La Grotta di Lamalunga (Altamura - BA). Dal reperto alla complessità del contesto attraverso nuovi approcci transdisciplinari.

In 1993 in Altamura (BA), Lamalunga Cave, a cultural site of exceptional interest was found, as it preserved the remains of the most archaic and complete Neanderthal known dating from ca. 150,000 years ago, as well as several hundred animal remains framed at ca. 40,000 years ago. In 2023 the Superintendence ABAP of Bari has implemented a new approach to the analysis and conservation of the site with transdisciplinary character. The Charter of Venice becomes a pivotal element in approaching the preservation of a complex, multi-faceted cultural heritage that has its roots in the deep time of prehistory. We are adopting traditional methods of archaeological research, but also innovative ones, such as microbiological and biomolecular, as well as technological-instrumental as high-resolution 3D surveys with attached XR project aimed at creating a digital twin to remotely increase the search on the site and, at the same time, the use of property not currently accessible to the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]