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ArTisanal productions in EarLy Iron AgE PRotourban centres of North Adriatic Region

Project description

Understanding proto-urbanisation in the North Adriatic Region

Between the 9th and 7th centuries BC, the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions (Northeastern Italy) and Slovenia experienced a period of significant territorial, political, and social reorganisation achieved through resource management and the establishment of intercultural networks by communities and their ruling elites. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ATELIER project focuses on analysing and understanding the role, importance, and structure of artisanal production during the Early Iron Age in the North Adriatic region. By studying craft specialisations, resource management systems, and trade networks, the project will provide insights into the establishment of early urban centres. It combines archaeological methods with archaeometry and spatial/landscape analysis, which are essential for reconstructing the historical and economic context of the Early Iron Age.

Objective

"Between the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 7th centuries BC, the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions (Northeastern Italy), as well as Slovenia, were involved in a significant process referred in literature as ""Proto-urbanization"". During this period, a revolutionary territorial, political, and social rearrangement is attested, achieved through the strong competence of communities and their ruling elites in managing resources and establishing permanent intercultural and extraterritorial networks. ATELIER is the first large-scale, ""no-borders"" and systematic research project focus on the analysis and the comprehension of the role, importance, and structure of the artisanal productive framework within the Early Iron Age Protourban centers of the North Adriatic region and its impact on the subsequent socio-cultural and economic landscape. This research aims to provide new insights into the crucial phase of establishment and consolidation of Protourban centers by investigating the specific characteristics associated with artisanal production, identifying the principal ""models of production"" through the analysis of craft specializations and resource management systems. By examining the patterns of distribution and circulation of goods within and beyond the communities involved in this phenomenon, ATELIER project will identify networks and exchange trajectories that facilitated trade, interactions, and horizontal mobility in this area, strongly connected both in geographical and cultural perspectives. The interdisciplinary approach adopted by ATELIER, integrating traditional archaeological methodologies with archaeometry and spatial/landscape analysis, will be fundamental for reconstructing the historical, territorial and economic-productive scenario of the Early Iron Age."

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01

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Coordinator

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Net EU contribution
€ 155 559,36
Address
KONGRESNI TRG 12
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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