The site of Collecchio is located at the mouth of the Taro valley on an alluvial fan at the southern margin of the Po Plain. It has yielded rich Neolithic evidence and a Mesolithic layer with more than 7,500 lithic artifacts, burnt organic materials (charcoal, faunal remains and seeds) and lumps of burnt clay. The study of the lithic assemblage has allowed the site to be dated to an ancient phase of the Sauveterrian. This attribution should be confirmed by radiometric datings which are still in progress. According to the results obtained so far, Collecchio is characterized by a complex and intense occupation mostly addressed to domestic activities rather than hunting practices.
Il sito di Collecchio, posto su un conoide alluvionale ai margini della Pianura Padana, allo sbocco della Val Taro, ha restituito, oltre a numerose evidenze neolitiche, un livello mesolitico che comprendeva più di 7.500 manufatti litici, assieme a materiali organici combusti (carboni, resti faunistici e semi) e grumi di concotto. Lo studio dell’industria litica consentirebbe di riferire il sito ad una fase antica del Sauveterriano, attribuzione di cui si attende conferma dalle datazioni in corso. I risultati finora ottenuti individuano Collecchio come un sito caratterizzato da un’occupazione intensa e articolata, prevalentemente rivolta ad attività domestiche piuttosto che di tipo venatorio.
Risultati preliminari dello studio del sito sauveterriano di Collecchio
VISENTIN, Davide;FONTANA, Federica;Berruti, Gabriele Luigi Francesco;Bertola, Stefano;
2017
Abstract
The site of Collecchio is located at the mouth of the Taro valley on an alluvial fan at the southern margin of the Po Plain. It has yielded rich Neolithic evidence and a Mesolithic layer with more than 7,500 lithic artifacts, burnt organic materials (charcoal, faunal remains and seeds) and lumps of burnt clay. The study of the lithic assemblage has allowed the site to be dated to an ancient phase of the Sauveterrian. This attribution should be confirmed by radiometric datings which are still in progress. According to the results obtained so far, Collecchio is characterized by a complex and intense occupation mostly addressed to domestic activities rather than hunting practices.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.