Paolo Boscato

Biographic Data

ID	85269
NAME	Paolo Boscato
GIVEN NAMES	Paolo
FAMILY NAME	Boscato
SIGNATURE	BOSCATO P
AFFILIATIONS	University of Siena
ORCID	0000-0001-5715-4789
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	26
TOTAL CITATIONS	551
AUTHOR COUNT	26
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	13

Neanderthal had a “crush” on fats. Macronutrient estimation in Middle Paleolithic (Late Mousterian) hunter-gatherers of southern Italy
Open AccessJacopo Crezzini, A Modi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Environmental…2025
During the Late Mousterian period Apulia (southeastern Italy) was characterized by frequent and prolonged aridity that could have caused the scarcity of vegetable foods and, consequently, a lack of important nutritional compounds. Zooarchaeological studies from several Mousterian contexts show that Apulian Neanderthals may have responded to this crisis by increasing the exploitation of ungulates. In particular, bone grease rendering was likely on…
The exploitation of small game: New taphonomic data from the Mesolithic rock shelter of Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca(South Tyrol – Italy)
Open AccessJacopo Crezzini, Francesco Boschin et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2025
Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca is an Early Mesolithic site located at Salorno (Province of Bolzano, Italy) and dated approximately between 8,500 and 7,500 cal. BC. The subsistence economy of the settlement relied on the exploitation of nearby wetlands and of the forested valley bottom; together with ungulates such as wild boar, red deer and chamois, the fauna comprises small carnivores and semi-aquatic mammals such as otter and beaver. The latter is…
The palaeoenvironmental context of MIS 3 and the use of plants by Neanderthal groups in southern Italy: Results from the Riparo l’Oscurusciuto site
Open AccessRosa M Albert, Juan Ochando et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025Cited by: 2References: 24
Phytolith and pollen allow reconstruction of vegetation over 12,200 ka. • Vegetation is shifting from forests to open areas along the studied sequence. • Siliceous aqueous microremains indicates moisture conditions within the site. • Use of Poaceae plants and ash scattering revealed by study of sediments and hearths. • High phytolith dissolution is due to calcium carbonate rich sediments. Neanderthal populations occupied caves and rockshelters ac…
Peopling dynamics in the Mediterranean area between 45 and 39 ky ago: State of art and new data
Open AccessStefano Benazzi, Arrighi et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2020Cited by: 1References: 52
Neanderthal occupation during the tephra fall-out: Technical and hunting behaviours, sedimentology and settlement patterns in SU 14 of Oscurusciuto rock shelter (Ginosa, southern Italy)
Open AccessGiulia Marciani, Vincenzo Spagnolo et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2020Cited by: 11References: 71
Short and close in time: Overlapped occupation from the layer 56 of the Molare Rock shelter (Southern Italy)
Open AccessVincenzo Spagnolo, Daniele Aureli et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2020Cited by: 16References: 115
Climbing the time to see Neanderthal behaviour's continuity and discontinuity: SU 11 of the Oscurusciuto Rockshelter (Ginosa, Southern Italy)
Open AccessVincenzo Spagnolo, Giulia Marciani et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2020Cited by: 26References: 99
Macromammal and bird assemblages across the late Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Italy: An extended zooarchaeological review
Open AccessMatteo Romandini, Jacopo Crezzini et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2019Cited by: 9References: 72
Lithic techno-complexes in Italy from 50 to 39 thousand years BP: An overview of lithic technological changes across the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic boundary
Open AccessGiulia Marciani, Annamaria Ronchitelli et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2019Cited by: 42References: 112
Bone tools, ornaments and other unusual objects during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Italy
Open AccessArrighi, Simona Arrighi et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2019Cited by: 35References: 88
The palaeoecological meaning of macromammal remains from archaeological sites exemplified by the case study of Grotta Paglicci (Upper Palaeolithic, southern Italy)
Open AccessFrancesco Boschin, Paolo Boscato et al.ARTICLEQuaternary Research2018
Bone accumulation in Palaeolithic archaeological sites is often the result of activities carried out by hunter-gatherer groups. Cultural choices may have influenced prey representation in archaeological assemblages, distorting their palaeoecological meaning. We present a comparison between large mammal and small mammal assemblages from the Upper Palaeolithic sequence of Grotta Paglicci (Apulia, southern Italy) that extends from the Marginally Bac…
