Le capanne a base incassata di Sorgenti della Nova nel quadro delle analoghe strutture dellItalia medio-tirrenica tra età del bronzo e inizio dellepoca etrusca

Sorgenti della Nova presents a diversified construction typology: along with artificial caves, dwelling founded on channels and monumental ditch structures, there are a few huts embedded in the rock. This kind of dwelling is present in southern Etruria, according to traditional chronology, between the 10th and 7th century BC, with a single exception dated back to the Middle Bronze Age. In Sorgenti della Nova this kind of structures is a major factor in regards to social transformation: it seems that starting from the Late Bronze Age there seems to be a transition from extended family to nuclear one. In this paper there we illustrate the built-in base dwellings found in the site and give a general picture of the constructive model within the mid-tirrenic area.