- Etruscology, Etruscan Archaeology, Archaeology, Greek Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, Early Rome, and 44 morePre-Roman Italy, Votive offerings, Orientalising Period in pre-Roman Italy, Archaic Italy, Etruscan mythology, Etruscan language, Etruscan studies, Archaeology of pre-Roman Italy, Archaeological Method & Theory, Eta del ferro e orientalizzante, Bestiary (Etruscan and Italic cultures), Etruscan Funerary Art, Archaeology of Ritual, Archaeology of Religion, Ancient economies (Archaeology), Archeologia Classica, Archaeology of Latium, Greek Painted Pottery – production, circulation, consumption, Bucchero, Santuari Etruschi, Sanctuaries in Ancient Rome and Italy, Italian Iron Age Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, Latium vetus, Etruscans, Etruscan and pre-Roman archaeology, Etruscologia, Etruria and Ancient Italy, Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Ancient economy, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Klassische Archäologie, Archaeology of cult, History of Etruscology, Fascism and Classical Antiquity, Impasto ware (Orientalising Period), Etruscan pottery, Ancient Demography, Roman Demography, Historical Demography, Roman social and economic history, Roman Economy, Archaic Greek history, and Geometric and archaic Greeceedit
- Since April 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Heinrich Schliemann-Institut für Altertumswissenschaften, De... moreSince April 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Heinrich Schliemann-Institut für Altertumswissenschaften, Department of Classical Archaeology at the University of Rostock
October 2013 – December 2016: PhD Student in the DFG Research Training Group 1878 – Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies in Cologne and Bonn
March – September 2013: Research stay in Florence and Rome, funded by a PhD Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2012 – 2016: Doctoral studies at the Rheinische Friedrich-Willhelms-Universität Bonn with the thesis: „Etruskische Heiligtümer des 8.–5. Jhs. v. Chr. als Wirtschaftsräume und Konsumptionsorte von Keramik” (“Etruscan Sanctuaries (8th–5th Centuries BCE) and their Functions as Economic Spaces and Consumption Places of Pottery”). Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Martin Bentz, PD Dr. Jon Albers
2005 – 2011: Study of Classical Archaeology, Ancient History and Prehistory at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Master thesis (Magister artium): „Gestempelte Impasto-Ware aus Caere. Untersuchungen zu Verbreitung, Bildthemen und Funktion einer etruskischen Keramikgattung der orientalisierenden und archaischen Zeit“ („Stamped Impasto Ware of Caere. Studies in Distribution, Iconography and Function of an Etruscan Ceramic Production of the Orientalizing and Archaic Period“). Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Bentzedit
While many aspects of Etruscan religion are intensively discussed and studied through current conferences, publications and fieldwork, general research and an overview of the socio-political and economic significance of the religious... more
While many aspects of Etruscan religion are intensively discussed and studied through current conferences, publications and fieldwork, general research and an overview of the socio-political and economic significance of the religious sphere in Etruscan society is still lacking. This volume examines the economic roles and functions of sanctuaries, as well as their pottery assemblages and vase inscriptions, in the Etruscan heartland during the 8th–5th cent. BCE. The investigation of the Etruscan sacred economy is performed on the basis of three main research questions: the reconstruction of pottery consumption patterns, the identification of production and crafts embedded into sacred contexts, and finally the analysis of the Etruscan sacred landscape as an indicator of socio-political structures and processes.