Middle Palaeolithic lithic tools: Techno-functional and use-wear analysis of target objects from SU 13 at the Oscurusciuto rock shelter, Southern Italy
Open AccessGiulia Marciani, Arrighi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Lithic Studies2018Cited by: 10References: 16
The Oscurusciuto rock shelter (Ginosa, Puglia, southern Italy) is a Middle Palaeolithic site characterized by a significant stratigraphy made up by several anthropic levels. The stratigraphic unit 13, consisting of a sandy compact deposit mixed with pyroclastic sediment, is a short palimpsest situated on a layer of tephra, identified as Mt. Epomeo green tuff (dated Ar/Ar ~ 55 ka BP). From a technological point of view, the aims of the production …
Middle Palaeolithic technical behaviour: Material import-export and Levallois production at the SU 13 of Oscurusciuto rock shelter, Southern Italy
Open AccessGiulia Marciani, Vincenzo Spagnolo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Lithic Studies2016Cited by: 14References: 26
The Oscurusciuto rock shelter, located in southern Italy (Puglia), has yielded a long Middle Palaeolithic stratigraphy rich in lithic assemblages, fireplaces and faunal remains, attesting Neanderthal occupation during the MIS 3. This paper is focused on the stratigraphic unit 13, consisting of a sandy compact deposit mixed with pyroclastic sediment above a thick level of tephra-US 14, identified as Mt. Epomeo green tuff (dated Ar/Ar ~ 55 ka).Leve…
Seasonality and function of Mesolithic valley-bottom sites: Results from Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca, Adige valley (South Tyrol, Italian Alps)
Open AccessUrsula Wierer, Lorenzo Betti et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2016Cited by: 10References: 8
A spotted hyaena den in the Middle Palaeolithic of Grotta Paglicci (Gargano promontory, Apulia, Southern Italy)
Open AccessJacopo Crezzini, Paolo Boscato et al.ARTICLEArchaeological and Anthropological…2016Cited by: 14References: 49
Between hearths and volcanic ash: The SU 13 palimpsest of the Oscurusciuto rock shelter (Ginosa – Southern Italy): Analytical and interpretative questions
Open AccessVincenzo Spagnolo, Giulia Marciani et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2015Cited by: 37References: 24
Wild cats and cut marks: Exploitation of Felis silvestris in the Mesolithic of Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca (South Tyrol, Italy)
Jacopo Crezzini, Francesco Boschin et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2014Cited by: 40References: 11
On the chronology of the Uluzzian
Katerina Douka, T F G Higham et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2014Cited by: 80References: 56
What roots for the Uluzzian? Modern behaviour in Central-Southern Italy and hypotheses on AMH dispersal routes
Open AccessAdriana Moroni, Paolo Boscato et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2012Cited by: 48References: 77
Management of Paleoenvironmental Resources and Exploitation of Raw Materials at the Middle Paleolithic Site of Oscurusciuto (Ginosa, Southern Italy): Units 1 and 4
Paolo Boscato, Paolo Gambassini et al.CHAPTERNeanderthal Lifeways, Subsistence…2011
The Grotta Grande of Scario (Salerno, Italy): Archaeology and environment during the last interglacial (MIS 5) of the Mediterranean region
Open AccessAnnamaria Ronchitelli, Paolo Boscato et al.ARTICLEQuaternary International2011
Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition in Southern Italy: Uluzzian macromammals from Grotta del Cavallo (Apulia)
Open AccessPaolo Boscato, Jacopo CrezziniARTICLEQuaternary International2011Cited by: 35References: 24
Stone tools for the hunt: Points with impact scars from a Middle Paleolithic site in southern Italy
Open AccessP Villa, Paolo Boscato et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2008Cited by: 97References: 40
Faunes gravettiennes à grands mammifères de l’Italie du Sud: Grotta della Cala (Salerno) et Grotta Paglicci (Foggia)
Open AccessPaolo BoscatoARTICLEPaléo2007Cited by: 7
Les couches gravettiennes de la grotte della Cala, sur la côte tyrrhénienne de l’Italie du sud, et de la grotte Paglicci, sur le versant adriatique, ont fourni des restes fauniques qui témoignent de deux réalités différentes. Dans la grotte della Cala, la chasse a été orientée essentiellement vers le Cerf, dont les restes atteignent 90 % du total. Les autres ongulés, avec une prédominance du Sanglier et du Chevreuil, ont été récupérés en quantité…
The Exploitation of Ungulate Bones in Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens
Open AccessPaolo Boscato, Jacopo CrezziniARTICLEHuman Evolution2006Cited by: 17References: 3