[Pozzuolo del Friuli and central Friuli in the advanced Iron Age (c. 700-480)] Within an overview of the researches in the Friulian Late Prehistory, it has been possible, as for the advanced Iron Age (c. 700-480), to put forward a preliminary division in cultural groups having relations with Veneto, Italian Peninsula, the areas beyond the Alps and western Slovenia. Regarding the central Friuli, the more important context, the castelliere of Pozzuolo, explored from 1979 to 2011, was founded in the Late Bronze Age (Bronzo recente) and flourished in the first Iron Age (Ferro iniziale). Concerning the following phase, a profound transformation is evident both from the remains of the rampart hill and of the terrace of Campo Cuppari, next to the settlement, and three related cremation cemeteries. In this paper we propose a revision of the remains of Cuppari, which include house pits with probable storage function and workshop pits. As for the cemeteries, the more extensive area (Necropoli meridionale), currently in course of study, contained 185 tombs dating c. from the end of 8th to the beginning of 6th century BC. The graves display both similarities and differences (see mainly the frequent deposition of weapons) with the so-called “group of S. Lucia/Posočje”. In conclusion, the evidence suggests that central Friuli was a largely autonomous area, as regards mainly settlement structures, social organization, production and exchange of goods.
