The CCSP – Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici and the University of Milan, represented by the Department of Cultural and Environmental Heritage of the University of Milan, member of the Ge.S.Di.Mont. Research Center, have been collaborating on research since 2022. The agreement, which sees the PrEcLab, the University of Milan’s Prehistory, Protohistory and Prehistoric Ecology Laboratory, at the forefront, is aimed at research and teaching activities centred on the rock art of Valcamonica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ever since the drafting of the agreement, attention has been focused on archeozoological research relating to the Iron Age, the data of which have a dual value: on the one hand, they allow us to better understand the relationship between humankind and animals, also in light of the rock iconography; on the other hand, they represent an update and integration to the training activities of the guides who work in the field, and who deal with the valorisation of the site and the teaching of the rock art of Valcamonica.
The PrEcLab is also active in the field of the study of the paleoenvironment and is available as a partner in projects aimed at studying the ecology of prehistoric agriculture to enhance and encourage the diachronic investigation of traditional agriculture.
Finally, in collaboration with UNIMONT, a center of excellence of the University of Milan, prospecting activities in a glacial environment are being planned in order to study human activity at high altitudes in ancient times.
