Progetto MIUR-PRIN 2022 "OPENLIT"
Building an Open Access Lithotheque of Italian knappable rocks exploited during Prehistory – OPENLIT is a 2-year research project founded by the European Union-Next Generation EU through the PRIN 2022 call powered by MUR.
OPENLIT aims to build up the core of the first Italian open-access lithotheque showing the availability of knappable rocks used during Prehistory in some Italian key – territories. The open-access lithotheque will be based on a geodatabase and webGIS platform for outcrops mapping and geological samples’ location.
OPENLIT project will provide to the scientific community an innovative research tools and digital archives at national level to identify and localise knappable rocks used during Prehistory. The macroscopic, petrographic and compositional characteristics of geological samples will provide reference to compare archaeological assemblages from prehistoric sites from the Italian peninsula and neighbouring territories.
OPENLIT participation at SGI – SIMP joint congress - Bari. We are delighted to inform that we will take part in the upcoming SGI (Società Geologica Italiana) – SIMP (Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia) joint congress “Geology for a sustainable management of our Planet” in Bari. We will present our contribution "The OPENLIT project: a first step for an Open Access Lithotheque of Italian knappable rocks". The meeting will take place from the 3rd to the 5th of September. You can find the link to SGI-SIMP meeting below
OPENLIT participation at 30th EAA Annual Meeting - Rome. We are delighted to inform that we will take part in the upcoming 30th EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) Annual Meeting in Rome in session #793, "Lithic Raw Materials Lithotheques: Open Access and Interoperability Initiatives”, presenting our contribution "The OPENLIT project: a first step for an open access lithotheque of Italian knappable rocks". The meeting will take place from the 28th to the 31st of August. You can find the link to the EAA meeting below