Talks

2026

New tephrochronological constraints for technocomplexes’ transitions at Grotta di Castelcivita, Cilento (Italy)
Podium presentation
May 28, 2026 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM Università degli studi di Cagliari
L. Monaco, F. Boschin, A. Columbu, Armando Falcucci, B. Giaccio, G. Marciani, M. Petrelli, M. Rossini, G. Zanchetta, O. Barzilai, F. Berna, S. Benazzi, I. Martini, A. Moroni
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Rethinking the Levantine-European connection: A quantitative perspective on the onset of the Mediterranean Upper Paleolithic
Podium presentation
Mar 13, 2026 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM University of Tokyo
Armando Falcucci
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Rethinking the Levantine-European connection: A quantitative perspective on the onset of the Mediterranean Upper Paleolithic

2025

Unraveling technological convergence and complexity in the Early Upper Paleolithic: A Mediterranean perspective
Podium presentation
Oct 21, 2025 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena
Armando Falcucci
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Unraveling technological convergence and complexity in the Early Upper Paleolithic: A Mediterranean perspective
Reassessing the IUP–Northern Ahmarian Technological Shift at Ksar Akil, Lebanon
Podium presentation
Oct 15, 2025 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM UISPP Commission 8, Dryanovo
Armando Falcucci, Radu Iovita, Steven L. Kuhn
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Convergent technological trajectories in early modern humans across the Mediterranean: Insights from the Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian
Podium presentation
Sep 26, 2025 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM ESHE 2025, Paris
Armando Falcucci, Steven L. Kuhn
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Convergent technological trajectories in early modern humans across the Mediterranean: Insights from the Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian
The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Boomplaas Cave
Podium presentation
Jul 25, 2025 11:00 AM — 8:00 PM SAfA 2025, Faro
Justin Pargeter, Brian Chase, Armando Falcucci, Emma Loftus, Susan Mentzer, Tyler Faith
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The Middle to Later Stone Age transition at Boomplaas Cave
Continuity in ochre mining technology across the Middle and Later Stone Age of southernmost Africa: Three‑dimensional insights from Lion Cavern (Eswatini)
Podium presentation
Jul 25, 2025 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM SAfA 2025, Faro
Armando Falcucci, Julia Becher, Ayanda Mabuza, Gunther Möller, Gregor Bader
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Continuity in ochre mining technology across the Middle and Later Stone Age of southernmost Africa: Three‑dimensional insights from Lion Cavern (Eswatini)
The Aurignacian as basic science in Paleoanthropology
Session on the Aurignacian
Apr 28, 2025 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM SAA 2025, Denver
Julien Riel‑Salvatore, Armando Falcucci
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The Aurignacian as basic science in Paleoanthropology
Exploring cultural transmission dynamics and chrono-cultural variability in the Aurignacian: Insights from Italy
Session on the Aurignacian
Apr 28, 2025 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM SAA 2025, Denver
Armando Falcucci, Adriana Moroni, Fabio Negrino, Marco Peresani, Julien Riel‑Salvatore
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Exploring cultural transmission dynamics and chrono-cultural variability in the Aurignacian: Insights from Italy
On the exploitation and significance of bivalve shells at the Magdalenian site of Petersfels (South Germany)
Podium presentation
Apr 24, 2025 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM Hugo Obermaier Society, Faro
Flavia Venditti, Armando Falcucci, Benjamin Schürch
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On the exploitation and significance of bivalve shells at the Magdalenian site of Petersfels (South Germany)
An Eastern Mirage? A quantitative evaluation of the technological affinities between early Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian
Podium presentation in the general session
Apr 23, 2025 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM Annual Meeting of the Paleoanthropology Society, Denver
Armando Falcucci, Steven L. Kuhn
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An Eastern Mirage? A quantitative evaluation of the technological affinities between early Ahmarian and Protoaurignacian

