Characterising key issues in human–environment interactions in Lombardy (N-Italy) from the Middle Paleolithic to the Iron Age

Ravazzi, Cesare; Artioli, Gilberto; Badino, Federica; Baioni, Marco; Banino, Roberta; Castellano, Lorenzo; Castelletti, Lanfredo; Chiesa, Sergio; Colombaroli, Daniele; Comolli, Roberto; Cremaschi, Mauro; Croce, Enrico; Dal Corso, Marta; Dal Sasso, Gregorio; Deaddis, Massimiliano; De Amicis, Mattia; Ferrario, Maria Francesca; Fontana, Federica; Furlanetto, Giulia; Garozzo, Lorena; ... (2022). Characterising key issues in human–environment interactions in Lombardy (N-Italy) from the Middle Paleolithic to the Iron Age. In: de Marinis, Raffaele C.; Rapi, Marta (eds.) Preistoria e Protostoria in Lombardia e Canton Ticino. Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche: Vol. 72 (S2) (pp. 9-36). Firenze: Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria

Text 2022_RivistaScienzePreistoriche_72-S2_9.pdf - Published Version Restricted to registered users only Available under License Publisher holds Copyright. Download (987kB)

This contribution aims to provide an updated and concise overview of the main events and developments characterising the interaction between human communities and their environment in Lombardy (Northern Italy) between the Middle Paleolithic and the Late Iron Age (60,000 to 2,100 years cal BP). Within the above defined geographic and chronological context, our main goal is to highlight and summarise the role of natural factors in the development of human history, both over the long durée and within defined periods. We provide a short history of the ecosystems and socio-ecological systems in Lombardy, for which – thanks to the contribution of several research groups and scholars active in the region – we analyse specific key issues. These analyses are facilitated by chronostratigraphic tables and GIS-based cartography, and introduced by an overview of the climatic changes that affected Alpine and Po Plain landscapes across the Last Glaciation and subsequent Late Glacial times, up to the shortlasting events which influenced the development of Holocene civilisations. The structure and significance of the issues introduced in the overview will be discussed by individual research groups working within this study area

Interest & Impact

Downloads

7 since deposited on 01 Feb 2023
3 in the past 12 months

Citations

5 Citations in Web of Science ®
6 Citations in Scopus

Search

in Google Scholar™

Services

Actions (login required)

Edit item

Actions (login required)

Edit item