Middle Paleolithic

The event that marks the entry into the Middle Paleolithic is the appearance of the so-called Neanderthal man, whose skeletal remains, referring to more than 300 individuals found in Southern and Central Europe and in the Near and Middle East, were framed chronologically approximately between 130,000 and 35,000 years ago. As far as Sardinia is concerned, at the current state of research, there are no reliable traces of the human presence on the island referring to the Middle Paleolithic

The only known clues come from the two findings (in the cave of Ziu Santòru and in the cave of Cala Ilùne, on the coast of Dorgali) of charcoal frustoli found in association with burned deer bones but without any stone instrument or human bones. These are, however, very weak signs. The absence of more consistent and reliable archaeological remains to be attributed to the Middle Paleolithic could simply be a gap in our knowledge and not an actual state

of affairs.

Update

25/10/2023 - 14:42