Ricerc@Sapienza

The paper highlights the importance of the site of Cannatello (Agrigento, Sicily), as one of the connective hubs of the LBA Mediterranean, both in the booming phase and in the crisis years. The presence of exotic pottery is described through archaeometric analysis and a tentative sequence of growth in relevance of the different connections is proposed, on the basis of the preliminary review of the excavations. It is argued that Cannatello shows the growing involvement of western actors in the LBA Mediterranean scenario.