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Environmental Constrains and the Dispersal of the Modern Human in Eurasia between 45,000 and 20,000 years ago
Welcome
Italian-Israeli bi-national Workshop in Ecology and Migration of the Early Anatomical Modern Human.
Lecce 27th-28th of November 2017.
Title of the workshop: ‘Environmental Constrains and the Dispersal of the Modern Human in Eurasia between 45,000 and 20,000 years ago’.
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Within this workshop, we intend to encourage archaeologists,palaeoanthopologists, bio-archaeologists and expert of chronology toexchange views on the issue of Anatomical Modern Human dispersal in Eurasia and to debateabout the adaptive strategies developed by the Homo sapiens and Neanderthal to faceclimate changes and environmental constrains.
The workshop is a conjoint effort of Italian and Israel research institutions to foster collaboration on the topic of early human migration around the Mediterranean basin and it is sponsored by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MAE) - Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Israel-EuropeResearch&Development Directorate (ISERD)
Themes of the workshop
Scholars who study human evolution have long debated about howenvironmental conditions may have stimulated the migration of AnatomicalModern Human (AMH) outside of Africa. Issues surrounding the AMHcolonization across Eurasia have generated intense controversy and hasarisen questions about the ability of AHM to adapt to diverseenvironmental conditions and wider climatic fluctuations over the time.
The migrations of AHM in Eurasia is associated with the spread of theAurignacian technology around 45-42Kyr during a warm interval, theso-called Stable Warm, of the Late Glacial Period. Questions surroundingthe character and chronology of such dispersal are a focus of greatinterest since many scholars associate the spread of AHM with theextinction of the Neanderthal. It has also been noticed that the time whenthe Neanderthal gradually began to disappear, around 37 kyr BP,
corresponds to a period of steady deterioration of the climate.
Studies of the Eurasian climate, for the period comprised between 45 to 20kyr BP, generally lacks detailed proxy about factors that might havepotentially affected how AMH lived.
Moreover, when these proxies are available, they do not adequately reflectlocal differences in past climates.
Within this workshop, we intend to encourage archaeologists,palaeoanthopologists, bio-archaeologists and expert of chronology toexchange views on the issue of AMH dispersal in Eurasia and to debateabout the adaptive strategies developed by AMH and Neanderthal to faceclimate changes and environmental constrains.
Organization
Organizing committee
Dr. Valentina Caracuta, Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
Dr. ElisabettaBoaretto, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Scientific Board
Dr. OmryBarzilai, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. ElisabettaBoaretto, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Dr. Valentina Caracuta, Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
Prof. Giuseppe De Benedetto, Laboratory of Analytic Chemistry for Environment and Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, Italy.
Prof. GirolamoFiorentino, Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
Dr. Johanna Regev, D-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Dr. LiorRegevD-REAMS Radiocarbon Laboratory, Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Italian Embassy in Israel Scientific Coordinator
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Israel-EuropeResearch&DevelopmentDirectorate Coordinator
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Venue
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Registration
Registration is free of charge but space is limited to 50 participants.Students and scholars who will attend the workshopshould register by e-mail to valentina.caracuta@unisalento.it to ensure their participation in the event.
Program
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Travel Information
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By Car:
On the A14/E55 motorway head in south direction to Bari;
Take the exit “Bari Nord”;
Follow signs for Brindisi/Lecce and continue on SS16 straight to its end.
By Bus:
Some daily coach services are run by private companies from Roma, Milano and Torino.
For more information: www.miccolis-spa.it, www.marozzivt.it
By Train:
The Lecce railway station is located downtown. Regular direct train services run daily from the major cities (Milano, Bologna, Roma). For more information: www.trenitalia.com.
From the stationHotel Tiziano can be reached by taxi in about 10 minutes.
By Plane:
The airports closest to Lecce are Brindisi (45 Km distance) and Bari (164 Km distance).
The conference takes place during the summer time schedule.
Brindisi Airport
The nearest airport is BrindisiPapolaCasale International Airport (40 minutes away) www.aeroportidipuglia.it/brindisi14
Destinations: www.aeroportidipuglia.it/le-destinazioni1
-Ryanairsells connection flights from Rome Fiumicino, Bologna,MilanBergamo, Venice
Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Turin, Pisato Brindisi: https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/
-Easyjet offers direct connections fromBrindisitoMilan Malpensa www.easyjet.com/en
From Brindisi airport to Lecce city center:
The SITA Bus provides a direct connection between Brindisi Airport to Lecce Airport city Terminalthat is about 2minutes’ walk from Hotel Tiziano. Check timetable at: http://www.eliostours.it/ita/pagina.asp?id=136
Airshuttle provides a pool taxi service (about 20 euro). The ride has to be booked at least one week in advance at: www.airshuttle.it/index_eng.asp
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Bari Airport
A bigger airport is Bari Palese (2.5h away from Lecce): www.aeroportidipuglia.it/homepagebari
Destinations: http://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/en/le-destinazioni1
-Ryanairsells connection flights from Rome Fiumicino, Bologna,MilanBergamo, Venice
Treviso, Venice Marco Polo, Turin, Pisa, Trieste, Genoa to Bari:https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/
-Easyjet offers direct connections from Bari to Milan Malpensa www.easyjet.com/en
From Bari Palese airport to Lecce city center:
A train service connects the airport to Bari central train station. The current timetable is available at:http://www.ferrovienordbarese.it/orari-ferroviari-di-partenza-da-aeroporto-bari
From there you can reach Lecce by train (about 1:30 hours, 33 trains per day). Bari-Lecce train connections can be searched at:http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
Flying from Tel Aviv to Brindisi and Bari
Both these airports are very well connected with Rome (Fiumicino and Ciampino airports) and Milan (Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo airports). Hence a good way to come to Lecce could be to fly through Milan or Rome.
The fastest way to travel to Brindisi is with Alitalia via Rome http://flights.alitalia.com/en/flights-from-tel-aviv-to-brindisi
Accomodation
Invited speakers will be host at Grand Hotel Tiziano (4 stars)
http://www.grandhoteltiziano.it/hotel-.asp
The hotel is about two minutes’ walk from the Airport city terminal and five minutes’ walk from the workshop venue
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Accomodations for general partecipantscan be found at:
Risorgimento Resorts (5 stars) http://www.risorgimentoresort.it/
Grand Hotel di Lecce (4 stars) http://www.grandhoteldilecce.it/eng/index.html
B&B Casa Li Santihttp://www.casalisanti.it/
B&B Palazzo Rollohttp://www.palazzorollo.it/palazzorollo/index.php/en.html
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Segreteria e contatti
Valentina Caracuta - +39 0832 295627
- valentina.caracuta@unisa..
Data ultimo aggiornamento: 12.09.2017