A Companion to the Etruscans (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)

List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Map of Etruria -- Introduction -- Part I: History: beginnings / Simon Stoddart; Materializing the Etruscans / Skylar Neil; The Romanization of Etruria / Letizia Ceccarelli -- Part II: Geography, urbanization, and space: Etruscan Italy / Simon Stoddart; City and countryside / Simon Stoddart; The Etruscans and the Mediterranean / Giovannangelo Camporeale; Urbanization and foundation rites / Corinna Riva; Poggio civitate / Anthony S. Tuck; Southern and Inner Etruria / Claudio Bizzarri; Etruscan domestic architecture, hydraulic engineering, and water management technologies / Claudio Bizzarri and David Soren; Rock tombs and the world of the Etruscan necropoleis / Stephan Steingräber; Communicating with gods / P. Gregory Warden -- Part III: Evidence in context: Etruscan skeletal biology and Etruscan origins / Marshall J. Becker; Language, alphabet, and linguistic affiliation / Rex E. Wallace; Bucchero in context / Philip Perkins; Etruscan textiles in context / Margarita Gleba; Etruscan wall painting / Lisa C. Pieraccini; Votives in their larger religious context / Helen Nagy; Etruscan jewelry and identity / Alexis Q. Castor; Luxuria prolapsa est / Hilary Becker; Tanaquil / Gretchen E. Meyers; The Obesus Etruscus / Jean MacIntosh Turfa;This new collection presents a rich selection of innovative scholarship on the Etruscans, a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean, European, and Classical worlds. This New Collection Presents A Rich Selection Of Innovative Scholarship On The Etruscans, A Vibrant, Independent People Whose Distinct Civilization Flourished In Central Italy For Most Of The First Millennium Bce And Whose Artistic, Social And Cultural Traditions Helped Shape The Ancient Mediterranean, European, And Classical Worlds. [it] Includes: Contributions From An International Cast Of Both Established And Emerging Scholars; Offers Fresh Perspectives On Etruscan Art And Culture, Including Analysis Of The Most Up-to-date Research And Archaeological Discoveries; Reassesses And Evaluates Traditional Topics Like Architecture, Wall Painting, Ceramics, And Sculpture As Well As New Ones Such As Textile Archaeology, While Also Addressing Themes That Have Yet To Be Thoroughly Investigated In The Scholarship, Such As The Obesus Etruscus, The Function And Use Of Jewelry At Different Life Stages, Greek And Roman Topoi About The Etruscans, The Etruscans' Reception Of Ponderation, And More; And Counters The Claim That The Etruscans Were Culturally Inferior To The Greeks And Romans By Emphasizing Fields Where The Etruscans Were Either Technological Or Artistic Pioneers And By Reframing Similarities In Style And Iconography As Examples Of Etruscan Agency And Reception Rather Than As A Deficit Of Local Creativity. -- Publisher's Description Introduction / Alexandra A. Carpino And Sinclair Bell -- Part I : History. Beginnings: Protovillanovan And Villanovan Etruria / Simon Stoddart -- Materializing The Etruscans : The Expression And Negotiation Of Identity During The Orientalizing, Archaic, And Classical Periods / Skylar Neil -- The Romanization Of Etruria / Letizia Ceccarelli -- Part Ii : Geography, Urbanization, And Space. Etruscan Italy: Physical Geography And Environment / Simon Stoddart -- City And Countryside -- Simon Stoddart -- The Etruscans And The Mediterranean / Giovannangelo Camporeale -- Urbanization And Foundation Rites : The Material Culture Of Rituals At The Heart And The Margins Of Etruscan Early Cities / Corinna Riva -- Poggio Civitate: Community Form In Inland Etruria / Anthony S. Tuck -- Southern And Inner Etruria: Benchmark Sites And Current Excavations / Claudio Bizzarri --^ Etruscan Domestic Architecture, Hydraulic Engineering, And Water Management Technologies: Innovations And Legacy To Rome / Claudio Bizzarri And David Soren -- Rock Tombs And The World Of The Etruscan Necropoleis: Recent Discoveries, Research, And Interpretations / Stephan Steingräber -- Communicating With Gods: Sacred Space In Etruria / P. Gregory Warden -- Part Iii : Evidence In Context. Etruscan Skeletal Biology And Etruscan Origins / Marshall J. Becker -- Language, Alphabet, And Linguistic Affiliation / Rex E. Wallace -- Bucchero In Context / Philip Perkins -- Etruscan Textiles In Context / Margarita Gleba -- Etruscan Wall Painting: Insights, Innovations, And Legacy / Lisa C. Pieraccini -- Votives In Their Larger Religious Context / Helen Nagy -- Etruscan Jewelry And Identity / Alexis Q. Castor -- Luxuria Prolapsa Est: Etruscan Wealth And Decadence / Hilary Becker -- Tanaquil: The Conception And Construction Of An Etruscan Matron / Gretchen E. Meyers --^ The Obesus Etruscus : Can The Trope Be