Programme

The course will address the following main topics: the archaeological foundations of the study of the civilizations of pre-Roman Italy; the definition of an Etruscan culture and its correlations with other neighboring cultures; the cultural aspects of the Etruscan world and their articulations in space and time; Etruscan art and handicraft from the beginnings to the Archaic age; the epigraphic and linguistic evidence; the political-cultural mosaic of Italy in the 1st millennium BC.

Core Documentation

G. Bartoloni (ed.), Introduzione all’etruscologia, Hoepli, Milano, 2012 (and following reprints): chapters1, 3-6, 8-12.
M. Cristofani (ed.), Etruschi: una nuova immagine, Giunti, Firenze, 1985 (and following reprints): pp. 33-72.

Attendance

Attending lessons is strongly recommended; in case of impossibility, it is advisable to request the use of the recorded lessons according to the established procedure. The topics covered in class, and fundamental for knowledge of the subject, are not easily replaced through literature.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation process consists of a talk, in which knowledge of the topics addressed during the course will be tested. The determination of the exam grade will take into account the depth of knowledge about these topics and the ability to critically analyze some concrete examples.