Archaeologist Lorenzo Nigro wins the Silvia Dell'Orso Prize 2019

The 2019 Silvia Dell’orso Prize, a prestigious award named in memory of the journalist and essayist who dedicated her life to popularizing issues related to cultural heritage, was awarded toarchaeologist Lorenzo Nigro for his book Jericho. The Prehistoric Revolution.

Eighteen nominations from all over Italy were received for the award, now in its tenth edition, but the Scientific Committee chose to name the archaeologist the winner, as his book “puts the reader in a position to understand from the inside both the technical process of archaeological research and the conceptual one, to understand what might have happened in that place 12,000 years earlier. An understanding facilitated by the account of daily camp life, the collaborative work of the team, the attunement, the common participation in the discovery of documents and the construction of interpretations.”

Lorenzo Nigro has taught archaeology and art history of the ancient Near East at Sapienza University of Rome since 2000. He has directed the Sapienza archaeological mission in Palestine and Jordan since 2005. He has written numerous essays, monographs, excavation reports, and more than 200 scientific articles in international journals and is considered one of the most knowledgeable archaeologists of the Levant and preclassical Mediterranean. Jericho. The Prehistoric Revolution is his first book on popularizing archaeology, published by Edizioni Il Vomere.

The book’s synopsis reads, “Near a lush spring 260 meters below sea level, the first farming and herding community in history, some 12,000 years ago, accomplished a true revolution. The archaeologist’s hand, eye and heart reveal to us its immense historical significance. The domestication of plants and animals, the first house and the earliest city, the wheel, the brick, fire technology, but also Neolithic ideas, society and values, and the deepest conception of life and death are narrated and explained (with 105 illustrations) with scientific levity within a compelling book that skillfully blends reality and fiction, science and emotions. A passionate tale that makes us live with the archaeologists, asks topical questions and restores hope.”

The award ceremony, with a public ceremony, will be held on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Villa Necchi Campiglio. The Scientific Committee of the Silvia Dell’Orso Cultural Association is composed of Annalisa Cicerchia, Pietro Clemente, Marisa Dalai Emiliani, Francesco Erbani, Vito Lattanzi and Paolo Cavaglione.

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Archaeologist Lorenzo Nigro wins the Silvia Dell'Orso Prize 2019

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