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Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge des 18. Treffens der Arbeitsgemeinschaft ‚Etrusker & Italiker‘ des Deutschen Archäologenverbands (DarV), das am 6. und 7. März 2020 am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Papyrologie und... more
Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge des 18. Treffens der Arbeitsgemeinschaft ‚Etrusker & Italiker‘ des Deutschen Archäologenverbands (DarV), das am 6. und 7. März 2020 am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Papyrologie und Epigraphik der Universität Wien stattgefunden hat. Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft versteht sich als Gruppe von Wissenschaftler*innen der deutschsprachigen Länder, die sich in regelmäßigen Workshops und Tagungen austauschen, miteinander diskutieren und aktuelle Projekte vorstellen (https://www.darv.de/arbeitsgemeinschaften/etrusker-und-italiker/). Unter den mittler-weile mehr als 100 Mitgliedern ist die gesamte akademische Bandbreite von Studierenden bis zu Professor*innen mit den unterschiedlichsten Erfahrungen, Perspektiven und Forschungen vertreten. Anlässlich des zehnjährigen Jubiläums war es ein besonders glücklicher Umstand, das Treffen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft am Gründungsort Wien durchführen zu können. Erst im Nachhinein wurde schließlich deutlich, dass diese Jubiläumstagung zu Beginn der Pandemie für zwei Jahre das letzte Treffen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft in Präsenz sein würde.
Das Thema lautete ‚Gesellschaft und Familie bei Etruskern und Italikern‘, der Fokus lag dabei auf den familiären Strukturen und ihrer engen Verflechtung mit der sie umgebenden Gesellschaft im gesamten italischen Raum des 1. Jahrtausends v. Chr., und zwar in den unterschiedlichsten Kontexten (etwa im Grabbereich, im religiösen Feld oder in Wohn- und Siedlungskontexten). Sozialstrukturen und -dynamiken sind generell immer noch ein stark unterrepräsentiertes Themenfeld der etruskisch-italischen Forschung. Es ist deshalb umso erfreulicher, dass soziale Fragestellungen im ‚vorrömischen‘ Italien in letzter Zeit deutlich mehr Aufmerksamkeit erlangen und verstärkt diskutiert werden.
Das Thema lautete ‚Gesellschaft und Familie bei Etruskern und Italikern‘, der Fokus lag dabei auf den familiären Strukturen und ihrer engen Verflechtung mit der sie umgebenden Gesellschaft im gesamten italischen Raum des 1. Jahrtausends v. Chr., und zwar in den unterschiedlichsten Kontexten (etwa im Grabbereich, im religiösen Feld oder in Wohn- und Siedlungskontexten). Sozialstrukturen und -dynamiken sind generell immer noch ein stark unterrepräsentiertes Themenfeld der etruskisch-italischen Forschung. Es ist deshalb umso erfreulicher, dass soziale Fragestellungen im ‚vorrömischen‘ Italien in letzter Zeit deutlich mehr Aufmerksamkeit erlangen und verstärkt diskutiert werden.
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While economic approaches are becoming generally more important and even mainstream topics, this is not necessarily the case for research into Pre-Roman Italy, defined as the area of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia during the... more
While economic approaches are becoming generally more important and even mainstream topics, this is not necessarily the case for research into Pre-Roman Italy, defined as the area of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia during the Iron Age. Until recently, there was almost no research into Pre-Roman Italy focused on economic studies, and the existing research has been mostly dedicated to very specific contexts:
(1) specialization of crafts and production in the context of urbanization processes; (2) specific production areas, such as agriculture, metal processing, and salt production; (3) studies focusing on Greek Colonies and Greek Colonial encounters with indigenous populations; (4) analyses of consumption patterns, mainly in the case of Greek pottery consumption. Recent excavations and investigations devoted to the study of workshop structures, such as those at Gabii, Pithekoussai, Kroton, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Naxos, Selinunt and Kyme / Cumae, have provided a range of new data that is stimulating a valuable and highly constructive discussion on the organization of production and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy. Against this background, four members of the study group ‘Etruscans and Italic Cultures’ from the ‘German Association of Archaeologists’ (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker und Italiker des DArV e.V.) formed a panel to discuss the economic aspects of Pre-Roman Italy on the basis of their ongoing research projects: all of these focus on the field of production and crafts. The aim is to contribute to an intensified debate on geographical, chronological and functional patterns in the organization of crafts and productions by discussing current case studies and methods.
