The Italian Palethnology Bulletin (BPI)

Annual periodical
ISSN 0392-5250
mu-civ.bpi@cultura.gov.it

Periodical founded in 1875 by Gaetano Chierici, Luigi Pigorini, and Pellegrino Strobel.

In 1901, Luigi Pigorini wrote: «Founding the Prehistoric Ethnographic Museum of Rome […], attempting everything in my power, I provided it with a paleontological library […], and for the conservation of studies on Italian antiquities, I provided it with the Palethnology Bulletin»

The editorial activity of The Italian Palethnology Bulletin (BPI) resumed at the end of 2020 with the publication of Issue No. 100, whose 3 volumes contain the Proceedings of the Study Conference for the bicentenary of Gaetano Chierici’s birth (Reggio Emilia, September 19-21, 2019).

A fresh start was undertaken in 2021 with a new Science Committee with open invitations also to scholars working in other countries with the goal of expanding the catchment area and representing once again a point of reference for prehistoric and ethnographic research.

The journal has taken on new structure, new format, new graphics and hosts original contributions in both Italian and English accompanied by dual-language captions and extended abstracts.

The Italian Palethnology Bulletin (BPI) welcomes proposals that fall within one of the following subject areas:

Methods, summaries and discussions—articles on topics of special interest received on invitation;
Cultural Anthropology and Palethnology—articles deemed useful in building a common language and creating closer relationships between disciplines;
History of the Palethnology and Archaeology of Archives—articles on the history of studies and work on archival materials;
Old and New Contexts—articles on new research, on materials from museum collections and subjects already known;
Archaeometry, Bio-archaeology, Geoarchaeology and Restoration – articles on the intersection of science and prehistory;
Prehistory and Contemporaneity – articles regarding the relationship between Museums and Society and how knowledge is distributed.

Articles written to editorial standards should be submitted to mu-civ.bpi@cultura.gov.it. When accepted by the Science Committee, they will be forwarded to 2 external reviewers.

Comitato Scientifico

Managing Director (appointed with Ministerial Decree 356 dated 3.11.2023):
Dott. Andrea Viliani – Museum of Civilizations

Science Director:
Dott. Paolo Boccuccia – – Museum of Civilizations

Science Committee:
Prof. Andrea Cardarelli – Sapienza Università di Rome
Dott. Massimo Cultraro – CNR, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, Catania office
Prof. Michele Cupitò – University of Padua
Prof. Andrea Dolfini – Newcastle University
Prof. Federica Fontana – University of Ferrara
Prof. David W. Frayer – University of Kansas
Prof. ssa Cristina Lemorini – Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Alessandro Lupo – Sapienza University of Rome
Prof. Mark Pearce – Nottingham University
Prof.ssa Annaluisa Pedrotti – University of Trento
Dott. Andrea Pessina – Superintendency of Archeology, Fine Arts and Natural Heritage of the City of Florence and the provinces of Pistoia and Prato
Prof. Umberto Tecchiati – University of Milan
Prof. Fabio Viti – Aix-Marseille University

Comitato di Redazione Tecnico-Scientifica

Dott. Paolo Boccuccia (coordinator)
Dott.ssa Francesca Alhaique
Dott.ssa Irene Baroni
Dott.ssa Francesca Candilio
Dott.ssa Gaia Delpino
Dott.ssa Rosa Anna Di Lella
Dott. Vito Lattanzi
Dott. Claudio Mancuso
Dott. Daniele Rossetti
Dott.ssa Alessandra Sperduti

International Science Conference dedicated to Filippo Maria Gambari

Museum of Civilizations, Rome – November 16-18, 2022

The General Directorate of Museums, the Museum of Civilizations, and the territorial Superintendencies he previously served also as director elected to honor Filippo Maria Gambari with an International Science Conference held in Rome at the Museum of Civilizations on November 16-18, 2022.

The event was held in homage to the scholar, colleague, and manager who was always ready to listen, offer advice, and work together. His deep culture and desire for knowledge led him to deal with seemingly diverse and very distant topics. Although his interests and studies focused mainly on Italian protohistory, the history of palethnology, cave drawings, cultural heritage regulation and Ministerial organization, his duties as Director brought him to conduct projects and activities all across the fields of archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, art history, and folk tradition.

Because the many topics he had dealt with throughout his career could hardly be restricted to chronological or geographical limits, the conference was divided into 5 broad thematic sessions: