ArcheoLogica Data 3/2023

The neolithization of the Italian peninsula started at the beginning of the VI millennium BC by human groups related to Impressed Ware Culture, coming from the eastern Mediterranean. Along the Adriatic coast, data testifies to the spread of farming communities through both land and sea routes. Rio Tana, Colle Santo Stefano and other sites of Abruzzi reveal that the innermost areas were the first to be reached by this phenomenon. This work aims to present the first results from the study of the ceramic complex collected in level 1 of the site of Rio Tana (AQ). Data revealed close similarities in the pottery production of this settlement with others located further north, in the same region and in the Marche.