Stefano Biagetti
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 667971 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Stefano Biagetti |
| NOMBRES | Stefano |
| APELLIDO | Biagetti |
| FIRMA | BIAGETTI S |
| AFILIACIONES | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0936-3070 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 115 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Plant processing and foodways in the Pastoral Neolithic
Pastoralism has long been conceptualized as an animal-centered lifeway, with plants treated as marginal or ancillary resources. This is particularly true in Africa where rich ethnographic records of present-day pastoralism and scant archaeobotanical evidence have combined to create a focus on livestock in the archaeological record. This study challenges that perspective by demonstrating that plant use formed an integral component of Pastoral Neol…
Anthropic Activity Markers 2.0
Anthropic Activity Markers (AAMs) were formalized over 10 years ago as a toolkit to infer human activities from biological and geochemical signatures preserved in sediments. This paper presents AAMs 2.0, a revised analytical framework that integrates compositional data analysis (CoDA) and geostatistics, as the appropriate statistical foundations for this approach. We first outline the theoretical motivation of this framework, demonstrating that t…
Ethnoarchaeology as a State of Mind
This paper reflects on ethnoarchaeology as a “state of mind” rather than a discrete methodological approach. Drawing on discussions from the “Ethnoarchaeology of Livelihood” conference held in Barcelona in 2024, we situate ethnoarchaeology within broader disciplinary debates on epistemology, social relevance, and the role of archaeology in a rapidly changing world. We engage with the historical development of ethnoarchaeology, highlighting its du…
Mapping the Geography of Ethnoarchaeology
This study examines the geography of ethnoarchaeological research as represented in indexed scholarly publications through a bibliometric analysis of works containing the term “ethnoarchaeology” in their title, abstract, or keywords between 1977 and 2026. Based on a dataset of 747 publications identified in Scopus, the study combines spatial mapping with analyses of author affiliations and collaboration patterns to explore where ethnoarchaeologic…
Developing Geo-Ethnoarchaeological Methods for Studying Archaeological Pastoral Sites
This paper presents the aims, methods, and some initial results of the project ‘(Re)Constructing the Archaeology of Mobile Pastoralism (CAMP)’, a multi-disciplinary investigation into anthropogenic deposits from pastoral contexts in dryland regions. Ethnoarchaeology has played a pivotal role in transforming the study of pastoralism, particularly in environments where material traces are often ephemeral and underrepresented in the archaeological r…
Human Activity and Occupation in the Sahara
Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period
Cross-cultural models are a useful tool to generate hypotheses about the past using ethnographic data, especially when they can be validated against the archaeological record. In this paper, we propose the use of computer modelling techniques to gain insights into the agricultural history in the northern Horn of Africa of two key staple crops, i.e. finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). To date, our understanding of the …
No Rain, No Grain? Ethnoarchaeology of Sorghum and Millet Cultivation in Dryland Environments of Sudan, Pakistan, and Ethiopia
Drylands cover more than 40% of the earth’s land surface, are found on all continents, and are home to 30% of the world’s population. Due to water scarcity, they are generally considered unsuitable for lasting human settlement. While pastoralism has been reconceptualized recently as a rational, efficient, and sustainable way to live in drylands, agriculture without irrigation is generally considered unfeasible in hyper-arid and arid drylands. Thi…
Mapping Food Production in Hyper-Arid and Arid Saharan Africa in the Holocene—A View from the Present
The reconstruction of land use practices in hyper-arid Saharan Africa is often hampered by the accuracy of the available tools and by unconscious biases that see these areas as marginal and inhospitable. Considered that this has been for a long time the living space of pastoral mobile communities, new research is showing that agriculture might have been more important in these areas than previously thought. In this paper, after a review of presen…
Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb)
In this paper we present the results of phytolith investigations at two archaeological sites in northwestern Morocco: Khil (Tangier) and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Tétouan). The two sites located in Western Maghreb, one on the Atlantic and one on the Mediterranean coast, were investigated in the framework of the AGRIWESTMED project. Phytolith analysis complemented archaeobotanical, geoarchaeological and archaeological investigations to better identify pla…