(1) specialization of crafts and production in the context of urbanization processes; (2) specific production areas, such as agriculture, metal processing, and salt production; (3) studies focusing on Greek Colonies and Greek Colonial encounters with indigenous populations; (4) analyses of consumption patterns, mainly in the case of Greek pottery consumption. Recent excavations and investigations devoted to the study of workshop structures, such as those at Gabii, Pithekoussai, Kroton, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Naxos, Selinunt and Kyme / Cumae, have provided a range of new data that is stimulating a valuable and highly constructive discussion on the organization of production and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy. Against this background, four members of the study group ‘Etruscans and Italic Cultures’ from the ‘German Association of Archaeologists’ (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker und Italiker des DArV e.V.) formed a panel to discuss the economic aspects of Pre-Roman Italy on the basis of their ongoing research projects: all of these focus on the field of production and crafts. The aim is to contribute to an intensified debate on geographical, chronological and functional patterns in the organization of crafts and productions by discussing current case studies and methods.
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During the Orientalising and Archaic periods, that is during the 7th to the 5th cent. BCE, sanctuaries in Central Italy could serve as important sociopolitical spaces for the developing Etruscan, Latial and Italic city-states and... more
During the Orientalising and Archaic periods, that is during the 7th to the 5th cent. BCE, sanctuaries in Central Italy could serve as important sociopolitical spaces for the developing Etruscan, Latial and Italic city-states and communities. Cult places provided visitors and worshippers with specific functions and activities, such as political meetings, public space for representation, fairs, festivals as well as markets and even institutions for longdistance trade. It is argued here that sanctuaries
in Central Italy provided these services and functions with clear socio-economic strategies in order to create specific networks of participants and attendants. This article discusses three case studies and reconstructs their individual networks, each with different scales, functions and characteristics: (1) the Portonaccio Sanctuary of Veii served as a cross-cultural and political gathering place for social elite members of Etruria and Latium vetus, (2) Gravisca was a port of trade and connected to a vast Mediterranean network for long-distance trade, and (3) the Forum Boarium at Rome established a central nexus for the trade, distribution and control of the crucial commodities salt and cattle in all of Latium vetus from the coast to the Central Apennines. The different networks can be interpreted as key resources for each of the sanctuaries to gain supra-regional signifi cance and influence in Central Italy.
in Central Italy provided these services and functions with clear socio-economic strategies in order to create specific networks of participants and attendants. This article discusses three case studies and reconstructs their individual networks, each with different scales, functions and characteristics: (1) the Portonaccio Sanctuary of Veii served as a cross-cultural and political gathering place for social elite members of Etruria and Latium vetus, (2) Gravisca was a port of trade and connected to a vast Mediterranean network for long-distance trade, and (3) the Forum Boarium at Rome established a central nexus for the trade, distribution and control of the crucial commodities salt and cattle in all of Latium vetus from the coast to the Central Apennines. The different networks can be interpreted as key resources for each of the sanctuaries to gain supra-regional signifi cance and influence in Central Italy.
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Soziale Eliten der Etrusker und Latiner repräsentierten sich in Mittelitalien im 7.–6. Jh. v. Chr. nicht nur durch Prestigegüter, aufwendige Bestattungen und exotische Objekte, sondern auch mit monumentalen Hofgebäuden und Residenzen.... more
Soziale Eliten der Etrusker und Latiner repräsentierten sich in Mittelitalien im 7.–6. Jh. v. Chr. nicht nur durch Prestigegüter, aufwendige Bestattungen und exotische Objekte, sondern auch mit monumentalen Hofgebäuden und Residenzen. Bisher sind diese Anlagen jedoch fast ausschließlich für Südetrurien und Latium vetus überliefert. In einem neuen deutsch-italienischen Projekt wird ein Gebäudekomplex bei Camucia, Fossa del Lupo untersucht, der darauf hindeutet, dass solche Residenzen auch in Cortona und Nordetrurien verbreitet gewesen sein könnten.
