The connections between the plains of the Po and the Danube duringthe Bronze Age seen through the spread of the ‘urnfield model’
The adoption of a new funerary ritual denotes an important change in society, although it can be difficult to identify the triggers. In the past,
theories such as that of Luigi Pigorini on the origin of the Terramare culture, the concept of mass migration was used as the central explanation. In the 20th century, alternative approaches have emphasized the role of local developments and ideological change in response to ‘global’ macro-trends.