1 NEW DATA FROM THE LATE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITE OF FONDO FOCONE (UGENTO, SOUTHERN APULIA, ITALY): THE LITHIC INDUSTRY OF THE B TRENCH Amilcare BIETTI Sezione di Antropologia, Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo, Università di Roma“La Sapienza”, P.A.Moro 5, 00185 Roma; Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana, P. Mincio 2, 00198, Roma. Emanuele CANCELLIERI Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.A.Moro 5, 00185 Roma Abstract: After a brief introduction to the research carried out by the Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana at Fondo Focone (Ugento, Lecce), we discuss new data about the lithic industry recovered during the 1974 excavation campaign. Some major features, like raw material and techno-typological characteristics, are shown. Moreover, some comparisons with coeval sites, such as the famous Taurisano site, will be discussed. Key-words: Southern Apulia – Ugento - Epigravettian – 1974 excavation – Lithic industry Résumé : Après une bref introduction aux recherches conduites par l’Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana à Fondo Focone (Ugento, Lecce), on examine les nouvelles données concernent l’industrie lithique découverte pendant la campagne de fouille de 1974, inédites jusqu’à présente. Quelques importants thèmes seront traités, comme les matières premières et les caractéristiques techno-typologiques de l’industrie. De plus, on discutera des comparaisons avec d’autres sites de la même époque, comme le bien connu site de Taurisano. Mots Clés: Pouilles méridionales – Ugento – Epigravettien – Fouilles 1974 – industrie lithique INTRODUCTION The data collected during the 1961-63 field seasons at “Fondo Focone”: Bocca Cesira and Pozzo Zecca Fondo Focone (Fig. 1.1) is situated at a distance of about 200 m from the sea shore and at 5 m asl., 3 km north of Torre S. Giovanni (Ugento, Lecce), on the Ionian coast of Salento peninsula. The archaeological area is represented by two circular sinkholes about 20 m in diameter each, resulting from the collapse of the vaults of karstic cavities, which probably occurred around 12.000-13.000 BP (Cassoli et al., 1979). Fig. 1.1: Localization of the sites discussed in the text