Published since January 1, 1994

Etruscan and Italic Studies

Journal of the Etruscan Foundation

ISSN: 2566-9109

Edited by: Laurel Taylor

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Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation is the leading scholarly publication on Etruscology and Italic Studies in the English language. The journal details activities in all areas of research and study related to the Etruscan and pre-Roman civilizations and publishes articles as well as reviews of meetings and publications of interest to the professional community.

The journal invites submissions of original research in all disciplines relating to Etruscan and Italic Studies, such as archaeology, archaeometry, art history, epigraphy, and history. Archaeological site reports, either annual or multi-year, are also welcome. Submissions may be in English, French, German or Italian, but the final publication will be in English. All articles are peer-reviewed.

Founded in 1994, Etruscan Studies is a publication of the Etruscan Foundation. For information about the foundation and becoming a member, please visit www.etruscanfoundation.org. Members receive a complimentary subscription to Etruscan Studies as part of their membership.

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Volume 25 Issue 1-2

December 2022

Publicly Available November 7, 2022

Frontmatter

Page range: i-vii

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Letter from the Editor

September 8, 2022

Letter from the Editor

Laurel Taylor

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Articles

February 2, 2022

Athenian Black-Figure and Red-Figure Pointed Amphoras: New Considerations on Their Shape, Decoration, and Context

Cristiana Zaccagnino

Page range: 3-34

Abstract

Fewer than 20 Athenian figured pointed amphoras are attested, dating from the late sixth century to the mid-fifth century B.C.E. in both black- and red-figure. There is strong variability in the shape of these vases, even those produced in the same workshop, making them almost unique specimens. Their shape is clearly modeled after transport amphoras of the same period. This paper aims to argue that Athenian figured pointed amphoras were produced in small numbers as special commissions for members of the aristocracy. In addition to their content, arguably high-quality wine, these luxury versions of regular wine shipping containers may have been intended as gifts to guest-friends and members of the givers’ broad elite network, mainly in Etruria.

March 1, 2022

The viú Púmpaiianú and the Kaílú of Jupiter Meilichios

Eric Poehler, Ivo van der Graaff

Page range: 35-78

Abstract

In 1851 excavators working at the Porta Stabia in Pompeii recovered the so-called Road Maker’s Tablet, an inscription mentioning how two aediles had supervised road work in the Oscan city. The find proved remarkable because it provided the Oscan names of three streets, the viú Púmpaiianú, the via Jovis, and the Dekkviarim, and mentioned a sanctuary to Jupiter Meilichios as an associated landmark. Successive generations of scholars have since proposed varying interpretations as to which of the Pompeian streets featured these appellatives and have attempted to locate the sanctuary either inside the city, at the site of the (now identified) Temple of Asclepius, or immediately south of Pompeii at the Fondo Iozzino. Using a combination of epigraphic and art historical approaches, as well as an analysis of the latest archaeological evidence, this paper proposes a new interpretation, locating the sanctuary north of the city outside of the Porta Vesuvio.

Open Access August 22, 2022

Making Sense of Landscape: A New Study of Sound Propagation between Tarquinian Funerary and Habitation Settings

Jacqueline Ortoleva

Page range: 79-112

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The study of pre-Roman landscape settings has progressed across a long trajectory in its consideration of urban and rural adaptations in Etruria. Such studies, while providing valuable details regarding social organization, have not considered the unique aural nature of the landscape, particularly with respect to funerary settings. Nowhere is this more evident than with painted chambered tombs. Our understanding of Etruscan painted tombs is still largely guided by analytic studies of tomb paintings, epigraphic sources, and typologies. Thus, the bilateral relationship between each tomb’s landscape setting and habitation contexts has been explored from a solely visual perspective, rather than from a multisensory perspective, and consequently, ritual performed in and around the tomb space remains unclear. A further understanding of perceptual constructs involving aural information offers a new way forward in confronting these realities. This article utilizes acoustic modeling tools to illustrate the potential range of audibility between the Necropoli dei Monterozzi in Tarquinia and various locations in the landscape. Acoustic and spatial data collected in 2019 inside a series of painted tombs in the Calvario area of the Necropoli dei Monterozzi in Tarquinia provides further information regarding the painted tomb’s landscape setting and its environs. The preliminary study suggests that aural information can greatly enhance our understanding of funerary practices in Tarquinia, particularly with respect to how habitation areas in Tarquinia may have engaged with funerary landscapes.

August 31, 2022

Environmental and Archaeobotanical Studies in Etruscan Archaeology: An Epistemological Overview and Future Considerations of Human–Plant Relationships

Meryl Shriver-Rice, Frijda Schmidt

Page range: 113-147

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the epistemological traditions that have downplayed the importance of environmental studies and archaeobotanical analysis in Etruscan archaeology. In particular, we survey and highlight the history of archaeobotanical studies in Etruscan archaeology in the twentieth century to understand better the current deficit of archaeobotanical knowledge in the twenty-first century. While plants provided the majority of calories for prehistoric diets, little has been written about the direct archaeological evidence for plant material at Etruscan sites. Archaeobotanical results from all excavations associated with ancient Etruria are synthesized, prior methodologies are discussed, and best practices are offered for current and future excavations. This article also provides an overview of the wider cultural questions related to landscape, identity, and land management that still remain to be investigated.

