The process of nucleation amongst the early cities of central Italy in the first millennium BC

Stoddart, Simon, Breslin, Emily M., Esposito, Carmen, Gavériaux, Fanny, Marras, Gianbattista, McLaughlin, Rowan, Motta, Laura, Prato, Ornella, Schmidt, Frijda and Zeviani, Camilla 2025. The process of nucleation amongst the early cities of central Italy in the first millennium BC. Frontiers in Human Dynamics 7 , 1569997. 10.3389/fhumd.2025.1569997

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Abstract

This article assesses the process of nucleation amongst the early cities of Tyrrhenian central Italy in the first millennium BC. The article examines the advantages, disadvantages and causes of nucleation. A multi-proxy and multi scalar perspective is implemented drawing on the available evidence for ancient DNA, isotopes, pedology/geoarchaeology, animal and plant remains, contextualized within the settlement archaeology. The article contains original data for settlement distribution, plant remains and stable isotopic analysis of plants.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Global Humanities Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Frontiers Media
ISSN:	2673-2726
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 October 2026
Date of Acceptance:	19 May 2025
Last Modified:	08 Oct 2026 15:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/190103

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