International audienceThe contribution aims to study the distinction strategies, regulated by ethnic and social factors, adopted in three sepulchral units of Pontecagnano during the Orientalizing period (8th‑7th centuries BC). The site provides a privileged observation point on mobility and integration issues, which are to the fore in the anthropological and archaeological international debate. Under these premises, this speech aims to examine the incidence of these phenomena in the western cemetery of Pontecagnano, focusing particularly on the inclusion forms and the representation strategies adopted by such components. The incidence of specific indicators in the funerary costumes and pottery will be considered in relation to ritual and sp...