Where Do We Go from Here? A Review of Prehistoric Forager Mobility in Liguria

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology of Liguria: Recent Research and Insights" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Due to a suite of topographical and geomorphological factors, Liguria, and the Liguro-Provencal arc more generally, is an interesting natural laboratory in which to revisit some of the debates about forager mobility and its analysis that have unfolded over the past several decades. This paper presents an overview of how mobility has been tackled by prehistoric archaeologists in the region, focusing particularly on lithic technological organization and raw material provenance studies amplified by other more recent methodological developments. Drawing on case studies from the Balzi Rossi, Arene Candide, and Arma Veirana, it tracks shifts in mobility across the Middle and Upper Paleolithic in the region, situates them in broader debates about forager mobility, and highlights both interesting patterns that have emerged over time and open questions that should be the focus of research in coming years.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology of Liguria: Recent Research and Insights   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37537.0