Ricostruire strutture di tipo palafitticolo dell'antica età del Bronzo: il caso del sito D del Lucone

The settlement of Lucone di Polpenazze del Garda (site D) has been the subject of research, under ministerial concession, by the Archaeological Museum of Valle Sabbia since 2007 . The site, dated through dendrochronology between 2034 and 1967 cal BC ±10, is an interesting example of an early Bronze Age pile- dwelling settlement. The excavation is divided into two sectors: for the first, a programme of extensive dating of all vertical poles using dendrochronology made it possible to recognize the various felling phases and therefore the contemporary elements. The research at Lucone revealed a series of issues regarding both the man- agement of the impressive amount of planimetric and chronological data, and the interpreration of a more complex operational chain of timber exploitation than expected, which may have included the storage of felled trunks in successive years and the possible reuse of structural elements already in place. The dendro- chronological data was therefore combined with the planimetric data and dendrotypological observations as part of a specifically implemented GIS project to arrive at plan hypotheses. A very important aspect of the site is the fact that the settlement was affected by a fire, which led to the collapse of the structures and to the preservation of many wooden and clay structural elements belonging to the elevation of the houses. This gives us the opportunity to assess the characteristics of a wooden architecture based on various types of joints and ropes. Particularly interesting are the two beams of approximately 8 meters with 25 quadrangular holes, while the wooden door with a composite structure is unique in the panorama of Italian pile-dwelling settlements. Thanks to this situation, the possibility of carrying out a virtual reconstruction of one of the identified building with all the available data is being studied.