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This course will provide an insight into the art and archaeology of the Etruscan Civilisation. The Etruscans dominated Central and Northern Italy until their absorption into Roman culture by the late first century BCE. We will discover their cultural influence, urbanisation, language and culture, and art and archaeology.
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1. Who are the Etruscans?
The geographical confines of the Etruscan civilisation; the differences and relationships between the Western and Eastern cities and culture, sphere of influence and trade with Phoenicia, Greece and beyond.
2. Etruscan Epigraphy
On the importance of inscribed objects in Etruscan culture; introduction to Etruscan script, its development over time and Eastern to Western anomalies, as well as the difficulties with translations.
3. Material Culture: Daily Life
The material objects and archaeology affecting aspects of daily life, including cooking implements, religious artefacts, temples and decoration.
4. Material Culture: Afterlife
The vast Necropolis of Etruscan tombs, tomb painting and funerary monuments from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period and what they can reveal about social structure and individuals lives.
5. The Legacy of the Etruscans
The influence of the Etruscans in Rome and the development of the civilisation in the Hellenistic period; language decline and changes in the elite class in Rome and the Etruscan towns.
Lectures with class discussion and comparison activities.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Identify Etruscan artefacts and script;
Discuss the Etruscan civilisation and religion, and how it relates to Phoenicia and Rome;
Explain why Etruscan language and culture is difficult to trace in the archaeological record.
Recommended:
Izzet, V., 2005. The Archaeology of Etruscan Society.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<
Bonfante, L., 1986. Etruscan Life and Afterlife: A handbook of Etruscan Studies. .Michigan: Wayne State University Press.
De Grummond, N. T., 2006. Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend.. Pennsylvania: UPenn Museum of Archaeology.
Haynes, S., 2005. Etruscan Civilization. California: Getty Publications.
Lecture handouts will be provided as well as comparison activity material.
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
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