A pilot geo-ethnoarchaeological study of dung deposits from pastoral rock shelters in the Monti Sibillini (central Italy)
In recent years, ethnoarchaeological studies focusing on herbivore faecal remains within the soils, especially those from goat, sheep and cattle, have shown the importance of their study for identifying socio-economic activities. Thus, an accurate microstratigraphic examination of these deposits can provide us new insights into past land use, site formation processes, activity areas and intensity of use of space, mobility, domestic use of fuel, m…
Ethnoarchaeology of Pastoral Societies
Marina Gallinaro
Diversification, Intensification and Specialization
Newly found stone cairns in Mudug region, Puntland
A pilot archaeological survey has revealed evidence for forty monumental stone cairns preserved in good conditions in the Mudug region, Puntland, in the Horn of Africa. These monuments were digitally recorded and are presented here as part of a first assessment of the archaeological potential of the region. While such monuments are not uncommon in eastern Africa, this particular discovery starts to shed light on an area that has not previously be…
The archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of rain-fed cultivation in arid and hyper-arid North Africa
Variability is the Key. Towards a Diachronic View of Pastoralism
Resilience in a Mountain Range
Between 2003-2011, a research programme in southwest Fazzan (Libya) aimed at understanding the resilience of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, currently inhabiting the Acacus Mts. Using a multi-pronged approach featuring oral interviews, participant observation, mapping of settlements and localisation of natural resources, the Kel Tadrarts' interaction with the landscape was investigated, and traditional (local) ecological knowledge turned out to be a key …
Microstratigraphic analysis on a modern central Saharan pastoral campsite. Ovicaprine pellets and stabling floors as ethnographic and archaeological referential data
Made in the Desert
Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
The Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
The role of mobility in Saharan archaeological research (1960-present)
Mobility is a key theme in Saharan archaeology. From early human dispersal to the spread of the ‘Neolithic’ up to trade in the historical period, the Saharan regions have been crossed throughout the ages by people, artefacts and ideas on a uniquely large scale. In this area, archaeological research has evolved over time, but climatic and environmental variability has played a major role in the interpretation of past Saharan mobility. This article…
Resilience of small-scale societies
Balbo, A. L., E. Gómez-Baggethun, M. Salpeteur, A. Puy, S. Biagetti, and J. Scheffran. 2016. Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands. Ecology and Society 21(2):53.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08327-210253
A matter of ephemerality
Biagetti, S., J. Alcaina-Mateos, and E. R. Crema. 2016. A matter of ephemerality: the study of Kel Tadrart Tuareg (southwest Libya) campsites via quantitative spatial analysis. Ecology and Society 21(1):42.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08202-210142
Holocene Deposits of Saharan Rock Shelters
Diversification, Intensification and Specialization
Microstratigraphic analysis on a modern central Saharan pastoral campsite. Ovicaprine pellets and stabling floors as ethnographic and archaeological referential data
The Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
A pilot geo-ethnoarchaeological study of dung deposits from pastoral rock shelters in the Monti Sibillini (central Italy)
In recent years, ethnoarchaeological studies focusing on herbivore faecal remains within the soils, especially those from goat, sheep and cattle, have shown the importance of their study for identifying socio-economic activities. Thus, an accurate microstratigraphic examination of these deposits can provide us new insights into past land use, site formation processes, activity areas and intensity of use of space, mobility, domestic use of fuel, m…
The archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of rain-fed cultivation in arid and hyper-arid North Africa
Combining intensive field survey and digital technologies
In recent years, Garamantian archaeology has received renewed attention from historians and archaeologists, particularly in the south-western corner of Libya in the central Sahara. This paper focuses on the potential of intensive field surveys and digital technologies as applied to a particular segment of the Garamantian state: the 'castles' of Wadi Awiss and their associated contexts - necropoleis and site remains. The combination of a field sur…
