Sandro Caracausi
Biographic Data
| ID | 122424 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandro Caracausi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Caracausi |
| SIGNATURE | CARACAUSI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ferrara |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-9590-0476 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ugly stones sharpen the wits
This study examines Middle Palaeolithic lithic technology in Piedmont, with a focus on the use of quartz as the primary raw material. Due to the scarcity of local chert, the region’s lithic industries are dominated by quartz, which is mainly available in secondary deposits along watercourses. The stratified reference site is the Ciota Ciara cave, but surface lithic assemblages from Trino, Vaude Canavesane, and Baragge Biellesi were also considere…
First evidence of a Palaeolithic frequentation of the Po plain in Piedmont
The Trino hill is an isolated relief located in north-western Italy, close to Trino municipality. The hill was subject of multidisciplinary studies during the 1970s, when, because of quarrying and agricultural activities, five concentrations of lithic artefacts were recognized and referred to a Palaeolithic occupation of the area. During the 1980s and the 1990s, surface collections continued, but the lithic finds have never been subject of specif…
Through Time
Lithic use-wear analysis, through defining site function and allowing reconstructing of patterns of human occupation, can contribute to our understanding of archaeological palimpsests. The Ciota Ciara cave represents an excellent case study for this methodology. Multidisciplinary research so far conducted on the materials recovered from the atrial sector of the cave distinguishes three archaeological units from a Middle Palaeolithic occupation of…
Techno-economy of lithic raw materials in Piedmont (north-western Italy)
Data about Palaeolithic peopling, settlement dynamics and techno-economy of the south-western margin of the Alpine region are sketchy. In this area, the lack of systematic research and the scarcity of lithic raw materials, spread the idea that Piedmont was not inhabited during Palaeolithic. In 2009, the re-starting of the excavations at the Ciota Ciara cave, gave rise to new questions and to the development of research projects at a regional scal…
New evidence about the Palaeolithic peopling of the southern margin of the western Alps. The Colline novaresi area
Use of a GIS predictive model for the identification of high altitude prehistoric human frequentations. Results of the Sessera valley project (Piedmont, Italy)
The use of "second rate" raw materials during Middle Palaeolithic. Technological and functional analysis of two sites in north-eastern Iberia
New evidence of human frequentations in the western Alps
The use of "second rate" raw materials during Middle Palaeolithic. Technological and functional analysis of two sites in north-eastern Iberia
Techno-economy of lithic raw materials in Piedmont (north-western Italy)
Data about Palaeolithic peopling, settlement dynamics and techno-economy of the south-western margin of the Alpine region are sketchy. In this area, the lack of systematic research and the scarcity of lithic raw materials, spread the idea that Piedmont was not inhabited during Palaeolithic. In 2009, the re-starting of the excavations at the Ciota Ciara cave, gave rise to new questions and to the development of research projects at a regional scal…
Through Time
Lithic use-wear analysis, through defining site function and allowing reconstructing of patterns of human occupation, can contribute to our understanding of archaeological palimpsests. The Ciota Ciara cave represents an excellent case study for this methodology. Multidisciplinary research so far conducted on the materials recovered from the atrial sector of the cave distinguishes three archaeological units from a Middle Palaeolithic occupation of…
First evidence of a Palaeolithic frequentation of the Po plain in Piedmont
The Trino hill is an isolated relief located in north-western Italy, close to Trino municipality. The hill was subject of multidisciplinary studies during the 1970s, when, because of quarrying and agricultural activities, five concentrations of lithic artefacts were recognized and referred to a Palaeolithic occupation of the area. During the 1980s and the 1990s, surface collections continued, but the lithic finds have never been subject of specif…
New evidence about the Palaeolithic peopling of the southern margin of the western Alps. The Colline novaresi area
New evidence of human frequentations in the western Alps
Use of a GIS predictive model for the identification of high altitude prehistoric human frequentations. Results of the Sessera valley project (Piedmont, Italy)
The use of "second rate" raw materials during Middle Palaeolithic. Technological and functional analysis of two sites in north-eastern Iberia
New evidence about the Palaeolithic peopling of the southern margin of the western Alps. The Colline novaresi area
Techno-economy of lithic raw materials in Piedmont (north-western Italy)
Data about Palaeolithic peopling, settlement dynamics and techno-economy of the south-western margin of the Alpine region are sketchy. In this area, the lack of systematic research and the scarcity of lithic raw materials, spread the idea that Piedmont was not inhabited during Palaeolithic. In 2009, the re-starting of the excavations at the Ciota Ciara cave, gave rise to new questions and to the development of research projects at a regional scal…
First evidence of a Palaeolithic frequentation of the Po plain in Piedmont
The Trino hill is an isolated relief located in north-western Italy, close to Trino municipality. The hill was subject of multidisciplinary studies during the 1970s, when, because of quarrying and agricultural activities, five concentrations of lithic artefacts were recognized and referred to a Palaeolithic occupation of the area. During the 1980s and the 1990s, surface collections continued, but the lithic finds have never been subject of specif…
Through Time
Lithic use-wear analysis, through defining site function and allowing reconstructing of patterns of human occupation, can contribute to our understanding of archaeological palimpsests. The Ciota Ciara cave represents an excellent case study for this methodology. Multidisciplinary research so far conducted on the materials recovered from the atrial sector of the cave distinguishes three archaeological units from a Middle Palaeolithic occupation of…
Ugly stones sharpen the wits
This study examines Middle Palaeolithic lithic technology in Piedmont, with a focus on the use of quartz as the primary raw material. Due to the scarcity of local chert, the region’s lithic industries are dominated by quartz, which is mainly available in secondary deposits along watercourses. The stratified reference site is the Ciota Ciara cave, but surface lithic assemblages from Trino, Vaude Canavesane, and Baragge Biellesi were also considere…
Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Geology (6 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Lithic technology (3 works) · Assemblage (archaeology (2 works) · Cave (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works)