Following a mid twelfth-century BC demographic crisis, Frattesina, in northern Italy,arose as a prominent hub linking continental Europe and the Mediterranean, as evidenced by the remarkable variety of exotic materials and commodities discovered at the site. Debate persists, however, about the extent to which migrants influenced the foundation and devel- opment of Frattesina. The authors present the results of strontium isotope analyses, which suggest significant migration to the site, par- ticularly of elites, mostly from within a 50km radius. Among these non-indigenous people, the authors identify a warrior-chief whom they interpret as representing a new,more hierarchical society

Mobile elites at Frattesina. Flows of people in a Late Bronze Age "port of trade" in northern Italy / Cavazzuti, C.; Cardarelli, A.; Quondam, F.; Slazani, L.; Ferrante, M.; Nisi, S.; Millard, A. R.; Skeates, R.. - In: ANTIQUITY. - ISSN 0003-598X. - 93:(2019), pp. 624-644. [10.15184/aqy.2019.59]

Mobile elites at Frattesina. Flows of people in a Late Bronze Age "port of trade" in northern Italy

Cardarelli A.;Quondam F.;
2019

Abstract

Following a mid twelfth-century BC demographic crisis, Frattesina, in northern Italy,arose as a prominent hub linking continental Europe and the Mediterranean, as evidenced by the remarkable variety of exotic materials and commodities discovered at the site. Debate persists, however, about the extent to which migrants influenced the foundation and devel- opment of Frattesina. The authors present the results of strontium isotope analyses, which suggest significant migration to the site, par- ticularly of elites, mostly from within a 50km radius. Among these non-indigenous people, the authors identify a warrior-chief whom they interpret as representing a new,more hierarchical society
2019
Italy; Frattesina; Bronze Age; migration; strontium isotopes
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Mobile elites at Frattesina. Flows of people in a Late Bronze Age "port of trade" in northern Italy / Cavazzuti, C.; Cardarelli, A.; Quondam, F.; Slazani, L.; Ferrante, M.; Nisi, S.; Millard, A. R.; Skeates, R.. - In: ANTIQUITY. - ISSN 0003-598X. - 93:(2019), pp. 624-644. [10.15184/aqy.2019.59]
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