L'area dei castellieri del Caput Adriae e l'ambito adriatico nel Bronzo Medio e Recente

The distribution analysis of the types with Adriatic diffusion documented at Manaccora Cave (Peschici-FG) confirmed the existence of a preferential relationship between northern Apulia and Dalmatia; the carsic-istrian elements could have reached Apulia either through Dalmatia, or through less intense connections. At this stage of the research it seems possible to underline a peak of the contacts during the MBA 2 and 3, while during the RBA, when the diffusion of Aegean pottery reaches the areas north of the Gargano, the link between the two opposite shores seems reduced or transformed.