Repertorio dei vasi “con sostegno interno” in Italia meridionale tra Bronzo antico e Bronzo medio iniziale

In Southern Italy, during the EBA-MBA, the presence of characteristic and singular ceramic forms is quite evident. They are distinctive vases with several types of internal support and in association with internal septs. These forms can be found, in residential contexts, but also in funerary record. The strong distinctiveness of these ceramic objects has, in some cases, discouraged a more restricted typological classification based on formal differences, while it has more easily proposed generic but not definitive functional hypotheses. The study of Piani della Corona settlement and recent findings in Calabria make possible some considerations, than expressed in literature. The diffusion of these forms in other Mediterranean contexts inspires a more careful and detailed reflection. In this paper we will try to tackle the problem with a harsher taxonomic approach on formal differences.