Socio-economic relations and settlement dynamics in the Upper Tiber Valley during the Bronze Age. The case-study of Gorgo del Ciliegio (Tuscany-Italy)

Summary – Socio-economic relations and settlement dynamics in the Upper Tiber Valley during the Bronze Age. The case-study of Gorgo del Ciliegio (Tuscany – Italy). The Middle Bronze Age site of Gorgo del Ciliegio is located in the Upper Tiber valley near the Apennine passes to the Adriatic side, in an area subject to socio-cultural and economic influences stemming from both eastern and western regions of Central Italy. Pottery production, faunal association and the occurrence of allochthonous materials, like amber and flint, connected to a specific settlement pattern, suggest the development of relationships and exchanges between this site and the Adriatic area during the Middle Bronze Age.