Risultati preliminari dello studio del sito sauveterriano di Collecchio

Preliminary results of the study of the Sauveterrian site of Collecchio (Parma) – 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.