Leonardo Carmignani
Guest/postdoc
- Name
- Dr. L. Carmignani
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- l.carmignani@arch.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6066-1818
Dr Leonardo Carmignani is a postdoctoral researcher in the Neanderthal Legacy research project.
More information about Leonardo Carmignani
Office days
Monday to Friday
Research
My fascination lies in the realm of human technology and its evolutionary dynamics. Currently, my research is primarily dedicated to generating novel data that contribute to the ongoing discussions surrounding the possible cultural interactions between Neanderthals, our closest extinct relatives, and modern humans.
Teaching activities
I teach in the Bachelor's program, focusing on the topics of human technological evolution and the methods employed in stone tool studies. I also offer internships and co-supervise BA students.
Curriculum vitae
In 2011, I received my Ph.D. from the University of Siena and Nanterre University, exploring the Neanderthal technological behavior in the Italian peninsula during the Late Middle Paleolithic.
I pursue my research in Spain (IPHES) and France (IPH), undertaking further research on blade and bladelet technology in the Middle Paleolithic within a second international Ph.D.
I actively participate in several excavation projects across various locations. These include Melka Kunture in Ethiopia, Abris du Maras and Les Cottes in France, Atapuerca in Spain, as well as several sites in Italy.
From 2014 and 2016, I conducted field excavation as a principal investigator at Grotta Mario Bernardini (Italy).
Since September 2020, I have held the position of senior researcher in the VICI (NWO) project titled "Neandertal Legacy: Contacts and Interactions in Europe 40,000 years ago," led by Professor M.A. Soressi.
Guest/postdoc
- Faculteit Archeologie
- World Archaeology
- Human Origins
- Carmignani L., Martini I., Spagnolo V., Dominici C., Rossini M., Scaramucci S. & Moroni A. (2021), Middle and early upper Pleistocene human occupations in Southern Italy. A reassessment of the assemblages from Cala d’Arconte, Capo Grosso and Cala Bianca, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 40(Part A): 1-15 (103256).
- Carmignani L., Martini F. & Sarti L. (2020), Le produzioni litiche dello strato F. In: Sarti L. & Martini F. (Eds.), Il Musteriano di Grotta del Cavallo nel Salento (Scavi 1986-2005): cultura e ambienti. Millenni. Studi di Archeologia preistorica no. 23. Firenze: Museo e Istituto Fiorentino di Preistoria “Paolo Graziosi”. 155-246.
- Carmignani L. & Sarti L. (2018), Blade and bladelet reduction systems in the Italian Middle Paleolithic: the case of Grotta del Cavallo, (Nardò – Lecce). In: Borgia V. & Cristiani E. (Eds.), Palaeolithic Italy: advanced studies on early human adaptations in the Apennine peninsula. Leiden: Sidestone Press Academics. 37-58.
- Carmignani L., Moncel M.H., Fernandes P. & Wilson L. (2017), Technological variability during the Early Middle Palaeolithic in Western Europe: reduction systems and predetermined products at the Bau de l'Aubesier and Payre (South-East France), PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178550.
- Carmignani L. (2017), Between the flake and the blade: associated systems of production at Riparo Tagliente (Veneto, northern Italy), Journal of Lithic Studies 4(1): .