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The article can be found and downloaded here: https://doi.org/10.25365/wbagon-2022-4-9 Little demographic research has been conducted in Etruscan and Italic studies compared to other fields of Classical Antiquity. Hellenistic funerary... more
The article can be found and downloaded here: https://doi.org/10.25365/wbagon-2022-4-9
Little demographic research has been conducted in Etruscan and Italic studies compared to other fields of Classical Antiquity. Hellenistic funerary inscriptions are an important data set for demographic studies of Etruscan and Italic societies, since they provide information about sex, age, kinship, political and religious offices, and personal mobility. However, for the field of Ancient History, Keith Hopkins was able to demonstrate that funerary inscriptions do not provide valid data for the reconstruction of ancient demographic structures because inscriptions and their media were used during funerals for social representation and therefore create a distorted picture of social structures. At the same time, Hopkins’ critique introduced the use of modern comparative data and model life tables to this field. Nonetheless, these studies and concepts remain largely ignored in Etruscan and Italic studies to date. In this article, I will examine 4th–1st cent. BCE funerary inscriptions from Tarquinia and the ager Tarquiniensis as a case study, and compare them with demographic models and model life tables. The demographic indicators specifically considered here are birth and mortality rates, the distribution of age classes and sex, as well as mentions of socio-political titles and offices and their display in burials. The significant discrepancies in the data from funerary contexts in Tarquinia and its territory when compared with historical and modern data allows us to reconstruct practices of commemoration and representation of elite clans (gentes), as well as the degree of segmentation in the Etruscan society of Tarquinia.
Little demographic research has been conducted in Etruscan and Italic studies compared to other fields of Classical Antiquity. Hellenistic funerary inscriptions are an important data set for demographic studies of Etruscan and Italic societies, since they provide information about sex, age, kinship, political and religious offices, and personal mobility. However, for the field of Ancient History, Keith Hopkins was able to demonstrate that funerary inscriptions do not provide valid data for the reconstruction of ancient demographic structures because inscriptions and their media were used during funerals for social representation and therefore create a distorted picture of social structures. At the same time, Hopkins’ critique introduced the use of modern comparative data and model life tables to this field. Nonetheless, these studies and concepts remain largely ignored in Etruscan and Italic studies to date. In this article, I will examine 4th–1st cent. BCE funerary inscriptions from Tarquinia and the ager Tarquiniensis as a case study, and compare them with demographic models and model life tables. The demographic indicators specifically considered here are birth and mortality rates, the distribution of age classes and sex, as well as mentions of socio-political titles and offices and their display in burials. The significant discrepancies in the data from funerary contexts in Tarquinia and its territory when compared with historical and modern data allows us to reconstruct practices of commemoration and representation of elite clans (gentes), as well as the degree of segmentation in the Etruscan society of Tarquinia.
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The terms ‘ritual economy’ or ‘temple economy’ (in analogy to the term ‘palace economy’) have been coined to describe these religious-economic functions, and have been studied quite profoundly in the context of the Ancient Greek world.... more
The terms ‘ritual economy’ or ‘temple economy’ (in analogy to the term ‘palace economy’) have been coined to describe these religious-economic functions, and have been studied quite profoundly in the context of the Ancient Greek world. However, there is a still a lack of analyses for ritual economies in Etruscan sanctuaries, and the Etruscan religion. This paper shall tackle important aspects of production and crafts, and offer a reconstruction regarding the organization of possible Etruscan ritual economies. I am going to discuss three economic activities before outlining some principles of the Etruscan ritual economy: (1) metal processing; (2) textile production; and (3) trade and the standardization of weights in sanctuaries.
