The first European peopling and the Italian case: Peculiarities and 'opportunism'

摘要

The Italian Peninsula attests an early human peopling through the presence of several sites such as Monte Poggiolo and Pirro Nord, the first one dated to about 1.0 Ma (by paleomagnetism and ESR) and the second one dated to 1.2-1.5 Ma (on a biochronological basis and especially on the presence of Allophaiomys ruffoi). The techno-economical approach to the lithic industries has been used to highlight the technical behaviours, the choices related to raw materials and to make comparisons with other European sites that have the same chronology.