ABSTRACT
In north-eastern Italy Peschiera follows on the Povegliano culture. In many regions of Hungary, where archaeologists have good grave finds with bronzes, or hoards, there are also a comparatively large number of 'Peschiera' types. Peschiera 'developments' began fairly early in Hungary, perhaps already after the establishment of the earliest Tumulus culture, or in the middle phase of the Piliny culture. The main period of Peschiera forms in Hungary can at present be apprehended only from metal finds. The Hungarian swords or daggers, like those from Hammer and Dollerup, relate more closely to certain 'Peschiera' forms which Peroni has called the Villa Capella Type, and not directly with the Aegean. The central European ones find their immediate models in the Terremare and Peschiera zone, though central European traditions also contributed to their development. The tangless Griffplattendolche which occur after the Koszider horizon and in the Peschiera zone are comparatively uniform.