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This article discusses 7th-5th centuries BCE sanctuaries in northern Etruria (especially in the Mugello, Casentino and Arno Valley) as contexts for the ‘re-semantization’ of objects, symbols and ‘things’. For this purpose, I examine three... more
This article discusses 7th-5th centuries BCE sanctuaries in northern Etruria (especially in the Mugello, Casentino and Arno Valley) as contexts for the ‘re-semantization’ of objects, symbols and ‘things’. For this purpose, I examine three examples of non-local goods that were imported and then consumed in North Etruscan sanctuaries: (1) Greek imported pottery; (2) jugs with geometric decorations from Etruria Padana; and (3) the motif of crouching female figures that I believe originates in southern Etruria.
I argue that the three case studies examined here focus on valuable, scarce goods and show changes of material, meaning, and function, through their transfer to new sacred consumption contexts. In this sense, Greek drinking cups, oinochoai from the Po Valley, and a South Etruscan motif played new exclusive roles as prestigious media, cult instruments and signs in specific North Etruscan sanctuaries, thus creating new shared common consumption patterns and sacred ‘consumptionscapes’.
I argue that the three case studies examined here focus on valuable, scarce goods and show changes of material, meaning, and function, through their transfer to new sacred consumption contexts. In this sense, Greek drinking cups, oinochoai from the Po Valley, and a South Etruscan motif played new exclusive roles as prestigious media, cult instruments and signs in specific North Etruscan sanctuaries, thus creating new shared common consumption patterns and sacred ‘consumptionscapes’.
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This paper deals with pre-Roman Italy from the seventh to the early fifth century BCE. During this period, tyrannies, autocracies and monarchies were overthrown in favor of republican systems of governance in the city-states. I argue that... more
This paper deals with pre-Roman Italy from the seventh to the early fifth century BCE. During this period, tyrannies, autocracies and monarchies were overthrown in favor of republican systems of governance in the city-states. I argue that as the consequence of such an overthrow of governance, the public institutions of rulers’ palaces and seats of
power were cleansed by removing their previously central function for public life, framing them as symbols of the now disgraced systems and reusing them in very different ways. Members of early republican city-states in Central Italy used at least three main strategies for the cleansing of their political systems: (1) ritual obliteration; (2) destruction; and (3) the ‘reuse’ of palaces for different purposes.
power were cleansed by removing their previously central function for public life, framing them as symbols of the now disgraced systems and reusing them in very different ways. Members of early republican city-states in Central Italy used at least three main strategies for the cleansing of their political systems: (1) ritual obliteration; (2) destruction; and (3) the ‘reuse’ of palaces for different purposes.
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This paper addresses the development of socio-political interactions in Etruscan sanctuaries and their implications for the society, i.e. the members of the developing Etruscan city-states. It focuses on Central Etruria — the Etruscan... more
This paper addresses the development of socio-political interactions in Etruscan sanctuaries and their implications for the society, i.e. the members of the developing Etruscan city-states. It focuses on Central Etruria — the Etruscan core area bounded by the Apennines as well as the Rivers Arno and Tiber. The time period of this investigation ranges from the eighth to the fifth century BC and therefore covers the beginning of Etruscan culture and urbanization processes, as well as the rise of the Archaic city-states and societies, the development of Mediterranean long-distance trade, and a period of economic, political, and social crises during the fifth century BC. These events indicate many social developments and transformation processes, but only very little is known about this society, and its social actors. In this article, I shall tackle these issues and propose a reconstruction of the Etruscan sacred landscape, its social actors, and their ritual practices. This may improve our understanding of some key aspects of Etruscan society.
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This paper suggests that the divinization of Etruscan elite members was a common practice between the beginning of the 7th century and the middle of the 6th century BCE. It discusses the various sources that point toward a divinization in... more
This paper suggests that the divinization of Etruscan elite members was a common practice between the beginning of the 7th century and the middle of the 6th century BCE. It discusses the various sources that point toward a divinization in the Etruscan funerary practice: the few written sources; images of hostiae animales, funerary sacrifices and the journey to the afterworld of the deceased; funerary contexts with altars and theatre structures; as well as images of the deceased and imagines maiorum. Furthermore, models and theories around political economy, capital forms and social power by authors, such as Michael Mann, Timothy Earle, Michael Dietler and Pierre Bourdieu, are taken into account to explain the social mechanisms and ritual economy behind these practices.
