Etruscan civilization

Etruscan culture developed in northern and central Italy after ca 800 BC without a serious break out of the preceding Villanovan culture. The Villanovan culture, the earliest Iron Age culture of central and northern Italy, gave way in the 7th century to an increasingly Orientalizing culture that was influenced by Greek traders and Greek neighbors in Magna Graecia, the Hellenic civilization of southern Italy.

External links

• Etruscan Texts Project: A searchable online database of Etruscan inscriptions.
• Web bibliography of Etruscan-related sites, including English-language sites
• Tabula Cortonensis described by Dr Massimo Pittau
• Short article on a piece of Etruscan art
• Etruscan Splendors from Volterra in Tuscany
• Map of ancient Italian language areas, showing Etruscan-speaking areas
• "Etruscan Engineering and Agricultural Achievements: The Ancient City of Spina"

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• Mysterious Etruscans - Community dedicated to the preservation of Etruscan culture; includes forum.