LE STRUTTURE ARCHEOLOGICHE DELL'INSEDIAMENTO DELL'ANTICA ET DEL BRONZO AD OSTIANO(Cremona)

The archaeological structures of the Early Bronze Age settlement of Ostiano San Salvatore(Cremona-Northern Italy).-The Author presents the results of eight excavation campaigns carried out at the EarlyBronze Age Polada Culture settlement of Ostiano San Salvatore.The site lies on the left bank of the old bedof the River Mella at its confluence into the Oglio.The archacological structures brought to light concern a)pits with almost sterile filling and well definedpostholes:b)deep pits probably connected with pottery making activities:c)cylindrical silos:d)waste pitscontaining pottery and bones.Even though all the site was inhabited throughout the Early Bronze Age period,a considerable number ofstructures has been put into chronological order on the basis of the materials descovered.Thus we knowthat the settlement began at the start of the Early Bronze Age.Traces of the middle period of the same ageare evident while the late moments in the development of the Polada Culture are scarcely attested.Eco-nomy of the site was mainly based on cattle rearing and cereals cultivation.