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| Moroni, A.; Boscato, P.; Allevato, E.; Benocci, A.; di Bella, F.; di Pasquale, G.; Favilli, L.; Manganelli, G.; Gambassini, P. | |
| The mesolithic occupation at Grotta della Cala (Marina di Camerota - Salerno - Italy) - A preliminary assessment | |
| 2016 Preistoria Alpina (48): 171-182 | |
The Holocene human occupation of Grotta della Cala is attested only within the so named "internal series" (and not in the "Atrio series") and starts with Mesolithic layer 7, dating back to the time span between 7579 and 6687 (cal BC). This layer, which was excavated by Paolo Gambassini in 2004, is possibly the same as layer F investigated by Palma di Cesnola in the sixties, and is directly superimposed onto stalagmite sealing the Pleistocene stratigraphical sequence. Layer 7 produced a lot of large and middle sized mammal remains. It also yielded a lot of malacofauna, both of terrestrial and, above all, marine types, as well as a number of chipped stone artefacts, a painted pebble, and a grindstone used for ochre processing. Outcomes from archaeozoological, malacological and anthracological studies have provided a detailed framework of the surrounding landscape and of the subsistence strategies adopted by the Mesolithic groups at Grotta della Cala during the Boreal. |
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