As a result of the analysis of the data, this article suggests that: (1) Etruscans did divinize deceased family members; (2) this practice was limited to social elites during the period between ca. 700-550 BCE; (3) these elites used the divinization and funerary rituals to gain social power and to separate themselves from the rest of society through diacritical mechanisms; (4) these funerary practices were abolished ca. 550 BCE as a result of the emergence of tyrants/monarchs/kings, who would not allow such rituals any longer.
As a result of the analysis of the data, this article suggests that: (1) Etruscans did divinize deceased family members; (2) this practice was limited to social elites during the period between ca. 700-550 BCE; (3) these elites used the divinization and funerary rituals to gain social power and to separate themselves from the rest of society through diacritical mechanisms; (4) these funerary practices were abolished ca. 550 BCE as a result of the emergence of tyrants/monarchs/kings, who would not allow such rituals any longer.
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Die Etrusker galten in der Antike als ein besonders religiöses Volk, und auch in der modernen Etrusker-Forschung gehören Aspekte der Religion zu den wichtigsten und aktuellsten Themen. Allerdings gibt es bislang nur wenige Untersuchungen... more
Die Etrusker galten in der Antike als ein besonders religiöses Volk, und auch in der modernen Etrusker-Forschung gehören Aspekte der Religion zu den wichtigsten und aktuellsten Themen. Allerdings gibt es bislang nur wenige Untersuchungen zu ökonomischen Funktionen von etruskischen Kulten und Heiligtümern. In diesem Beitrag werden einige wirtschaftliche Aspekte der etruskischen Religion skizziert.
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In 2015 the universities of Naples 2 and Bonn organized a summer school for students to analyze five tomb contexts from the necropolis of Monte Abatone southeast of the Etruscan metropolis Caere. The site has been known for a long time... more
In 2015 the universities of Naples 2 and Bonn organized a summer school for students to analyze five tomb contexts from the necropolis of Monte Abatone southeast of the Etruscan metropolis Caere. The site has been known for a long time and some of the tumuli and burial chambers have been investigated since the 19th century. Between the late 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell’Etruria Meridionale together with the Fondazione Lerici excavated a total of 616 tombs in a rescue excavation which has only partially been published. Most of the material derives from the 6th and first half of the 5th century. After a gap, perhaps due to an economic crisis, there is material which can be dated to the late 4th and the 3rd century BC and even beyond. This is exemplified by one context, tomb 530.
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Im folgenden Beitrag geht es um den Althistoriker und Klassischen Philologen Franz Altheim, der vor allem durch seine Studien zu antiker Religionsgeschichte, Krisen in der Antike sowie zu italischer und römischer Frühgeschichte bekannt... more
Im folgenden Beitrag geht es um den Althistoriker und Klassischen Philologen Franz Altheim, der vor allem durch seine Studien zu antiker Religionsgeschichte, Krisen in der Antike sowie zu italischer und römischer Frühgeschichte bekannt wurde. Im Fokus steht hier nicht nur Altheims politische Position während des Nationalsozialismus. Das Hauptaugenmerk liegt insbesondere auf seinen Studien zu den Italikern bzw. zum vor- und frührömischen Italien, die er mit der Unterstützung des “SS-Ahnenerbes” durchführte, sowie um deren Motivation und ideologischen Gehalt innerhalb der Altertumswissenschaft.