Resilience of small-scale societies
Balbo, A. L., E. Gómez-Baggethun, M. Salpeteur, A. Puy, S. Biagetti, and J. Scheffran. 2016. Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands. Ecology and Society 21(2):53.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08327-210253
The ‘Messak Project’
The Messak plateau contains remarkable evidence of human occupation during prehistoric and historic times, such as rock art engravings, megalithic monuments, and scatters of stone tools. Since 1980 these remains have been heavily affected by oil extraction-related operations, and it has only been over the last decade that these operations were adequately supported by archaeological mitigation strategies. The ‘Messak Project’ was originally concei…
Writing the desert
The mountain ranges of the Tadrart Acacus and Messak in southwestern Libya (central Sahara) are widely known for their outstanding rock art inventory and some key prehistoric sites. This paper illustrates the preliminary outcomes of current investigations on the ‘Tifinagh’ inscriptions of the Tadrart Acacus the recording of which has recently increased thanks to the support of ‘Endangered Archives Programme’ of the British Library. Its aim is two…
Newly found stone cairns in Mudug region, Puntland
A pilot archaeological survey has revealed evidence for forty monumental stone cairns preserved in good conditions in the Mudug region, Puntland, in the Horn of Africa. These monuments were digitally recorded and are presented here as part of a first assessment of the archaeological potential of the region. While such monuments are not uncommon in eastern Africa, this particular discovery starts to shed light on an area that has not previously be…
Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb)
In this paper we present the results of phytolith investigations at two archaeological sites in northwestern Morocco: Khil (Tangier) and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Tétouan). The two sites located in Western Maghreb, one on the Atlantic and one on the Mediterranean coast, were investigated in the framework of the AGRIWESTMED project. Phytolith analysis complemented archaeobotanical, geoarchaeological and archaeological investigations to better identify pla…
Variability is the Key. Towards a Diachronic View of Pastoralism
Resilience in a Mountain Range
Between 2003-2011, a research programme in southwest Fazzan (Libya) aimed at understanding the resilience of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, currently inhabiting the Acacus Mts. Using a multi-pronged approach featuring oral interviews, participant observation, mapping of settlements and localisation of natural resources, the Kel Tadrarts' interaction with the landscape was investigated, and traditional (local) ecological knowledge turned out to be a key …
The role of mobility in Saharan archaeological research (1960-present)
Mobility is a key theme in Saharan archaeology. From early human dispersal to the spread of the ‘Neolithic’ up to trade in the historical period, the Saharan regions have been crossed throughout the ages by people, artefacts and ideas on a uniquely large scale. In this area, archaeological research has evolved over time, but climatic and environmental variability has played a major role in the interpretation of past Saharan mobility. This article…
The beginnings of dairying as practised by pastoralists in ‘green’ Saharan Africa in the 5th millennium BC
Previous research has identified the antiquity and chronology of dairying practices as beginning in the Near East and its subsequent spread across Europe. In the Libyan Sahara, archaeological evidence, confirmed by the remarkable rock art depicting cattle herding, together with faunal evidence, also suggests an early inception of dairying practices in North Africa and the formation of an independent ‘secondary products’ economy by mobile pastoral…
Decoding an Early Holocene Saharan Stratified Site. Ceramic Dispersion and Site Formation Processes in the Takarkori Rock-Shelter, Acacus Mountains, Libya
The surface pottery from a well-preserved Holocene archaeological site in south-western Libya is analysed. The collection suggests a long and protracted human occupation of the shelter, from Late Acacus (Mesolithic) hunter-gatherers to Late Pastoral (Neolithic) herders. Aim of the work is to decode the dynamic history of the site via the study of its surface elements, both artefacts and ecofacts, and the way they interacted over the millennia. To…
Combining intensive field survey and digital technologies
In recent years, Garamantian archaeology has received renewed attention from historians and archaeologists, particularly in the south-western corner of Libya in the central Sahara. This paper focuses on the potential of intensive field surveys and digital technologies as applied to a particular segment of the Garamantian state: the 'castles' of Wadi Awiss and their associated contexts - necropoleis and site remains. The combination of a field sur…
