Il ruolo della bioarcheologia nella ricostruzione paleoeconomica e paleoambientale dell’abitato protostorico di Mursia (Pantelleria)

The role of bioarchaeology in the paleoeconomic and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the protohistoric settlement of Mursia (Pantelleria) - The archaeological research at Mursia settlement on the island of Pantelleria has been supported by bioarchaeological analyses that greatly increase the data of this context. The archaeozoological and archaeobotanical investigations are carried out by a multidisciplinary team of the ArcheoLaBio Bioarchaeological Research Centre, in the Department of History and Cultures of the Bologna University. This work intends to present some preliminary data through the soil sample in some sectors of the village, which allowed to reconcile the scientific needs of the research and the issues in the island context (scarcity of freshwater, storage and transport problems, etc.). At present, it is possible to highlight differences in the distribution and typology of bioarchaeological remains, which can help to better understand the intended use of the spaces within the various housing units (floor layers, cooking plates, unloading areas, hearths, ceramic containers, etc.). Finally, all the complex ecofacts show the correlation with the different diachronic phases of the site and also, they are connected with the objects of the material culture.