The historical significance of Frattesina

Pearce, Mark

Abstract

This paper offers a brief overview of the key points of scholarly agreement in the interpretation of Frattesina, a manufacturing and trading centre at the head of the Adriatic, in north-east Italy, that flourished between the twelfth and ninth centuries BC. It then discusses a number of points of scholarly controversy: what sort of settlement Frattesina may have been, what may have been its social structure, who were its trading partners and finally, how Frattesina fits into the historical trajectory of the western Veneto, its relationship with the Recent Bronze Age terramare polity of the Valli Grandi Veronesi area and the formation of the Iron Age Villanovan and Este cultures. After brief reviews of the debate, I offer my own opinions on these matters.

Citation

Pearce, M. (2021). The historical significance of Frattesina. Padusa, Bollettino del Centro Polesano, 56 (2020), 163-172

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 29, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 29, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 2, 2022
• Journal: Padusa, Bollettino del Centro Polesano
• Print ISSN: 0393-0149
• Publisher: Fabrizio Serra editore
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 56 (2020)
• Pages: 163-172
• Series ISSN: 0393-0149
• Keywords: Final Bronze Age; Early Iron Age; Mediterranean trade; terramare; Este culture; origins of the Veneti
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