The flint path. Characterisation of raw materials to reconstruct the routes and relationships between groups of the Apulian Neolithic (Southern Italy)

Sandra Sivilli, Paul Fernandes

Abstract

We present the methodology and results of research carried out in the framework of a PhD thesis [1]. The aim is to reconstruct the itineraries and dynamics of the relationships between Neolithic groups, from the 6th to the 4th millennium BC, in central and southern Apulia (Italy). In this paper, we illustrate the characterization study of the regional flint, carried out with an interdisciplinary, palaeogeographic and territorial approach, through the concept of "flint evolutionary chain" (sensuFernandes e Raynal 2006). The result is an operational and interpretative tool that can also be applied to other prehistoric contexts. It allows us to identify the environments in which prehistoric groups collected the raw material, and to follow the route of the raw material from 'producer' to 'consumer' sites.

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DOI

10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.028

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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