Archaeological investigations of the Bronze Age village of Bagnara di Romagna (RA)

Abstract

This paper summarizes the results of researches carried out in the area next to the modern village of Bagnara di Romagna (RA), where several evidences related to a Bronze Age settlement have been collected. Recently test trenches and surface collections allowed to retrieve bronze and ceramics dating from the Middle Bronze Age (phase BM2) to the Recent Bronze Age (phase BR2). The analysis of landscape and the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction complete the outline of the region of Imola, Faenza and Lugo during the Bronze Age where are well known the ancient settlements of Solarolo, via Ordiere, Monte Castellaccio end S. Giuliano di Toscanella.

Keywords

• Abitato
• Bagnara di Romagna
• paleoambiente
• età del Bronzo
• sub-appenninico