The Etruscans: Reopening the Case of the Mute Civilization
New York Times | May 27, 2001 | Alan Riding
Posted on 08/04/2004 2:39:04 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1185005/posts
Where Did The Etruscans Come From?
Etruscology website | June 2002 | Dieter H. Steinbauer
Posted on 08/07/2005 12:08:13 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1458504/posts
Where Did The Etruscans Come From?
Etruscology website | June 2002 | Dieter H. Steinbauer
Posted on 08/07/2005 12:08:13 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1458504/posts
I had forgotten that article. I think it is plausible that they came from Lemnos. The language variance could be due to being isolated from the original source and thus evolving differently. Ex. French Canadian from original French.