Il fuoco, il cibo, il sacro: i forni neolitici di Portonovo (Ancona, Marche)

This paper presents the preliminary results of the recent excavations of the Early Neolithic site of Portonovo - Fosso Fontanaccia on the Conero promontory in the Marche. Here 16 domed ovens were found cut into the hillslope. Two of the ovens contain three burials, while the remains of a cremated female were found in an open area. This article presents the main features of the structures and burials, together with the preliminary results of anthropological, anthracological and archaeometrical analyses. The study of pottery and lithic production are in progress, as well as micromorphological, archaeozoological and palaeobotanical analyses.