Lorenzo Castellano
Biographic Data
| ID | 902653 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Castellano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Castellano |
| SIGNATURE | CASTELLANO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4076-7145 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Ecological insights from plant and animal assemblages from a Late Bronze/Early Iron Age channel stratigraphy in the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan
The Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan preserves former branches of the Zerafshan River that once supported settlements such as the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age site of Kimirek-kum 1 (KK1). Here we reconstruct past ecosystems surrounding KK1 through multiproxy analysis of a stratified channel deposit, Trench H-2, that formed part of the site’s circular enclosure. The sequence was investigated using 14 C and OSL dating, sediment composition and grain-siz…
Climate, political economy and agriculture in first and second millennia AD Anatolia
Written accounts suggest there were major changes in agricultural practices in Anatolia as the region switched between Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Turkic control, yet archaeological evidence of these changes is offered only on a site-by-site basis. This article presents the first synthesis of archaeobotanical, palynological and zooarchaeological evidence for changes in plant and animal husbandry in Anatolia through the first and second millennia A…
Crop introductions and agricultural change in Anatolia during the long first millennium ce
Grapes and Wine in pre-Roman Anatolia
Regional exchange and exclusive elite rituals in Iron Age central Anatolia
Alişar-IV ware is one of the most characteristic ceramic productions of early first-millennium BC central Anatolia and the only one characterised by painted figurative motifs besides geometric decorations. The ongoing excavations at Niğde-Kınık Höyük have uncovered a collection of fragments belonging to 42 Alişar-IV vessels, and this systematic material study of these sherds contributes much to understanding aspects of their production, use and c…
Mismatches of scale in the application of paleoclimatic research to Chinese archaeology
Issues surrounding the difficult task of correlating archaeological and climatic trajectories are directly impacting the study of human-environmental interaction in Ancient China. We have chosen to focus on the 4.2 ka BP event due to the widespread belief in recent Chinese archaeological publications that it brought about the collapse of Neolithic cultures in multiple regions of China. Following a literature review concerning the many issues surr…
A new anthracological sequence from Niğde-Kınık Höyük (Turkey)
Life on a hilltop
Building Forcello
The study analyses through an interdisciplinary approach the wattle‐and‐daub building technique used on the Po Plain of northern Italy, focusing on the archaeological evidence from the Etruscan site of Forcello, near Bagnolo San Vito (Mantua) (540–375 bce ). Wattle and daub is widespread across different times and periods, and is particularly common in regions such as the Po Plain, where stone sources for construction are not immediately availabl…
Niğde Kınık Höyük
The occupation sequence of the first millennium BCE at Niğde Kınık Höyük (Turkey), provides new insights into the early history of the southern Anatolian Plateau. From around 1000 BCE, the site is characterized by a full-fledged urban layout, indicating a previously unattested sociopolitical complexity on the plateau that stems from a reorganization of Hittite and local traditions. During the second half of the first millennium BCE, the site was …
Subsistence and persistence
The Neolithic to Bronze Age transition (c. 5000-3500 BP) saw dramatic socio-economic developments in ancient China. Complex polities emerged in many regions, only to decline and collapse by the end of the period. In the Central Plains area, however, these centuries laid the foundations for China's first dynasties. This article presents zooarchaeological, palaeobotanical and isotopic research from key sites of the Central Plains spanning the perio…
Human settlement and vegetation-climate relationships in the Greenland Stadial 5 at the Piovesello site (Northern Apennines, Italy)
The Gravettian settlements of Europe are considered as an expression of human adaptation to harsh climates. In Southern Europe, however, favorable vegetation-climate conditions supported hunters-gatherer subsistence and the maintenance of their large-scale networks. This was also the case of the North-Adriatic plain and the Apennine mountain ridge in Italy. Traditionally considered lacking evidence, the northern part of the Apennine ridge has rec…
Staple Economies and Storage in Post-Hittite Anatolia
Historical narratives about post-Hittite polities traditionally concern their political, military, and ethnic aspects, with very little attention given to their economic dimensions. Thanks to the recent discovery of large-scale storage facilities at the site of Niğde-Kınık Höyük, in South-Central Anatolia, this study aims to partially fill this gap, providing some new insights into the political economy of Iron Age polities of Anatolia and northe…
Charred honeycombs discovered in Iron Age Northern Italy. A new light on boat beekeeping and bee pollination in pre-modern world
A new anthracological sequence from Niğde-Kınık Höyük (Turkey)
Subsistence and persistence
The Neolithic to Bronze Age transition (c. 5000-3500 BP) saw dramatic socio-economic developments in ancient China. Complex polities emerged in many regions, only to decline and collapse by the end of the period. In the Central Plains area, however, these centuries laid the foundations for China's first dynasties. This article presents zooarchaeological, palaeobotanical and isotopic research from key sites of the Central Plains spanning the perio…
Staple Economies and Storage in Post-Hittite Anatolia
Historical narratives about post-Hittite polities traditionally concern their political, military, and ethnic aspects, with very little attention given to their economic dimensions. Thanks to the recent discovery of large-scale storage facilities at the site of Niğde-Kınık Höyük, in South-Central Anatolia, this study aims to partially fill this gap, providing some new insights into the political economy of Iron Age polities of Anatolia and northe…
Niğde Kınık Höyük
