Anna Maria Stagno is a UniGe researcher responsible for the project "Archaeology of shared practices: the material trace of the marginalization of European mountains" (ANTIGONE):
"In the European Union, 20 % of the population live in mountain municipalities. As expected, the vast majority of Europeans reside in lowland areas. Abandonment of the European mountainous areas has been a growing trend, driven by industrialisation and urbanisation. To understand the marginalisation of mountain areas, the EU-funded ANTIGONE project investigate the historical mechanisms underlying the abandonment trends. It use archaeological, historical, environmental and ethnological analyses and compare case studies from European mountain areas. By focussing on the period from the 18th to the 21st centuries, the project review the impact of 'improvement' practices and how these contributed to the marginalisation of Europe’s mountain regions."
To find out more about the project, please visit the useful linksa nd read the attached article.