Pyroclastic temper in Apulian Bronze Age Pottery: the far reaching impact of a Vesuvian eruption

A recent project of archaeometrical analyses of Bronze Age pottery from Apulian sites showed the existence of a massive use of pyroclastic material as temper (Amadori et al. 1995, Levi et al. 1995, Levi et al. in press). The archaeological material comes from the province of Foggia: Coppa Nevigata – Manfredonia (Cazzella and Moscoloni 1986); Terra di Corte (ipogeo 3) – S.Ferdinando; Madonna di Loreto – Trinitapoli (Tunzi Sisto 1992a); Madonna di Ripalta – Cerignola (fig. 13.1; Tunzi Sisto 1992b). For comparison, some samples from La Starza – Ariano Irpino (AV; Albore Livadie 1990–91) were also analyzed.