Frattesina

Frattesina

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Frattesina

Frattesina is a place in northern Italy near the town of Fratta Polesine ^[1] which, in the Late Bronze Age, was responsible for the production of much of the glass found in Europe. ^{[2] [3]}

Frattesina was founded on the river Po, and evidence of glass manufacture dates from ca. 1100 to the tenth century BC. Evidence suggests that not only was alkali glass manufactured there, but also that the site was involved in long-distance trade. Evidence of glazing of pottery has also been found. ^[1]

During the late and final Bronze Age in Italy, Frattesina’s industrial community refined metal, made tools from deer antlers, and produced glass beads. ^[4]

References

1. Henderson, Julian (2013-06-27). "Glass and Faience". In Harry Fokkens (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age. Anthony Harding. OUP Oxford. pp. 492–500. ISBN   9780199572861 . Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. Malone, Caroline; Stoddart, Simon; Allegrucci, Francesco (1994-09-08). Territory, Time and State: The Archaeological Development of the Gubbio Basin. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129, 140. ISBN   9780521355681.
3. Henderson, Julian (2013). Ancient Glass: An Interdisciplinary Exploration. Cambridge UP. pp. 155–. ISBN   9781139619370.
4. Forsythe, Gary (2005). A critical history of early Rome: from prehistory to the first Punic War. The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature. Berkeley (Calif.): California University Press. ISBN   978-0-520-22651-7.

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