ABSTRACT
EuropesouthoftheAlpspresentsaverydifferentfacefromthoseparts wehavebeenconsideringsofar,andthenatureoftheBronzeAgeis correspondinglydifferent.WeincludeinthischapterItalyandmostof thecountriesorareasthatadjoinit-JugoslaviaandAlbaniatotheeast; Switzerlandtothenorth;theRhone-Saonevalleytothewest;andthe islandsofthecentralMediterranean-Corsica,Sardinia,Sicilyandthe Aeolianislands,andMalta;Greece,whichmightproperlyappearhere, wespecificallyomitexceptwhenitisofdirectimportancetoan understandingofthesituationfurthernorthorwest;Spainweconsider inchapters.
