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ia universitatisof the finds shows an almost total absence of funerary ones. By cross-checking the information of the ceram-
an update on the data about the late neolithic and eneolithic in fr iuli 29 evidences and the occupation zone limited to the up- ic production with the albeit limited absolute chronol-
per plain and the piedmont area, although many finds ogy elements available, two life phases of the settlement
found out of context had a much wider diffusion over can be identified. The initial one is represented by Struc-
the territory. tures 1, 2 and 9, and according to the radiocarbon date of
At the moment, the data of the palaeoeconomical and Structure 9, it dates between 3090 and 2906 BC (cal 2σ).
environmental aspects concerning the Late Neolith- A more recent one can be traced in Structure 5, dating
ic in Friuli, are being analysed through the study of the between 2835 and 2476 BC (cal 2σ).
site of Palù di Livenza (PN), a site which provides inter- In conclusion, materials found out of context, despite
esting data also in terms of cultural materials. The clay their uncertain chrono-cultural ascription and func-
production is characterised by vessels with coarse ware - tional context, significantly expands the Eneolithic oc-
rarely medium ware - and almost exclusively plastic dec- cupation area in Friuli. Those are chipped flint elements,
orations. There are few four-spouted vessels and the ele- such as the various reports of lunates and dagger blades,
ments of Western tradition are rare. Incised decorations the copper and polished stone axes.
are scarce if not completely absent. As for the lithic in-
dustry, the provision systems, especially at Palù di Liven- Bibliography
za, show the prevalence of raw materials coming from
the province of Belluno and the Tagliamento’s valleys, Barfield, L. H. 1999. “The Moser collection in
whilst only 40% of flint comes from the Piattaforma the Naturhistorisches museum, Vienna.”
Veneta. The technological aspects remained almost un- Atti della Società per la Preistoria e
varied as compared to those highlighted in the third Protostoria della Regione Friuli-Venezia
SMP style, with a variant constituted by the rise in the Giulia XI: 19-62.
laminar production probably due to the connections
with the Western world, which have been observed also Barfield, L. 2001. “Beaker Lithics in Northern
in the ceramic production. Italy.” In Bell Beakers today: pottery, people,
As for the Eneolithic, the available data mostly come culture, symbols in prehistoric Europe,
from Meduno - Sach di Sotto (PN), a site locate on a edited by F. Nicolis, 507-18. Proceedings
fluvial terrace at the confluence of two rivers. It is char- of the International colloquium, Riva
acterised by steep slopes to the North-East and South- del Garda (Trento, Italy), 11-16 May 1998.
West, and it is defended to the North by an embank- Trento: Provincia autonoma di Trento,
ment with an external ditch. This type of settlement is Servizio beniculturali, Ufficcio beni
well-known in Western and Central Europe under the archeologici.
name of “éperon barré” or “barred spur”. The lithic in-
dustry on chipped flint is characterised by scarcely lam- Bastiani, G., A. Fontana, A. Fragiacomo, and
inated materials and the use of lithotypes mostly of lo- A. Pessina 1997. “Presenze preistoriche
cal origin, being those two aspects already observed in di superficie a Gramogliano (Corno di
other sites ascribable to the first metal ages in Friuli, and Rosazzo, Udine).” Quaderni Friulani di
generally in Northern Italy. Generally, some typologies Archeologia VII: 17-41.
reproduce the Eneolithic ones known in Northern It-
aly and those of the Beaker facies, such as segments, tri- Bernardini, F., D. De Min, P. Lenaz, C. Šida,
angular and tanged arrowheads and dagger blades. The C. Tuniz, and M. Montagnari Kokelj.
pottery production supports the hypothesis by which 2012. “Shaft-Hole Axes from Caput
the Eneolithic ceramic repertoires of the Friuli Vene- Adriae Made from Amphibole-Rich
zia Giulia region probably had less connections with the Metabasites: Evidence of Connections
contexts of the other regions of Northern Italy and on between Northeastern Italy and Central
the other hand shared more similarities with the eastern Europe during the Fifth Millennium BC.”
Archaeometry 54, 3 (2012): 427–41.
