Le officine metallurgiche nei siti emiliani di Bronzo medio e recente

In this paper we discuss the body of evidence related to secondary metallurgy in the framework of the Middle and Recent Bronze Age sites in Emilia (about 1650-1150 BCE). First, we present distribution maps of bronze ingots and other implements used in the manufacturing process, such as stone moulds, ceramic crucibles, and blowpipes/ tuyères; subsequently, we analyse structures/areas devoted to metal casting that were found at Gaggio di Castelfranco, Montale and Beneceto-Forno del Gallo.The results show that structures and/or implements are attested in almost all settlements in which research was sufficiently extended. The metal workshops were, therefore, widespread across the various territorial districts, although some sites can be recognised, among the best known, in which production could have been more consistent, such as Santa Rosa di Poviglio and Beneceto-Forno del Gallo.