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Greek sanctuaries are well known primarily as places within the community to feast and worship the gods. Since the late 7th century BCE, certain sanctuaries, such as Gravisca, Pyrgi or Naukratis, were founded in frontier zones, where they... more
Greek sanctuaries are well known primarily as places within the community to feast and worship the gods. Since the late 7th century BCE, certain sanctuaries, such as Gravisca, Pyrgi or Naukratis, were founded in frontier zones, where they provided access to other cultural groups and featured peculiar economic characteristics. Karl Polanyi defined these sanctuaries as ‘ports of trade’. Sanctuaries with the function as ‘ports of trade’ or ‘emporia’, typically do not consist of large settlement structures, but offer features for trade and exchange, a protecting neutrality, and function as a gateway between at least two parties. The archaeological record indicates an important Greek presence in ‘ports of trade’ situated in frontier zones. Additionally, administrative structures and exchanged goods suggest a completely transformed trading strategy from the late 7th/early 6th century BCE onwards. This paper argues that ‘emporia’ were the key institution for the beginning of an intensive Mediterranean long distance trade in the Classical World.
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Le seguenti riflessioni riguardano il significato dei fregi etruschi con teorie animali nelle quali è inserita una singola figura antropomorfa. Il motivo, estraneo all’arte greca, è invece attestato soprattutto in Etruria meridionale, tra... more
Le seguenti riflessioni riguardano il significato dei fregi etruschi con teorie animali nelle quali è inserita una singola figura antropomorfa. Il motivo, estraneo all’arte greca, è invece attestato soprattutto in Etruria meridionale, tra il tardo VII e la prima metà del VI sec. a.C. Sulla base di un catalogo delle attestazioni, verrà svolta un’analisi di questa iconografia e quindi ne verrà decodificato il probabile significato sulla scorta di contesti certi, della specificità delle produzioni e delle indicazioni fornite dalle associazioni del motivo in iconografie complesse. La distribuzione e la cronologia del motivo danno
indicazioni riguardo alla sua provenienza, ai motivi che lo hanno originato e all’influsso che esso ebbe sulle più tarde rappresentazioni nel corso del VI sec. a.C.
indicazioni riguardo alla sua provenienza, ai motivi che lo hanno originato e all’influsso che esso ebbe sulle più tarde rappresentazioni nel corso del VI sec. a.C.
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Die folgenden Überlegungen setzen sich mit dem Etruskerbild und der Rolle der Etrusker in den Theorien des Schweizer Kulturwissenschaftlers und Schriftstellers Hans Mühlestein auseinander. Wie das Eingangszitat bereits andeutet, sind die... more
Die folgenden Überlegungen setzen sich mit dem Etruskerbild und der Rolle der Etrusker in den Theorien des Schweizer Kulturwissenschaftlers und Schriftstellers Hans Mühlestein auseinander. Wie das Eingangszitat bereits andeutet, sind die Thesen von Hans Mühlestein aus heutiger Sicht nicht haltbar. Zudem fanden seine Theorien und Schriften zu den Etruskern nur in geringem Maße Beachtung. Dennoch erweist sich die bisher noch nicht vorgenommene Auseinandersetzung mit der Rolle der Etrusker in dem Weltbild und dem universalhistorischen Theorienkonstrukt von Hans Mühlestein als sinnvoll, da eben diese Theorien symptomatisch für ein bestimmtes Verhältnis zu den Etruskern und zu Kulturgeschichte überhaupt zu sein scheinen. Welche Rolle die Etrusker innerhalb dieses Weltbilds einnehmen und
inwieweit eine solche Form der Rezeption typisch sein könnte, wird im Folgenden gezeigt.
inwieweit eine solche Form der Rezeption typisch sein könnte, wird im Folgenden gezeigt.
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The stamped pottery of Caere, a regional production of pithoi and braziers, has been widely published and is generally familiar to Etruscologists. In this article, I present, however, some previously unpublished vessels, raising new... more
The stamped pottery of Caere, a regional production of pithoi and braziers, has been widely published and is generally familiar to Etruscologists. In this article, I present, however, some previously unpublished vessels, raising new questions about this ware, namely its distribution, archaeological context, decorative motifs, function, and ceramic predecessors. The Caeretan stamped Impasto can be dated to roughly 625/620–510 BC and was distributed in South Etruria and Latium. Its archaeological contexts are generally funerary. In additional to the ornamental, the motifs of the stamped impressions include apotropaic symbols, as well as those associated with the ruling aristocracy, such as hunting and banquet scenes and attributes of the warrior. Others allude to Greek mythology or have sepulchral references such as felines attacking their prey or the journey to the afterworld. In tombs, this ware could have played a central role in the funerary banquet, served the deceased in the afterlife and reflected the social status of the family during the funerary rituals. This ware, then, may be best understood within the context of the burial practices of the elites in South Etruria.