The occupation sequence of the first millennium BCE at Niğde Kınık Höyük (Turkey), provides new insights into the early history of the southern Anatolian Plateau. From around 1000 BCE, the site is characterized by a full-fledged urban layout, indicating a previously unattested sociopolitical complexity on the plateau that stems from a reorganization of Hittite and local traditions. During the second half of the first millennium BCE, the site was …
Crop introductions and agricultural change in Anatolia during the long first millennium ce
Charred honeycombs discovered in Iron Age Northern Italy. A new light on boat beekeeping and bee pollination in pre-modern world
Regional exchange and exclusive elite rituals in Iron Age central Anatolia
Alişar-IV ware is one of the most characteristic ceramic productions of early first-millennium BC central Anatolia and the only one characterised by painted figurative motifs besides geometric decorations. The ongoing excavations at Niğde-Kınık Höyük have uncovered a collection of fragments belonging to 42 Alişar-IV vessels, and this systematic material study of these sherds contributes much to understanding aspects of their production, use and c…
Life on a hilltop
Building Forcello
The study analyses through an interdisciplinary approach the wattle‐and‐daub building technique used on the Po Plain of northern Italy, focusing on the archaeological evidence from the Etruscan site of Forcello, near Bagnolo San Vito (Mantua) (540–375 bce ). Wattle and daub is widespread across different times and periods, and is particularly common in regions such as the Po Plain, where stone sources for construction are not immediately availabl…
Grapes and Wine in pre-Roman Anatolia
Charred honeycombs discovered in Iron Age Northern Italy. A new light on boat beekeeping and bee pollination in pre-modern world
Human settlement and vegetation-climate relationships in the Greenland Stadial 5 at the Piovesello site (Northern Apennines, Italy)
The Gravettian settlements of Europe are considered as an expression of human adaptation to harsh climates. In Southern Europe, however, favorable vegetation-climate conditions supported hunters-gatherer subsistence and the maintenance of their large-scale networks. This was also the case of the North-Adriatic plain and the Apennine mountain ridge in Italy. Traditionally considered lacking evidence, the northern part of the Apennine ridge has rec…
Staple Economies and Storage in Post-Hittite Anatolia
Historical narratives about post-Hittite polities traditionally concern their political, military, and ethnic aspects, with very little attention given to their economic dimensions. Thanks to the recent discovery of large-scale storage facilities at the site of Niğde-Kınık Höyük, in South-Central Anatolia, this study aims to partially fill this gap, providing some new insights into the political economy of Iron Age polities of Anatolia and northe…
Life on a hilltop
Building Forcello
The study analyses through an interdisciplinary approach the wattle‐and‐daub building technique used on the Po Plain of northern Italy, focusing on the archaeological evidence from the Etruscan site of Forcello, near Bagnolo San Vito (Mantua) (540–375 bce ). Wattle and daub is widespread across different times and periods, and is particularly common in regions such as the Po Plain, where stone sources for construction are not immediately availabl…
Niğde Kınık Höyük
The occupation sequence of the first millennium BCE at Niğde Kınık Höyük (Turkey), provides new insights into the early history of the southern Anatolian Plateau. From around 1000 BCE, the site is characterized by a full-fledged urban layout, indicating a previously unattested sociopolitical complexity on the plateau that stems from a reorganization of Hittite and local traditions. During the second half of the first millennium BCE, the site was …
Subsistence and persistence
The Neolithic to Bronze Age transition (c. 5000-3500 BP) saw dramatic socio-economic developments in ancient China. Complex polities emerged in many regions, only to decline and collapse by the end of the period. In the Central Plains area, however, these centuries laid the foundations for China's first dynasties. This article presents zooarchaeological, palaeobotanical and isotopic research from key sites of the Central Plains spanning the perio…
Mismatches of scale in the application of paleoclimatic research to Chinese archaeology
Issues surrounding the difficult task of correlating archaeological and climatic trajectories are directly impacting the study of human-environmental interaction in Ancient China. We have chosen to focus on the 4.2 ka BP event due to the widespread belief in recent Chinese archaeological publications that it brought about the collapse of Neolithic cultures in multiple regions of China. Following a literature review concerning the many issues surr…
A new anthracological sequence from Niğde-Kınık Höyük (Turkey)
Regional exchange and exclusive elite rituals in Iron Age central Anatolia
Alişar-IV ware is one of the most characteristic ceramic productions of early first-millennium BC central Anatolia and the only one characterised by painted figurative motifs besides geometric decorations. The ongoing excavations at Niğde-Kınık Höyük have uncovered a collection of fragments belonging to 42 Alişar-IV vessels, and this systematic material study of these sherds contributes much to understanding aspects of their production, use and c…
Crop introductions and agricultural change in Anatolia during the long first millennium ce
Grapes and Wine in pre-Roman Anatolia
Climate, political economy and agriculture in first and second millennia AD Anatolia
Written accounts suggest there were major changes in agricultural practices in Anatolia as the region switched between Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Turkic control, yet archaeological evidence of these changes is offered only on a site-by-site basis. This article presents the first synthesis of archaeobotanical, palynological and zooarchaeological evidence for changes in plant and animal husbandry in Anatolia through the first and second millennia A…
Ecological insights from plant and animal assemblages from a Late Bronze/Early Iron Age channel stratigraphy in the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan
The Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan preserves former branches of the Zerafshan River that once supported settlements such as the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age site of Kimirek-kum 1 (KK1). Here we reconstruct past ecosystems surrounding KK1 through multiproxy analysis of a stratified channel deposit, Trench H-2, that formed part of the site’s circular enclosure. The sequence was investigated using 14 C and OSL dating, sediment composition and grain-siz…
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