Le ceramiche egeizzanti nel Levante settentrionale (XII-XI sec. a.C.): aspetti e problemi

This paper concerns one of the most significant aspects of the Early Iron age material culturein the Levant: the appearance of a new, locally made, Aegean-style pottery. The aim of thestudy is to give a contribute in defining the cultural and "ethnic" framework of the Iron I, a trulyformative phase for the Phoenician culture on the Syro-Palestinian littoral, as well as for other cultural"subjects" all around the Levant (Arameans in the North, Philistines and Israelites in theSouth). The analysis of data gathered especially from the Northern Levant would fill a gap in thewell established tradition of studies related to the Early Iron age material culture in the SouthernLevant. The appearance of a pottery class originated in the Aegean or Cyprus, but locally producedin the Syro-Palestinian region, has been traditionally linked to the arrival of the so-called Sea Peoples.Thanks to a synthesis of the data now available, the study intends to offer some suggestionsabout the validity of such an interpretative theory