Bertoldi, F. 1996. “Il riparo di Monrupino nel
Carso Triestino.” Atti della Società per la
an update on the data about the late neolithic and eneolithic in fr iuli 29 evidences and the occupation zone limited to the up- ic production with the albeit limited absolute chronol-
per plain and the piedmont area, although many finds ogy elements available, two life phases of the settlement
found out of context had a much wider diffusion over can be identified. The initial one is represented by Struc-
the territory. tures 1, 2 and 9, and according to the radiocarbon date of
At the moment, the data of the palaeoeconomical and Structure 9, it dates between 3090 and 2906 BC (cal 2σ).
environmental aspects concerning the Late Neolith- A more recent one can be traced in Structure 5, dating
ic in Friuli, are being analysed through the study of the between 2835 and 2476 BC (cal 2σ).
site of Palù di Livenza (PN), a site which provides inter- In conclusion, materials found out of context, despite
esting data also in terms of cultural materials. The clay their uncertain chrono-cultural ascription and func-
production is characterised by vessels with coarse ware - tional context, significantly expands the Eneolithic oc-
rarely medium ware - and almost exclusively plastic dec- cupation area in Friuli. Those are chipped flint elements,
orations. There are few four-spouted vessels and the ele- such as the various reports of lunates and dagger blades,
ments of Western tradition are rare. Incised decorations the copper and polished stone axes.
are scarce if not completely absent. As for the lithic in-
dustry, the provision systems, especially at Palù di Liven- Bibliography
za, show the prevalence of raw materials coming from
the province of Belluno and the Tagliamento’s valleys, Barfield, L. H. 1999. “The Moser collection in
whilst only 40% of flint comes from the Piattaforma the Naturhistorisches museum, Vienna.”
Veneta. The technological aspects remained almost un- Atti della Società per la Preistoria e
varied as compared to those highlighted in the third Protostoria della Regione Friuli-Venezia
SMP style, with a variant constituted by the rise in the Giulia XI: 19-62.
laminar production probably due to the connections
with the Western world, which have been observed also Barfield, L. 2001. “Beaker Lithics in Northern
in the ceramic production. Italy.” In Bell Beakers today: pottery, people,
As for the Eneolithic, the available data mostly come culture, symbols in prehistoric Europe,
from Meduno - Sach di Sotto (PN), a site locate on a edited by F. Nicolis, 507-18. Proceedings
fluvial terrace at the confluence of two rivers. It is char- of the International colloquium, Riva
acterised by steep slopes to the North-East and South- del Garda (Trento, Italy), 11-16 May 1998.
West, and it is defended to the North by an embank- Trento: Provincia autonoma di Trento,
ment with an external ditch. This type of settlement is Servizio beniculturali, Ufficcio beni
well-known in Western and Central Europe under the archeologici.
name of “éperon barré” or “barred spur”. The lithic in-
dustry on chipped flint is characterised by scarcely lam- Bastiani, G., A. Fontana, A. Fragiacomo, and
inated materials and the use of lithotypes mostly of lo- A. Pessina 1997. “Presenze preistoriche
cal origin, being those two aspects already observed in di superficie a Gramogliano (Corno di
other sites ascribable to the first metal ages in Friuli, and Rosazzo, Udine).” Quaderni Friulani di
generally in Northern Italy. Generally, some typologies Archeologia VII: 17-41.
reproduce the Eneolithic ones known in Northern It-
aly and those of the Beaker facies, such as segments, tri- Bernardini, F., D. De Min, P. Lenaz, C. Šida,
angular and tanged arrowheads and dagger blades. The C. Tuniz, and M. Montagnari Kokelj.
pottery production supports the hypothesis by which 2012. “Shaft-Hole Axes from Caput
the Eneolithic ceramic repertoires of the Friuli Vene- Adriae Made from Amphibole-Rich
zia Giulia region probably had less connections with the Metabasites: Evidence of Connections
contexts of the other regions of Northern Italy and on between Northeastern Italy and Central
the other hand shared more similarities with the eastern Europe during the Fifth Millennium BC.”
Archaeometry 54, 3 (2012): 427–41.
Bertoldi, F. 1996. “Il riparo di Monrupino nel
Carso Triestino.” Atti della Società per la
