Prehistoric Ecology

The aim of the course is to provide the basic skills necessary to acquire the methodology of research in prehistoric ecology, and its use in a complex diachronic framework of multi and interdisciplinary type with particular reference to the Prehistory and Protohistory of northern Italy. The research will provide indications on recovery and sampling in excavation of all the archaeological evidence useful for the reconstruction of the man-environment relationship and, specifically, of the exploitation dynamics of natural resources and soil between the 6th and 1st millennium B.C. in the Po Valley and Alpine Italy. Particular attention will be given to the bioarchaeological evidence (archeobotany and archeozoology) and to the study and critical edition of bioarchaeological materials in their archaeological context.

Knowledge and understanding: basic knowledge of the methodology of research in prehistoric ecology.
Applying knowledge and understanding: basic skills required to apply the methodology of research in a complex diachronic framework of multi- and interdisciplinary type.