Alberto Carlo Blanc was born in Chambery, France, in 1906 and died in Rome in 1960. Gian Alberto's son, he graduated at Pisa at the Faculty of Geology. He made very important studies to paleontology, especially on paleolithic deposits .
Although the Alberto Carlo's studies are mostly scientific, he interested in paleontology thanks to the passion cultivated by his father. Gian Alberto, in fact, is devoted to technical and scientific analysis of ancient sediments to understand the climatic, the animals species and the prehistoric environment
In 1913, Gian Alberto, with the collaboration of Mochi, founded the Italian Committee for the research of Human Paleontology, which in 1927, in Rome, became the Italian Institute of Human Paleontology in order to gather toghether the greatest exponents of paleontology. In 1933 a reform of the Institute is implemented allowing the expansion through the creation of branches scattered throughout Italy.
Carlo Alberto began his most significant studies on the Tuscan coast, along with Ezio Tongiorgi, he explored the Massaciuccoli's Quarry of San, while students L. Cardini and P. Graziosi carried out excavations at Grotta all'Onda (Camaiore's hills).
He continued his research in the north of Rome, specifically, at the mouth of the Tiber and Agro Pontino. Here he bring out a stratigraphic sequence of reference with fauna, flora fossil and Paleolithic industry.
In 1935, along with Henri Breuil, he discovered the second skull of Saccopastore. Gian Alberto and Alberto Carlo Blanc were also active politically, they in fact belong to the fascist political group. Since 1936 Alberto became President of the Institute of Paleontology, and in 1939 began with his staff, a systematic exploration of the cavities of the Promontory of Circeo. Inside he founded rich paleolithic deposits, also he identified the typical Neanderthal lithic industry of that area, but above all, briought out Grotta Guattari's skull. During the postwar anti-fascist purges, Alberto is temporarily removed from the office of President of the Institute to test if the authenticity of his scientific research and to prove that is studies weren't influenced by his political ideology.
In 1954 he started exploration and subsequent excavation of the site of "Torre in Pietra".
In the same period, he founded the journal of paleontology call "Quaternary". He published some writings, including Race and Civilization, Origin and Development of hunting and gathering peoples, finally, The sacred among primitive. After his death, since the 60's a research group in his honor has been founded: the Archaeological Group A.C. Blanc. This group has played an advantageous research also in the areas around Massaciuccoli, which enabled to realize, given the findings, the first group of materials to be exhibited in the museum of Viareggio.