An Update on the Data About the Late Neolithic and Eneolithic in Friuli

Abstract

In the last years, the re-examination of old finds, some casual discoveries and recent excavation works allowed us to update our knowledge on the latest phases of the Neolithic and Eneolithic in Friuli. The increasing data at our disposal do not allow to present an organic picture yet, but it depicts a vast occupation area characterised during the Late Neolithic by a Padan cultural influence, whilst during the Eneolithic significant signs of connections with the transalpine and especially the Balkan worlds have emerged.

Keywords

• late neolithic
• eneolithic
• settlement typologies
• pottery
• chipped lithic industry
• polished lithic industry
• metal artefacts
• occupation
• cultural influences