TWENTY YEARS AFTER "ABSOLUTE CHRONOLOGY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EUROPE 2500‐500 BC" NEW DATA ON ITALIAN PROTOHISTORY. Issue 1 (15th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guidi, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: Acta archaeologica. Volume 89:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 75
• Publication Date: 2019-01-15
• Subjects: Archaeology -- Periodicals; Scandinavia -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 930.105
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0390.2018.12192.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0065-101X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The article is a tribute to the pioneering role of Klavs Randsborg in the early Nineties in search for a new comprehensive chronology for Italian and European prehistory based on a combination of dendrodates with C14 dates. The debate of the last 25 years on this matter is presented, demonstrating a scholarly split, in particular in Italy. At the same time, an Italian peculiarity, the presence of layers of volcanic eruptions mixed with archaeological deposits is proposed as a sort of meeting ground for opponents and proponents of absolute chronology and a way to pair it with known cultural phenomena.