24th Conference of the European Association of Archeologist, sessione #522 ‘The making of Adriatic and Ionian seascapes. Interpreting seaborne social and economic interactions during late prehistory’

In the last 10 years, discussion of inter-Adriatic interactions during late Prehistory and their importance in Mediterranean maritime networks has dramatically increased, going beyond the regional specialism that characterized the research in this area. By adopting a holistic and trans-regional approach and by focusing on different socio-cultural and economic modes of exchange, this sessions aims at: –Critically discussing the potential of descriptive Social Network Analysis and explorative Agent-Based Modeling in reconstructing Adriatic and eastern Ionian seascapes in later Prehistory. - Assessing developments and transformations of interaction patterns across the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in a diachronic perspective. - Investigating the impact of seaborne connectivity in shaping the landscapes and seascapes of the Adriatic and eastern Ionian coasts. In particular, the application of different models to the available archaeological evidence will be tested in order to revisiting our assumptions on the socio-economic functions of maritime connectivity, the actors involved in these networks on the one hand, and, on the other hand the role and use of archaeological data in modeling.