at AD 650–1300. Taking place in a central Mediterranean district adequately studied through palaeoenvironmental and archaeological research, the investigation determined land changes, time phases and socio-economic drivi…
Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
Use and reuse of amphorae. Wine residues in Dressel 2–4 amphorae from Oplontis Villa B (Torre Annunziata, Italy)
Wood selection for firesetting
Multiproxy approach to the study of Medieval food habits in Tuscany (central Italy)
Evidence of a short-lived episode of olive ( Olea europaea L.) cultivation during the Early Bronze Age in western Mediterranean (southern Italy)
Anthracological analysis was carried out in the archaeological site of Punta di Zambrone on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria in southern Italy. Archaeological excavation documented at the site settlement deposits dated mainly to Early Bronze Age (EBA, 21st–18th century BC) and the Recent Bronze Age (RBA, 13th to early 12th century BC). In the phase of the EBA village, the high frequency of Olea europaea in the charcoal data suggests the tree may …
Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire
This paper presents the results of inter-disciplinary work drawing on archaeobotanical and archaeometric studies to trace the agroforestry landscape and the supply economy at the vicus of Thamusida in north-west Morocco at the border of the Roman Empire. The available data indicate the self-sufficiency of the settlement in both forestry and agricultural products throughout the period investigated from the end of the 1st century BC to the beginnin…
The transition of chestnut ( Castanea sativa Miller) from timber to fruit tree
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in the Medieval site of Miranduolo, a rural settlement in southern Tuscany with a sequence of occupation between the 7th and 14th century AD. Between the 7th and mid-9th century AD, during the phase of a Lombard farming village, the strong presence of Castanea sativa as timber for building showed that chestnut was the preferred species for carpentry and fuelwood, suggesting coppice management of chest…
Human-derived landscape changes on the northern Etruria coast (western Italy) between Roman times and the late Middle Ages
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in three sites located on the Tyrrhenian coast of central Italy (ancient northern Etruria: the castle of Donoratico, the town of Populonia and the port of Alberese), spanning between the Roman Republican Period and the Late Middle Ages (3rd century bc–13th century ad). The integrated comparison of three different local charcoal data with the regional pollen and microcharcoal data available from northe…
Farming in a rural settlement in central Italy
Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption
Multiproxy approach to the study of Medieval food habits in Tuscany (central Italy)
Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption
Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
The transition of chestnut ( Castanea sativa Miller) from timber to fruit tree
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in the Medieval site of Miranduolo, a rural settlement in southern Tuscany with a sequence of occupation between the 7th and 14th century AD. Between the 7th and mid-9th century AD, during the phase of a Lombard farming village, the strong presence of Castanea sativa as timber for building showed that chestnut was the preferred species for carpentry and fuelwood, suggesting coppice management of chest…
Human-derived landscape changes on the northern Etruria coast (western Italy) between Roman times and the late Middle Ages
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in three sites located on the Tyrrhenian coast of central Italy (ancient northern Etruria: the castle of Donoratico, the town of Populonia and the port of Alberese), spanning between the Roman Republican Period and the Late Middle Ages (3rd century bc–13th century ad). The integrated comparison of three different local charcoal data with the regional pollen and microcharcoal data available from northe…
Farming in a rural settlement in central Italy
Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire
This paper presents the results of inter-disciplinary work drawing on archaeobotanical and archaeometric studies to trace the agroforestry landscape and the supply economy at the vicus of Thamusida in north-west Morocco at the border of the Roman Empire. The available data indicate the self-sufficiency of the settlement in both forestry and agricultural products throughout the period investigated from the end of the 1st century BC to the beginnin…
Medieval forest land use along the Tyrrhenian coast (Tuscany, central Italy)
Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption
Human-derived landscape changes on the northern Etruria coast (western Italy) between Roman times and the late Middle Ages
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in three sites located on the Tyrrhenian coast of central Italy (ancient northern Etruria: the castle of Donoratico, the town of Populonia and the port of Alberese), spanning between the Roman Republican Period and the Late Middle Ages (3rd century bc–13th century ad). The integrated comparison of three different local charcoal data with the regional pollen and microcharcoal data available from northe…
Farming in a rural settlement in central Italy
The transition of chestnut ( Castanea sativa Miller) from timber to fruit tree
Anthracological analysis has been carried out in the Medieval site of Miranduolo, a rural settlement in southern Tuscany with a sequence of occupation between the 7th and 14th century AD. Between the 7th and mid-9th century AD, during the phase of a Lombard farming village, the strong presence of Castanea sativa as timber for building showed that chestnut was the preferred species for carpentry and fuelwood, suggesting coppice management of chest…
Evidence of a short-lived episode of olive ( Olea europaea L.) cultivation during the Early Bronze Age in western Mediterranean (southern Italy)
Anthracological analysis was carried out in the archaeological site of Punta di Zambrone on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria in southern Italy. Archaeological excavation documented at the site settlement deposits dated mainly to Early Bronze Age (EBA, 21st–18th century BC) and the Recent Bronze Age (RBA, 13th to early 12th century BC). In the phase of the EBA village, the high frequency of Olea europaea in the charcoal data suggests the tree may …
Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire
This paper presents the results of inter-disciplinary work drawing on archaeobotanical and archaeometric studies to trace the agroforestry landscape and the supply economy at the vicus of Thamusida in north-west Morocco at the border of the Roman Empire. The available data indicate the self-sufficiency of the settlement in both forestry and agricultural products throughout the period investigated from the end of the 1st century BC to the beginnin…
Use and reuse of amphorae. Wine residues in Dressel 2–4 amphorae from Oplontis Villa B (Torre Annunziata, Italy)
Wood selection for firesetting
Multiproxy approach to the study of Medieval food habits in Tuscany (central Italy)
Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
Shaping Mediterranean landscapes
Charcoal analysis, applied in sediment facies analysis of the Pecora river palaeochannel (Tyrrhenian southern Tuscany, Italy), detected the occurrence of past fire events in two different fluvial landforms at 800–450 BC and again at AD 650–1300. Taking place in a central Mediterranean district adequately studied through palaeoenvironmental and archaeological research, the investigation determined land changes, time phases and socio-economic drivi…
Palynology of Gardens and Archaeobotany for the Environmental Reconstruction of the Charterhouse of Calci-Pisa in Tuscany (Central Italy)
In central Italy, the Charterhouse of Calci hosts the Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa. This monumental monastery was founded in 1366 by Carthusian monks. The Charterhouse has experienced various transformations over the centuries, until its abandonment in the 1970s. Since 2018, interdisciplinary archaeological research focused on the monks’ gardens (and particularly: the Prior’s, the Apothecary’s, and the Master’s garden) and the…
Late Holocene human driven dynamics and landscape evolution on the central Mediterranean coastal Areas
Medieval forest land use along the Tyrrhenian coast (Tuscany, central Italy)
The Castles project
‘The Castles’ project was completed in late 2025 ( https://castles.unisi.it ) and its innovative, multidisciplinary approach is revealing a revised chronological and typological sequence for the phenomenon of incastellamento in Italy. The results show an earlier appearance of large stone structures and a much later appearance of fortified stone-built villages around seigneurial centres than previously thought
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (7 works) · Biology (7 works) · Paleoethnobotany (7 works) · Agriculture (6 works) · Charcoal (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (4 works)