Roberto Miccichè
Biographic Data
| ID | 160969 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberto Miccichè |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Miccichè |
| SIGNATURE | MICCICHÈ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Palermo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2485-2019 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Materiality of Daily Life in Islamic Palermo
A recent discovery during a rescue excavation at Corso Tukory 107 in Palermo (Sicily, Italy) revealed a significant Islamic archaeological context from the second half of the 10th century to the first half of the 11th century, coinciding with the rule of the Kalbids. The site was exposed during urban redevelopment activities, and it offers a unique insight into Islamic Sicily’s material culture through a compact layer rich in ceramics and zooarch…
The Role of Birds in Upper Paleolithic Contexts
The analysis of avian remains from archaeological contexts provides valuable insights into human subsistence strategies, symbolic behaviors, and human–environment interactions. Birds of prey, and large diurnal raptors in particular, are rarely documented in Paleolithic assemblages, and their presence is generally interpreted as nonalimentary. This paper presents the zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of seven avian skeletal elements attributa…
L’arvicola acquatica europea, Arvicola amphibius(Linnaeus 1758), nuove evidenze dalla Siciliaarcaico-classica, Selinunte (Trapani)
Le analisi archeozoologiche condotte sul campione osteologico proveniente dal santuario urbano sull’acropoli di Selinunte hanno permesso l’identificazione di alcuni resti os sei riconducibili ad arvicola acquatica, Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus 1758). Nonostante la documentazione inerente alla presenza di questo roditore in Sicilia sia molto scarsa, è possibile tracciare un quadro cronologico che vede l’arvicola presente sull’isola dalla fine del …
Tuna fishing in medieval Sicily
This paper presents the result of the analysis of a large sample of bone remains belonging to Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), dated between the second half of the 10th century CE and the first half of the 11th century CE, recovered near Porta Sant’ Agata in Palermo.The analytical methodologies applied to the osteological remains made it possible to draw information on the biological profile (size and age at capture) of the individuals co…
Perimortem cranial injury in the Bronze Age. A blunt object to the right parietal caused trauma in a preadolescent individual from Mokarta (Salemi‐Sicily)
Sicilian protohistory was characterized by a progressive flow of indigenous populations towards the hills of the western Sicilian hinterland. Especially during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age, the island's hinterland was marked by isolated settlements due to Siculi , Ausoni , Morgeti , and Elimi invasions and Phoenician and Greek colonization. In this scenario, Mokarta is an example of territorial autonomy and ethnic isolation ( Sicanian ) w…
The Sicilian Countryside in the Early Middle Ages
Within the project ‘Harvesting Memories: Ecology and Archaeology of Monti Sicani Landscapes’, this paper aims to reconstruct human–environment interactions in the inland areas of Western Sicily during the Early Middle Ages through a comparative analysis of environmental archaeological data. We analyse carpological and anthracological finds and faunal remains originating from different layers of the rural settlement of Contrada Castro (Corleone, P…
La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia
This research presents the results of the bio-archaeological analyzes carried out on human skeletal remains found in fourteen burials of Medieval chronology at the Archaeological Park of Valle dei Templi in Agrigentum (Sicily). The aim of the research was the acquisition of the information necessary for the reconstruction of the biological profile of each individual, throught the determination of sex, the estimate of the biological age at death, …
New perspectives on the human occupation of the Gulf of Palermo during the Metal Ages
An execution in medieval Sicily
The bioarchaeological and forensic approach is increasingly applied in the study of funerary contexts in archaeology. Here, we present a case of an atypical medieval burial recently discovered in Piazza Armerina (Sicily), in which the integrated use of traditional bioarchaeological and forensic anthropology methods was crucial. The skeleton was lying in a prone position and was characterised by a peculiar injury pattern. We recorded six clear sta…
The utility of 3D medical imaging techniques for obtaining a reliable differential diagnosis of metastatic cancer in an Iron Age skull
The Sicilian Countryside in the Early Middle Ages
Within the project ‘Harvesting Memories: Ecology and Archaeology of Monti Sicani Landscapes’, this paper aims to reconstruct human–environment interactions in the inland areas of Western Sicily during the Early Middle Ages through a comparative analysis of environmental archaeological data. We analyse carpological and anthracological finds and faunal remains originating from different layers of the rural settlement of Contrada Castro (Corleone, P…
