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In the 6th century BCE, the Roman civilization flourished as a continuation of the perfect culture in Etruria (Truri, alb., = The Brain, eng.) and Latium (Albanum / Arbanum). In the 5th century, the book Mythologiæ or the Science of... more
Testo di riflessione sull'indagine circa la lingua e le origini del popolo etrusco
Norchia è la più spettacolare e sorprendente tra le necropoli etrusche a facciata rupestre. E ciò per l'estensione, la ricchezza e la selvaggia bellezza dei suoi scoscesi dirupi che mani sapienti hanno intagliato, scolpito, levigato fino... more
Contributo al Convegno "Fascinazione Etrusca. Viaggiatori, artisti, archeologi, letterati e avventurieri in Etruria tra Medioevo e l'inizio del Novecento", svoltosi a Capranica e Vetralla (VT) il 26 e 27 maggio 2017.
reading Etruscan inscription
From Lycophron, Alexandra, 805-806, a sepulcral tumulus attributed to Ulixes was on Mount Perge near Cortona.
Archaeometallurgical analyses on ancient materials found in the Argentario (Etruria, Central Italy).
Cette contribution a pour objectif de réexaminer toutes les données actuellement dis-ponibles sur la production du fer de l'île d'Elbe à Populonia. L'examen des données, provenant de l'exploitation moderne des scories ferreuses, a permis... more
From first glance, it is clear that Etruscan uterus votives are reflective of an understanding of human female anatomy. Beyond this, whether an understanding of the uterus as the place of fertilization existed has been debated. This... more
The Mediterranean basin was a multicultural region with a great diversity of linguistic, religious, social, and ethnic groups. This dynamic social and cultural landscape encouraged extensive contact and exchange among different... more
""Etruscan is an Indo-European language, probably belonging to a sub-branch of Anatolian which does not include Hittite. This claim is based on the following evidence: • only lexical items for which Etruscologists have proposed a gloss... more
Funde, Eigennamen und Schriftzeichen beweisen Roms lange Zugehörigkeit zur etruskischen Kultur. Die historisch faßbaren Anfänge des Etruskertums in Italien fallen mit der mythischen Gründungzeit Roms (datiert auf 753 v. Chr.) zusammen.... more
Complete book: collection of studies published in various journals from 1973 onwards
L'intervento si concentra sull'analisi dei processi di formazione degli insediamenti da cui si svilupperanno le grandi città dell'Etruria meridionale costiera: Veio, Cerveteri, Tarquinia e Vulci. I radicali cambiamenti insediativi che si... more
Thanks to the increasing multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of votive contexts, a meaningful amount of information about both archaeological finds and associated faunal remains is available, giving way to interpretations about... more
This paper presents an update on the main activities carried out by the Museo delle Antichità Etrusche e Italiche in recent years, concerning new acquisitions, restoration interventions, research activities and dissemination.
Here are my basic publications on the decipherment of the Etruscan languages. Rjabchikov concludes: "The new portion of the Etruscan words has been decoded successfully. It is clear that many Etruscan religious formulae and rituals... more
Con il termine “stele funeraria”, per il comparto dell'Etruria propria, si indica una lastra in pietra che veniva piantata al suolo o su un’apposita base con la funzione di segnacolo funerario al fine di indicare la presenza di una... more
The landing place of the Etruscan site of Alsium is not as well-known as the most important of Caere’s harbors, Pyrgi, and its supposed location has fluctuated between the promontory of Palo, where the Roman colonia maritima is located,... more
The research on the Mound of Queen (excavations 2008-2014) showed a long stretch of the perimeter of the monument and the front of the tomb, focused on the large vestibule / entrance on which there are three funerary rooms: the large... more
Le defixiones nel mondo etrusco, in: Forme e strutture della religione nell’Italia mediana antica / Forms and Structures of Religion in Ancient Central Italy (Atti del III Convegno Internazionale sugli Antichi Umbri, Perugia-Gubbio, 21-25... more