March 16, 2022

An Etruscan Black-Figure Hydria: The Judgment of Paris in Archaic Etruria

Ollie Croker, Thomas Mannack

Page range: 148-172

Abstract

This paper assesses a rediscovered Etruscan black-figure hydria in the collection of the Higgins Museum, Bedford. It is immediately apparent that the hydria depicts the Judgment of Paris, common on contemporary Greek vases imported into Etruria. This discussion seeks to attribute the hydria to the Micali Painter. The discovery of this vase allows for a greater study of the attributes of figures present in already known Archaic Etruscan Judgment of Paris scenes. As certain consistent elements become recognizable on these examples, this analysis suggests that Etruscan artists were not simply copying the iconography of Greek imported vases; indeed, the attributes of the deities depicted on the vase indicate an engagement with, and deeper understanding of, the subject.

News from the Field

July 5, 2022

A Late Etruscan Burial at Podere Cannicci (Civitella Paganico – Grosseto)

Alessandro Sebastiani

Page range: 173-197

Abstract

In March 2021, following some agricultural activities on a slight relief in the area of Civitella Paganico, the remains of a second century B.C.E. burial were excavated by the research team of the IMPERO Project (Interconnected Mobility of People and Economies along the River Ombrone). This paper details the results of the rescue excavations and presents the preliminary data on the nearby settlement of Podere Cannicci to contextualize its necropolis. Finally, the paper addresses some initial thoughts on the broader importance of the discovery in terms of settlement networks and spheres of cultural influences in this liminal area.

Open Access August 16, 2022

Field Survey in the Middle Fortore Valley: A Preliminary Report

Alessandro Naso, Claudio Sossio De Simone, Maria Pia Esposito

Page range: 198-227

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The Fortore Valley Project, which began in 2005 and is still ongoing, aims to create an archaeological map of the Fortore Valley. Several intensive and extensive survey campaigns were carried out in the territory of the middle valley. More than 100 km 2 have been surveyed and more than 300 sites identified. This contribution analyzes the collected data and proposes a model of population evolution based on a GIS spatial analysis and a preliminary study of the finds. The artifacts found between 2005 and 2006 in the territory of Occhito Lake (Macchia Valfortore) provide a case study for understanding settlement patterns in the Fortore Valley.

Museum Notice

September 26, 2022

Tesori dalle terre d’Etruria. La collezione dei conti Passerini, Patrizi di Firenze e Cortona. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze, October 29, 2020–July 30, 2021 (extended until October 22, 2022), curated by Mario Iozzo and Maria Rosaria Luberto with Stefano Casciu

Gretchen E. Meyers

Page range: 228-230

Book Reviews

January 5, 2022

Stefano Anastasio and Barbara Arbeid: Egitto, Iraq ed Etruria nelle fotografie di John Alfred Spranger: Viaggi e ricerche archeologiche (1929–1936)

Marie-Laurence Haack

Page range: 231-233

January 5, 2022

Edward Bispham and Daniele Miano: Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Italy

Lora L. Holland Goldthwaite

Page range: 234-239

January 5, 2022

Fabiana Fabbri: Votivi anatomici fittili. Uno straordinario fenomeno di religiosità popolare dell’Italia antica (Ricerche 6)

Aura Piccioni

Page range: 240-244

February 28, 2022

Sheramy D. Bundrick: Athens, Etruria, and the Many Lives of Greek Figured Pottery

Keely E. Heuer

Page range: 245-250

August 16, 2022

Lora L. Holland Goldthwaite: Treasure of Chianti: Silver Coinage of the Roman Republic from Cetamura del Chianti

Jane DeRose Evans

Page range: 251-256

August 16, 2022

Hedvig von Ehrenheim, and Marina Prusac-Lindhagen: Reading Roman Emotions. Visual and Textual Interpretations

Sinclair W. Bell

Page range: 257-266

April 20, 2022

Antonio Varone: Iscrizioni parietali di Stabiae (Studi e Ricerche del Parco Archeologico di Pompei 39)

Prof. Rex Wallace

Page range: 267-276

February 28, 2022

Peter Mountford: Maecenas

Francis Cairns

Page range: 277-279

Open Access August 16, 2022

Laura M. Banducci: Foodways in Roman Republican Italy

Angela Trentacoste

Page range: 280-283

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2022 Fellowship Award Recipients

September 26, 2022

2022 Fellowship Award Recipients

Page range: 284-285

Volume 20 (2017)

Volume 19 (2016)

Volume 18 (2015)

Volume 17 (2014)

Volume 16 (2013)

Volume 15 (2012)

Volume 14 (2011)

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Editorial

Editor-in-Chief
Laurel Taylor, University of North Carolina Asheville; USA

Executive Editor
P. Gregory Warden; Franklin College; Switzerland

Associate Editor
Bridget Sandhoff, University of Nebraska, Omaha; USA
Nayla Muntasser, University of Texas Austin; USA

Book Review Editor
Sophie Crawford-Brown, Rice University, Texas; USA

Consulting Editor
Lisa Pieracinni; University of California-Berkeley; USA

Editorial Board
Richard De Puma; University of Iowa; USA
Helen Nagy; University of Puget Sound; USA
Alessandro Naso; University of Naples Federico II; Italy
Erik Nielsen; Franklin College; Switzerland
David Soren; University of Arizona; USA
Stephan Steingräber; University of Roma Tre; Italy
L. Bouke van der Meer; Leiden University; Netherlands
Rex Wallace; University of Massachusetts; USA

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Online ISSN: 2566-9109
Print ISSN: 2566-9095
Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
First published: January 1, 1994
Publication Frequency: 2 Issues per Year
Audience: All those interested in the history and culture of the Etruscans and other pre-Roman civilizations of Italy including historians, art historians, archaeologists, and classicists