La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia
This research presents the results of the bio-archaeological analyzes carried out on human skeletal remains found in fourteen burials of Medieval chronology at the Archaeological Park of Valle dei Templi in Agrigentum (Sicily). The aim of the research was the acquisition of the information necessary for the reconstruction of the biological profile of each individual, throught the determination of sex, the estimate of the biological age at death, …
New perspectives on the human occupation of the Gulf of Palermo during the Metal Ages
The utility of 3D medical imaging techniques for obtaining a reliable differential diagnosis of metastatic cancer in an Iron Age skull
An execution in medieval Sicily
The bioarchaeological and forensic approach is increasingly applied in the study of funerary contexts in archaeology. Here, we present a case of an atypical medieval burial recently discovered in Piazza Armerina (Sicily), in which the integrated use of traditional bioarchaeological and forensic anthropology methods was crucial. The skeleton was lying in a prone position and was characterised by a peculiar injury pattern. We recorded six clear sta…
New perspectives on the human occupation of the Gulf of Palermo during the Metal Ages
The Sicilian Countryside in the Early Middle Ages
Within the project ‘Harvesting Memories: Ecology and Archaeology of Monti Sicani Landscapes’, this paper aims to reconstruct human–environment interactions in the inland areas of Western Sicily during the Early Middle Ages through a comparative analysis of environmental archaeological data. We analyse carpological and anthracological finds and faunal remains originating from different layers of the rural settlement of Contrada Castro (Corleone, P…
La Valle dei Templi in epoca medievale. Caratterizzazione antropologica e paleopatologica delle sepolture antistanti il Tempio della Concordia
This research presents the results of the bio-archaeological analyzes carried out on human skeletal remains found in fourteen burials of Medieval chronology at the Archaeological Park of Valle dei Templi in Agrigentum (Sicily). The aim of the research was the acquisition of the information necessary for the reconstruction of the biological profile of each individual, throught the determination of sex, the estimate of the biological age at death, …
Perimortem cranial injury in the Bronze Age. A blunt object to the right parietal caused trauma in a preadolescent individual from Mokarta (Salemi‐Sicily)
Sicilian protohistory was characterized by a progressive flow of indigenous populations towards the hills of the western Sicilian hinterland. Especially during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age, the island's hinterland was marked by isolated settlements due to Siculi , Ausoni , Morgeti , and Elimi invasions and Phoenician and Greek colonization. In this scenario, Mokarta is an example of territorial autonomy and ethnic isolation ( Sicanian ) w…
L’arvicola acquatica europea, Arvicola amphibius(Linnaeus 1758), nuove evidenze dalla Siciliaarcaico-classica, Selinunte (Trapani)
Le analisi archeozoologiche condotte sul campione osteologico proveniente dal santuario urbano sull’acropoli di Selinunte hanno permesso l’identificazione di alcuni resti os sei riconducibili ad arvicola acquatica, Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus 1758). Nonostante la documentazione inerente alla presenza di questo roditore in Sicilia sia molto scarsa, è possibile tracciare un quadro cronologico che vede l’arvicola presente sull’isola dalla fine del …
Tuna fishing in medieval Sicily
This paper presents the result of the analysis of a large sample of bone remains belonging to Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), dated between the second half of the 10th century CE and the first half of the 11th century CE, recovered near Porta Sant’ Agata in Palermo.The analytical methodologies applied to the osteological remains made it possible to draw information on the biological profile (size and age at capture) of the individuals co…
The Materiality of Daily Life in Islamic Palermo
A recent discovery during a rescue excavation at Corso Tukory 107 in Palermo (Sicily, Italy) revealed a significant Islamic archaeological context from the second half of the 10th century to the first half of the 11th century, coinciding with the rule of the Kalbids. The site was exposed during urban redevelopment activities, and it offers a unique insight into Islamic Sicily’s material culture through a compact layer rich in ceramics and zooarch…
The Role of Birds in Upper Paleolithic Contexts
The analysis of avian remains from archaeological contexts provides valuable insights into human subsistence strategies, symbolic behaviors, and human–environment interactions. Birds of prey, and large diurnal raptors in particular, are rarely documented in Paleolithic assemblages, and their presence is generally interpreted as nonalimentary. This paper presents the zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of seven avian skeletal elements attributa…
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (3 works) · Anatomy (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Cave (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works)