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This paper aims at re-examining two intertwined problems: the possible regional coexistence of human groups that developed distinctive cultural traits as a mean to identify themselves on one hand, and, on the other hand, that related to
the chronological shift among specific regional sequences in central and southern eastern Italy during the Late Bronze
Age. Moreover, the authors discuss the intrinsic risk of using chronological terms homogeneously encompassing the
whole Italian peninsula, such as Recent Bronze Age, Final Bronze Age and related sub-phases. These in fact may induce
to confuse phenomena that were coeval and those that were actually asynchronous.