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 \u2013 Socio-economic relations and settlement dynamics in the Upper Tiber Valley during the Bronze Age. The case-study of Gorgo del Ciliegio (Tuscany \u2013 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