Connectivity during the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. Case study: the bronze industry from the Carpathian Basin

The bronze industry of the Carpathian Basin during the first half of the 2nd millennium BC is highly diverse, with a wide range of artefact types being produced and circulated during this period. This paper examines the different distribution patterns of selected bronze artefact types in order to highlight various local, regional and supra-regional networks of contact and interaction that existed during this period. These networks facilitated the flow not only of artefacts, but also of raw materials, ideas, people and technologies within and beyond the Carpathian Basin.