Furniture, pottery and terracotta tiles were among the objects found at the site of the Etruscan house.
Furniture, pottery and terracotta tiles were among the objects found at the site of the Etruscan house.
Etruscan ping.
“These fun-loving and sensuous people” - the archeologists found another frat house and Discovery thinks it’s news.
I have a 5” high bronze Etruscan horse sitting on my desk. May they find the exact duplicate so I can retire.
What if you weren't well paid??
I’ve always been fascinated by the Etruscans. They were a mystery already by Claudius’ day. The language having been long dead in contrast to Phoenician (which some then contemproary scholars had a vague understanding of).
The Etruscan’s, liberal left of fairly degenerate Roman mores, would be hailed today by leftist leaning NY and San Francisco.
Interesting the article describes them as ‘fun loving sensuous people’. Fun loving?
The city of Pompeii was founded by the Etruscan’s and retained their customs.
In Pompeii, first century, all variations of sexuality were openly and blatantly pursued. Homosexuality, group orgies and pedophilia were widely accepted as normal behavior.
It has been argued that mores of Pompeii reflected the norm in general Etruscan society.
But did they have granite countertops? If they had granite countertops, well, then, you could maybe sell it. The real estate market is slow, but granite countertops still sell. Did it have a jacuzzi bathtub? Evreyone knows that women are the decision makers in buying homes. Granite countertops and jacuzzi bathtubs. Oh, and underground sprinkling. Those Etrucans could have all the terracotta tile they want, but you ain’t moving a house in this market that don’t have granite countertops, jacuzzi bathtubs and underground sprinkling.
Little known is that the Etruscans were the online branch of the Truscans. Real nerds.
I hope they find more of this stuff and something to crack the Etruscan language.
Wasn't that a BBC reality show where contestants lived as pre-Roman Italians and mysteriously disappeared?
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It’s amazing that there are still several mystery cultures such as the Etruscans, Caananites, DerinKuyu, and the ‘Sea Peoples’ etc. which have never been fully explored/explained by modern archeology.
Finding a complete house, especially one that is furnished as it was during the Etruscan period, is extraordinary.
I think they found a buried Etruscan city site not long ago that was bounded by a city wall. I wonder if the house is part of that site.
Can’t bring up the link:(