The first Neolithic boats in the Mediterranean: The settlement of La Marmotta (Anguillara Sabazia, Lazio, Italy)

Gibaja, Juan F.; Mineo, Mario; Santos, Francisco Javier; Morell, Berta; Caruso-Fermé, Laura; Remolins, Gerard; Masclans, Alba; Mazzucco, Niccolò

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299765

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Skin Boats in Scandinavia? Evaluating the Maritime Technologies of the Neolithic Pitted Ware Culture

Fauvelle,

Horn,

Alvå

et al. 2024

J Mari Arch

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The Early and Middle Neolithic (3500–2300 [Before Current Era] BCE) Pitted Ware Culture (PWC) was a critical component of the historical trajectory of Scandinavia’s maritime history. The hunter-gatherer societies of the PWC were highly adapted to maritime environments, and they fished, hunted, travelled, and traded across great distances over water. Exactly what boat types they used, however, is still an open question. Understanding the maritime technologies used by the PWC is a critical research area as they had an important impact on subsequent maritime adaptations in Scandinavian prehistory. Unfortunately, finding intact boats from Neolithic contexts is extremely difficult. Here, we present indirect evidence for the use of skin boats by PWC people as a first step towards building a dialog on the types of boats that would have been used during this period. We argue that multiple lines of evidence suggest that skin boats were widely used for every-day activities and long-distance voyages by PWC peoples and will discuss the implications of possible complex boat use by Neolithic peoples for our understanding of early Scandinavian maritime societies.

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Skin Boats in Scandinavia? Evaluating the Maritime Technologies of the Neolithic Pitted Ware Culture

Fauvelle,

Horn,

Alvå

et al. 2024

J Mari Arch

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Plant processing and grinding tools from the early Neolithic settlement of La Marmotta, Italy

Portillo,

Hamon,

García-Martínez

et al. 2024

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Sailing West: assessing the role of waterways in the Neolithization of Ebro, Po and Rhône basins

Pirrone,

Campus,

Gattiglia

et al. 2024

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An unresolved issue within the debates on Neolithization processes concerns the role played by rivers. It is known that farmers and herders were capable of navigating, even over long distances. Still, the question arises to what extent this ability was applied in penetration processes. This research investigates the relationship of early Neolithic farmers with the Ebro, Rhône, and Po rivers. The question underlying the research is to what extent waterways may have played a facilitating or hindering role in the movement from coastal areas to the inland regions of the basins. Predictive, spatial, cost-based, geostatistical, and statistical analyses were employed to answer this question. The initial phase of the research focused on studying the composition of the Neolithic groups in motion. The transported livestock consisted of different species, such as ovicaprids, pigs, and cattle with cattle facing the most difficulties. Therefore, it is likely that the pace of the entire group was adjusted to accommodate the movement of bovids. A movement function based on the characteristics of cattle was developed and integrated with different raster grids to create cost maps representing different scenarios where waterways either hindered or facilitated movement. Subsequently, these scenarios were compared and discussed using statistical analyses, which indicated that in the Ebro basin, rivers likely facilitated Neolithic movement and access to inland points. In the Rhône basin, waterways' roles were variable and less clear. In the Po basin, rivers helped Neolithic groups reach the inner Padana plain, albeit less evidently.

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The first Neolithic boats in the Mediterranean: The settlement of La Marmotta (Anguillara Sabazia, Lazio, Italy)

Cited by 3 publications

References 32 publications

Skin Boats in Scandinavia? Evaluating the Maritime Technologies of the Neolithic Pitted Ware Culture

Skin Boats in Scandinavia? Evaluating the Maritime Technologies of the Neolithic Pitted Ware Culture

Plant processing and grinding tools from the early Neolithic settlement of La Marmotta, Italy

Sailing West: assessing the role of waterways in the Neolithization of Ebro, Po and Rhône basins

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