The Early Mesolithic of the southern Alps has been largely characterised by two main types of sites: residential camps and hunting stations. This division has been primarily based on the ratio between classes of lithic artefacts, such as between tools and armatures, and between armatures and micro-burins; however, a thorough traceological analysis of these assemblages has rarely been attempted. In this paper, we present the results of the study of the Civdate Camuno site, an Early Mesolithic site located in the Middle Valle Camonica, in the Oglio River valley bottom. Our results indicate that the site cannot be simply classified as a residential camp site, nor as a specialised hunting encampment. Instead, gathered data points towards an interpretation of Cividate Camuno as a secondary (seasonal?) camp, where the main activities were represented by the production and maintenance of weaponry and primary processing of game. As a consequence, this study demonstrates the existence of intermediate situations
between so-called residential sites and hunting stations. Out on all stages of use of
the tools, revealing for example that the stone axes display remarkably few traces of
wear considering their long time use. In this paper I will discuss the findings of the microwear analysis and the toolkit composition
