ArcGis StoryMaps for Human Evolution: Use Impactful Digital Storytelling to Enhance the Prehistoric Collection of “P. Leonardi” Museum and Learn About the Present Environmental Change and Social Issues from Our Ancient Past

Digital storytelling is a powerful way to combine the narrative power of stories with the versatility and accessibility of digital platforms giving a new voice to the museum artifact and to what they can teach us. At the Museum of Paleontology and Prehistory “P. Leonardi”, we decided to use “the geographical thinking skills” to explore and disseminate the story of human evolution from different perspectives. Human evolution and the prehistoric period can teach us a lot, improving the understanding of human interactions with the territory, the distribution of resources, migratory routes and environmental changes. The use of digital storytelling helps us to engage visitors with significant stories, effective and impactful, encouraging interaction and allows an in-depth understanding of our history and culture. To significantly improve the enjoyment of the collections of the P. Leonardi’s Museum we decided to use ESRI ArcGIS StoryMaps as digital storytelling tools, which fit perfectly with the application of “geographical thinking skills”.