event · evt_bi_terramare_system_contraction
Contraction of Terramare settlement systems
Many densely occupied Terramare settlements in the central Po Plain were abandoned or contracted around the end of the second millennium's twelfth century BCE transition.
What is the evidence?
observation
Many densely occupied Terramare settlements in the central Po Plain were abandoned or contracted around the end of the second millennium's twelfth century BCE transition.observed evidence
Many densely occupied Terramare settlements in the central Po Plain were abandoned or contracted around the end of the second millennium's twelfth century BCE transition.The Italian sequence is a major European transformation but has its own environmental, settlement and political context. It is not used as a causal template for Britain or Ireland.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1200 BCE–1150 BCE
Precision: regional archaeological range
Chronology model: regionally resolved positive bce
highPositive BCE integers are used; the larger value is earlier. The range preserves archaeological and calibration uncertainty. The Italian sequence is a major European transformation but has its own environmental, settlement and political context. It is not used as a causal template for Britain or Ireland.
- supports · dates
The collapse of the Terramare culture and growth of new economic and social systems during the Late Bronze Age in Italy — Claudio Cavazzuti, Alessandra Cardarelli, Andrea Quondam, Chiara Salzani, Roberto Ferrante, Luca Nisini, Corina Knipper (2019)Examines Terramare contraction and Frattesina's growth as a later exchange and production hub using archaeology and isotope data.
Locator: Abstract; Terramare collapse; Frattesina; isotope results; discussion
Interpretation and caveats
The Italian sequence is a major European transformation but has its own environmental, settlement and political context. It is not used as a causal template for Britain or Ireland.
Event context
Classification
Event type: regional settlement system contraction
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: general world context
People and places
Locations: Terramare settlement systems
Affected entities: Terramare settlement systems
Why it matters to the timeline
Included as a map-changing continental European settlement transformation; no unsupported link to Britain or Ireland is asserted.
Research notes
- Examines Terramare contraction and Frattesina's growth as a later exchange and production hub using archaeology and isotope data. Role: provides evidence and date. Locator: Abstract; Terramare collapse; Frattesina; isotope results; discussion.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides evidence and date
The collapse of the Terramare culture and growth of new economic and social systems during the Late Bronze Age in Italy — Claudio Cavazzuti, Alessandra Cardarelli, Andrea Quondam, Chiara Salzani, Roberto Ferrante, Luca Nisini, Corina Knipper (2019)Examines Terramare contraction and Frattesina's growth as a later exchange and production hub using archaeology and isotope data.
Locator: Abstract; Terramare collapse; Frattesina; isotope results; discussion
Referenced records
- Terramare settlement systems · entity