Abstract
The recent discovery of an inscribed stele in the foundations of the Late Archaic temple at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla (Vicchio, FI) sheds new light on the nature of cult at the site. The stele is one of the longest Etruscan sacred texts and is from a secure archaeological context. It is also the earliest extant non-funerary sacred text (excluding simple votive inscriptions). The object, currently undergoing conservation, promises to provide new evidence for Etruscan ritual, literacy, and language.
Acknowledgements
MVAP is grateful to Dr. Andrea Pessina, Soprintendente; Dr. Susanna Sarti, Archaeological Inspector for the Mugello; Prof. Barbara Aterini, Università di Firenze; and Alessandro Nocentini, Ph.D. candidate in architecture at the Università degli Studi di Firenze, for their support and invaluable assistance. I especially want to thank Dr. Sarti for her continued and enthusiastic support, and Andrea Santoni of the Gruppo Archeologico di Vicchio for twenty-one years of friendship and collaboration.
MVAP is a joint project and collaboration of Southern Methodist University, Franklin and Marshall College, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology, the University of Texas, and the Open University (UK). As a partnership of several universities, MVAP depends on the collaboration of many scholars. It is a team effort, and I am especially grateful to the senior staff of the project for their support and advice: Michael Thomas, The University of Texas at Austin; Ann Steiner, Franklin & Marshall College; Gretchen Meyers, Franklin & Marshall College; Phil Perkins, Open University; Jess Galloway, architect. The excavation has functioned as a field school from the very beginning, and graduate and undergraduate students from over eighty universities have participated. Their hard work and dedication has made the success of this project possible.
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