Abstract
In the past 7 years, several research projects aimed at the characterisation of Italian Bronze Age (BA) vitreous materials were carried out in collaboration with Museums, National and Regional Institutions (Soprintendenze), and University Archaeological Departments. Over 130 objects, mainly ornamental beads, have been selected based on typology and chronology. The samples were analysed using different analytical techniques, methodologies and experimental conditions specifically adapted to small BA vitreous material beads (Angelini et al.2002, 2004, 2005; Artioli et al.2008). The results of the archaeometric studies reveal a remarkably dynamic picture of the development of glass technology and diffusion; the compositional variations being strongly related not only to the age, but also to the geographic context of the materials.
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