Posted on 01/21/2018 2:55:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv
An Etruscan settlement that dates back to the 9th century BC has been found on the Sardinian coasts near Olbia. The presence emerged during a review of the findings of recent years by the archaeological superintendency for the Sassari and Nuoro provinces. The area of the settlement - according to a statement issued by the superintendency - is on the Tavolara isle, a position that enabled a certain degree of caution in contact with coastal inhabitants and those further inland. Archaeologists note that other settlements might be found in the Gallura area, on the opposite shore from Etruria. Etruria's cities such as Populonia, Vetulonia, Vulci and Tarquinia sprung up during the era in question, the first phase of the Age of Iron.
The Monte Prama statues in Sardinia also date back to those times. ''The exchanges between 'nuraghic' Sardinia and the cultural aspect of the first Age of Iron of Etruria, known as 'villanoviano' are well known and have been studied in depth.
However, the presence of a community coming from the Etruscan shore that settled in Sardinia and prospered had not previously been found,'' archaeologist Francesco di Gennaro said. ''It is an absolute first and constitutes a leap forward in the reconstruction of relations between the two shores of the Tyrrhenian in protohistory.'' Helping to shed light on the dynamism and the sailing habits of those living in Etruria in the first Age of Iron (9th-8th century BC) is the presence of a coastal line of inhabitants in northern Lazio and Tuscany with clear similarities with the settlement discovered in Tavolara. The results of the excavations will be published by Superintendent Francesco di Gennaro with zone chief Rubens D'Oriano and Paola Mancini, who led the excavations in 2011 and 2013, after the finding of shards by Giuseppe Pisanu.
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full title, "Etruscan settlement found in Sardinia for first time 'Sheds light on relations between Tyrrhenian Sea shores'"
What is that ..... a horn ?
Or a whip? I didn’t notice a caption in there, was hoping to dress up the topic as well as hearing some suggestions as to what it is.
I found another article that called it a harness.
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2018/01/11/first-etruscan-settlement-sardinia/
green patina ... copper/brass ... whatEVER it is.
Scale is diffucult to discern but the shape looks like some type of clothes pin, like a safety pin.
Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods Batman!
I was thinking the same thing - but if it turns out that thing is two feet long I guess we’re wrong...
;-)
source: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=547220001&objectId=457675&partId=1
Wow, what a good eye.
Safety pin.
Reminds me of one of my Chinese history classes in college, when we looked at a photograph of an ancient bronze object of “purpose uncertain” and ten Texans said, “Boot-scraper!”
...as a phone/tablet stand.
Ahhh...ya seen one, ya seen em all. ;>)
Excellent point.
Looks like a safety pin!
Nice. Likely there were numerous variations based on that design.
Do an image search for “ancient cloak pins” to see a catalogue, there are only a few archetypes, but many variations.
Excellent catch!
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