True? / Jean Macintosh Turfa -- Part Iv : Art, Society, And Culture. The Etruscans, Greek Art, And The Near East / Ann C. Gunter -- Etruscan Artists / Jocelyn Penny Small -- Etruscan Bodies And Greek Ponderation: Anthropology And Artistic Form / Francesco De Angelis -- Myth In Etruria / Ingrid Krauskopf -- The Taste For Violence In Etruscan Art: Debunking The Myth / Alexandra A. Carpino -- Part V : The Etruscan Legacy And Contemporary Issues. Annius Of Viterbo And The Beginning Of Etruscan Studies / Ingrid D. Rowland -- Tyrrhenian Sirens: The Seductive Song Of Etruscan Forgeries / Richard Daniel De Puma -- Looting And The Antiquities Trade / Gordon Lobay -- Part Vi : Appendix. Appendix: Etruscan Art In North American Museums / Richard Daniel De Puma. Edited By Sinclair Bell And Alexandra A. Carpino. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Map of Etruria -- Introduction -- Part I: History: beginnings / Simon Stoddart Materializing the Etruscans / Skylar Neil The Romanization of Etruria / Letizia Ceccarelli -- Part II: Geography, urbanization, and space: Etruscan Italy / Simon Stoddart City and countryside / Simon Stoddart The Etruscans and the Mediterranean / Giovannangelo Camporeale Urbanization and foundation rites / Corinna Riva Poggio civitate / Anthony S. Tuck Southern and Inner Etruria / Claudio Bizzarri Etruscan domestic architecture, hydraulic engineering, and water management technologies / Claudio Bizzarri and David Soren Rock tombs and the world of the Etruscan necropoleis / Stephan Steingräber Communicating with gods / P. Gregory Warden -- Part III: Evidence in context: Etruscan skeletal biology and Etruscan origins / Marshall J. Becker Language, alphabet, and linguistic affiliation / Rex E. Wallace Bucchero in context / Philip Perkins Etruscan textiles in context / Margarita Gleba Etruscan wall painting / Lisa C. Pieraccini Votives in their larger religious context / Helen Nagy Etruscan jewelry and identity / Alexis Q. Castor Luxuria prolapsa est / Hilary Becker Tanaquil / Gretchen E. Meyers The Obesus Etruscus / Jean MacIntosh Turfa Part IV: Art, society, and culture: The Etruscans, Greek art, and the Near East / Ann C. Gunter Etruscan artists / Jocelyn Penny Small Etruscan bodies and Greek ponderation / Francesco de Angelis Myth in Etruria / Ingrid Krauskopf The "taste" for violence in Etruscan art / Alexandra A. Carpino -- Part V. The Etruscan legacy and contemporary issues: Annius of Viterbo and the beginning of Etruscan studies / Ingrid D. Rowland Tyrrhenian Sirens / Richard Daniel De Puma Looting and the antiquities trade / Gordon Lobay -- Appendix: Etruscan art in North American museums -- Supplementary images. Presents A Selection Of Innovative Scholarship On The Etruscans, A Vibrant, Independent People Whose Distinct Civilization Flourished In Central Italy For Most Of The First Millennium Bce And Whose Artistic, Social And Cultural Traditions Helped Shape The Ancient Mediterranean, European, And Classical Worlds. The Volume Includes Contributions From An International Cast Of Established And Emerging Scholars, And Offers Perspectives On Etruscan Art And Culture, Including Analysis Of The Most Up-to-date Research And Archaeological Discoveries. The Authors Reassess And Evaluate Traditional Topics Like Architecture, Wall Painting, Ceramics, And Sculpture As Well As New Ones Such As Textile Archaeology, While Also Addressing Themes That Have Yet To Be Thoroughly Investigated In The Scholarship, Such As The Obesus Etruscus, The Function And Use Of Jewelry At Different Life Stages, Greek And Roman Topoi About The Etruscans, The Etruscans' Reception Of Ponderation, And More. This Volume Counters The Claim That The Etruscans Were Culturally Inferior To The Greeks And Romans By Emphasizing Fields Where The Etruscans Were Either Technological Or Artistic Pioneers And By Reframing Similarities In Style And Iconography As Examples Of Etruscan Agency And Reception Rather Than As A Deficit Of Local Creativity. A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture which introduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to the period. The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developments in the study of archaic Greece Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological and geographical context Gives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny and political reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity Combines accounts of historical developments with regional surveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments of selected themes Explores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures in the development of Greece Uses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broad patterns of social and cultural development