The Origin of Tomb Painting in Etruria

Tomb paintings and other artistic categories such as stone sculpture had their origin in Etruria in the second quarter of the 7th century BC, when local elites received goods and customs from several regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Near Eastern and Greek craftsmen migrated to Etruria from at least the end of 8th century BC and influenced the style of Etruscan art, which also developed from local Iron Age roots. The earliest paintings are concentrated in Veii and Caere in Southern Etruria, where they were used to emphasize architectural elements and to depict animals, perhaps with a symbolic meaning

Funde aus Milet XXII. Etruscan Bucchero from Miletus: Preliminary Report

Bucchero, the Etruscan national pottery, was appreciated also by Greeks, who adopted in their culture the form of the commonest Etruscan vase, the kantharos, as an attribute of Dionysos.This adoption led to a widespread distribution of this vase in the Greek world, which is also clearly demonstrated by the bucchero finds in the Aegean. Here Miletus is the richest bucchero findplace, since the excavations conducted by V. von Graeve from 1985 onwards have produced more than 100 Etruscan bucchero sherds, belonging mostly to kantharoi, which were dedicated in the Aphrodite sanctuary. Mineralogical and petrographical analysis carried out by G.Trojsi has enabled us to identify the probable Etruscan production centres of the bucchero pots by comparison with the results of previous research.These centres are Caere and Tarquinia, two of the most important Etruscan city-states, which had direct relationships with Miletus.Bucchero, the Etruscan national pottery, was appreciated also by Greeks, who adopted in their culture the form of the commonest Etruscan vase, the kantharos, as an attribute of Dionysos.This adoption led to a widespread distribution of this vase in the Greek world, which is also clearly demonstrated by the bucchero finds in the Aegean. Here Miletus is the richest bucchero findplace, since the excavations conducted by V. von Graeve from 1985 onwards have produced more than 100 Etruscan bucchero sherds, belonging mostly to kantharoi, which were dedicated in the Aphrodite sanctuary. Mineralogical and petrographical analysis carried out by G.Trojsi has enabled us to identify the probable Etruscan production centres of the bucchero pots by comparison with the results of previous research.These centres are Caere and Tarquinia, two of the most important Etruscan city-states, which had direct relationships with Miletus

Advanced Simulation in Disaster Preparedness and Relief: The Gold Standard for Soft Skills Training

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Le attività dell’Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico in Africa settentrionale

The Institute for the Studies on Ancient Mediterranean of the National Research Council of Italy (ISMA-CNR) carries out from several years archaeological excavations and other researches in North Africa in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, which are briefly illustrated.L’Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMA-CNR) conduce da anni scavi archeologici e ricerche varie in Africa settentrionale in Egitto, Algeria, Tunisia e Marocco, che vengono sinteticamente presentati.

Caere orientalizzante. Nuove ricerche su città e necropoli

Il volume intende mostrare le potenzialità di uno studio sulla fase orientalizzante di Caere; è diviso in quattro sezioni, dedicate rispettivamente all'area urbana, ai sepolcreti, a singoli complessi funerari e a ricerche archeometriche su reperti provenienti da Cerveter