First dairying in green Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium bc
Writing the desert
The mountain ranges of the Tadrart Acacus and Messak in southwestern Libya (central Sahara) are widely known for their outstanding rock art inventory and some key prehistoric sites. This paper illustrates the preliminary outcomes of current investigations on the ‘Tifinagh’ inscriptions of the Tadrart Acacus the recording of which has recently increased thanks to the support of ‘Endangered Archives Programme’ of the British Library. Its aim is two…
The ‘Messak Project’
The Messak plateau contains remarkable evidence of human occupation during prehistoric and historic times, such as rock art engravings, megalithic monuments, and scatters of stone tools. Since 1980 these remains have been heavily affected by oil extraction-related operations, and it has only been over the last decade that these operations were adequately supported by archaeological mitigation strategies. The ‘Messak Project’ was originally concei…
The beginnings of dairying as practised by pastoralists in ‘green’ Saharan Africa in the 5th millennium BC
Previous research has identified the antiquity and chronology of dairying practices as beginning in the Near East and its subsequent spread across Europe. In the Libyan Sahara, archaeological evidence, confirmed by the remarkable rock art depicting cattle herding, together with faunal evidence, also suggests an early inception of dairying practices in North Africa and the formation of an independent ‘secondary products’ economy by mobile pastoral…
Holocene Deposits of Saharan Rock Shelters
Ethnoarchaeological Suggestions for a Review of the Last 3,000 Years in the Tadrart Acacus
Ethnoarchaeology of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg
The Kel Tadrart Tuareg
Site Specific Analysis
The “written landscape” of the central Sahara
Much of world’s documentary heritage rests in vulnerable, little-known and often inaccessible archives. Many of these archives preserve information that may cast new light on historical phenomena and lead to their reinterpretation. But such rich collections are often at risk of being lost before the history they capture is recorded. This volume celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library, establish…
Made in the Desert
Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
The Intangible Elements of Culture in Ethnoarchaeological Research
The role of mobility in Saharan archaeological research (1960-present)
Mobility is a key theme in Saharan archaeology. From early human dispersal to the spread of the ‘Neolithic’ up to trade in the historical period, the Saharan regions have been crossed throughout the ages by people, artefacts and ideas on a uniquely large scale. In this area, archaeological research has evolved over time, but climatic and environmental variability has played a major role in the interpretation of past Saharan mobility. This article…
Resilience of small-scale societies
Balbo, A. L., E. Gómez-Baggethun, M. Salpeteur, A. Puy, S. Biagetti, and J. Scheffran. 2016. Resilience of small-scale societies: a view from drylands. Ecology and Society 21(2):53.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08327-210253
A matter of ephemerality
Biagetti, S., J. Alcaina-Mateos, and E. R. Crema. 2016. A matter of ephemerality: the study of Kel Tadrart Tuareg (southwest Libya) campsites via quantitative spatial analysis. Ecology and Society 21(1):42.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08202-210142
Montane Ethnoarchaeology in Italy
The rock carvings of the Valle Camonica (Brescia, Alps, Northern Italy) are one of the largest collections of petroglyphs in the world, spanning from the Epipalaeolithic to the Middle Ages. Notably
Variability is the Key. Towards a Diachronic View of Pastoralism
Resilience in a Mountain Range
Between 2003-2011, a research programme in southwest Fazzan (Libya) aimed at understanding the resilience of the Kel Tadrart Tuareg, currently inhabiting the Acacus Mts. Using a multi-pronged approach featuring oral interviews, participant observation, mapping of settlements and localisation of natural resources, the Kel Tadrarts' interaction with the landscape was investigated, and traditional (local) ecological knowledge turned out to be a key …
Microstratigraphic analysis on a modern central Saharan pastoral campsite. Ovicaprine pellets and stabling floors as ethnographic and archaeological referential data
Ethnoarchaeology of Pastoral Societies
Marina Gallinaro
Diversification, Intensification and Specialization
Geography (31 obras) · Archaeology (24 obras) · African Studies and Geopolitics (15 obras) · Biology (15 obras) · Ecology (13 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 obras) · Ethnoarchaeology (11 obras) · History (10 obras) · Pastoralism (9 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 obras)