Abstract
At Celano (Abruzzo region, Italy), rare tumulus tombs of the Final Bronze Age were excavated, yielding waterlogged coffins
of oak wood. Two tombs were dated by Wiggle-Match Dating (WMD), using the conventional 14C method. This shows that the tumuli
were erected around 1030 BC, while the associated artefacts in the sarcophagi are attributable to the final stages of the Bronze Age
(FBA) in Italy. Fibulae similar to those found in both tombs at Celano are recovered in modest numbers all over the Italian peninsula
and even in Croatia and nearby regions (Glogović 2003; von Merhart 1969, pls. 4, 5, 7).
Our date of ca. 1030 BC for the last stages of the Bronze Age in Italy has consequences for the beginning of the Iron Age, which should
start around 1000-950 BC, an assessment that is consistent with other radiocarbon sequences obtained for Italy, such as the sequence
for Latium Vetus and elsewhere in the western Mediterranean.
of oak wood. Two tombs were dated by Wiggle-Match Dating (WMD), using the conventional 14C method. This shows that the tumuli
were erected around 1030 BC, while the associated artefacts in the sarcophagi are attributable to the final stages of the Bronze Age
(FBA) in Italy. Fibulae similar to those found in both tombs at Celano are recovered in modest numbers all over the Italian peninsula
and even in Croatia and nearby regions (Glogović 2003; von Merhart 1969, pls. 4, 5, 7).
Our date of ca. 1030 BC for the last stages of the Bronze Age in Italy has consequences for the beginning of the Iron Age, which should
start around 1000-950 BC, an assessment that is consistent with other radiocarbon sequences obtained for Italy, such as the sequence
for Latium Vetus and elsewhere in the western Mediterranean.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 99-108 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Palaeohistoria |
| Volume | 59/60 |
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| Publication status | Published - 14-Dec-2018 |