2024

Inter-regional population connectivity, not drastic environmental shifts, explains the development of the Aurignacian in southern Italy
Podium presentation
Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM — Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM ESHE 2024, University of Zagreb
Armando Falcucci, Paolo Gambassini, Adriana Moroni
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Inter-regional population connectivity, not drastic environmental shifts, explains the development of the Aurignacian in southern Italy
Exploring the Protoaurignacian technological variability at Fumane Cave (Italy) through core reduction intensity approaches
Poster presentation
Aug 30, 2024 10:00 AM — Sep 1, 2024 10:30 AM EAA 2024, University of Rome La Sapienza
Diego Lombao, Armando Falcucci, Marco Peresani
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Exploring the Protoaurignacian technological variability at Fumane Cave (Italy) through core reduction intensity approaches
Comparability of lithic technologies results: insights from four Early Upper Palaeolithic assemblages
Podium presentation
Aug 29, 2024 10:00 AM — Sep 1, 2024 10:30 AM EAA 2024, University of Rome La Sapienza
Jacopo Gennai, Armando Falcucci, Vincent Niochet, Marco Peresani, Jürgen Richter, Marie Soressi
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Comparability of lithic technologies results: insights from four Early Upper Palaeolithic assemblages
Expedient Technological Behavior in the Aurignacian of Southern Italy
Session on Expedient Technological Behavior
Apr 19, 2024 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM SAA 2024, New Orleans
Armando Falcucci, Adriana Moroni
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Expedient Technological Behavior in the Aurignacian of Southern Italy
Beneath the volcanic ashes: New insights from the Aurignacian layers of Grotta di Castelcivita in Southern Italy
Podium presentation
Apr 11, 2024 9:00 AM — 8:00 PM Hugo Obermaier Society, Weimar
Armando Falcucci, Simona Arrighi, Vincenzo Spagnolo, Matteo Rossini, Owen Alexander Higgins, Brunella Muttillo, Ivan Martini, Jacopo Crezzini, Francesco Boschin, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Adriana Moroni
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Beneath the volcanic ashes: New insights from the Aurignacian layers of Grotta di Castelcivita in Southern Italy

2022

Analytical potential of 2D shape analysis to study Epigravettian lithic assemblages
Session 1.3 - Archaeometry for Prehistory: modern approaches and new techniques for the evaluation, characterisation and conservation of archaeological remains
Oct 19, 2022 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM MetroArcheo, University of Calabria
Matteo Rossini, Armando Falcucci, Clarissa Dominici, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Antonin Tomasso, Francesco Boschin
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Analytical potential of 2D shape analysis to study Epigravettian lithic assemblages
Linking blades: a systematic refitting analysis of blade fragments from the Protoaurignacian sequence of Fumane Cave
Poster Presentation Number 9, Session 1
Sep 21, 2022 10:00 AM — Sep 22, 2022 8:00 PM ESHE 2022, University of Tübingen
Armando Falcucci, Domenico Giusti, Filippo Zangrossi, Matteo De Lorenzi, Letizia Ceregatti, Marco Peresani
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Linking blades: a systematic refitting analysis of blade fragments from the Protoaurignacian sequence of Fumane Cave
Integrating 2D and 3D shape analysis in lithic technology: A discussion around a case study and future research perspectives
Session 03. Quantitative approaches applied to lithic studies
Aug 8, 2022 10:00 AM — 10:30 AM CAA 2022, University of Oxford
Armando Falcucci
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Integrating 2D and 3D shape analysis in lithic technology: A discussion around a case study and future research perspectives
Identifying and quantifying morphological separation between blade and bladelet productions through 3D shape analysis
Session on advances in lithic analysis
Mar 30, 2022 9:00 AM — Apr 3, 2022 8:00 PM SAA 2022, Chicago
Armando Falcucci, Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, Dominik Göldner, Marco Peresani
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Identifying and quantifying morphological separation between blade and bladelet productions through 3D shape analysis