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Review of: E. Kistler – B. Öhlinger – M. Mohr – M. Hoernes (eds.), Sanctuaries and the Power of Consumption. Networking and the Formation of Elites in the Archaic Western Mediterranean World (Wiesbaden 2015), in: H-Soz-Kult, 13.03.2017, http://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/rezbuecher-26793more
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Das 21. Treffen der Etrusker & Italiker AG des dArV e.V. findet vom 03. bis 04. Februar 2023 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fachbereich Klassische Archäologie der Universitäten Basel und Zürich statt. Thema des Basler Workshops ist die Keramik... more
Das 21. Treffen der Etrusker & Italiker AG des dArV e.V. findet vom 03. bis 04. Februar 2023 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fachbereich Klassische Archäologie der Universitäten Basel und Zürich statt. Thema des Basler Workshops ist die Keramik im etruskischen und italischen Raum in einer kontextbezogenen Perspektive.
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Serie di incontri a Roma, Istituto Archeologico Germanico, via Sicilia 136. 14., 21., 28. novembre e 5. dicembre 2019 Organizzato dalla Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker&Italiker des Deutschen Archäologen-Verbandes e.V. e dalla sede di Roma... more
Serie di incontri a Roma, Istituto Archeologico Germanico, via Sicilia 136.
14., 21., 28. novembre e 5. dicembre 2019
Organizzato dalla Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker&Italiker des Deutschen Archäologen-Verbandes e.V. e dalla sede di Roma dell'Istituto Archeologico Germanico
14., 21., 28. novembre e 5. dicembre 2019
Organizzato dalla Arbeitsgemeinschaft Etrusker&Italiker des Deutschen Archäologen-Verbandes e.V. e dalla sede di Roma dell'Istituto Archeologico Germanico
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Recent excavations and investigations in the field of workshop structures, such as Gabii, Herakleia, Kroton, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Naxos, Selinunt and Kyme show the needs and chances for a new discussion of the organization of production... more
Recent excavations and investigations in the field of workshop structures, such as Gabii, Herakleia, Kroton, Lokroi Epizephyrioi, Naxos, Selinunt and Kyme show the needs and chances for a new discussion of
the organization of production and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy. This panel attempts to examine different organizational structures, specializations and typical features of crafts. Parameters and indicators may be the (I) context (independent – attached), (II) concentration (dispersed – nucleated), (III) scale (small, kin-based – factory) and (IV) intensity (part-time – full-time). The contributions of this panel investigate geographical, chronological and functional patterns for different types and contexts of crafts and productions. These may include, but are not limited to: autonomous individuals, household-based productions,
workshops for a regional consumption, attached producers within government or sacred institutions or large-scale productions and facilities. This panel covers a period from the early iron age to late archaic/early classical times and focusses on different functional senses with a concentration on Italy. In analyzing case-studies we aim to give new insights into modes of organization for productions
and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy.
the organization of production and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy. This panel attempts to examine different organizational structures, specializations and typical features of crafts. Parameters and indicators may be the (I) context (independent – attached), (II) concentration (dispersed – nucleated), (III) scale (small, kin-based – factory) and (IV) intensity (part-time – full-time). The contributions of this panel investigate geographical, chronological and functional patterns for different types and contexts of crafts and productions. These may include, but are not limited to: autonomous individuals, household-based productions,
workshops for a regional consumption, attached producers within government or sacred institutions or large-scale productions and facilities. This panel covers a period from the early iron age to late archaic/early classical times and focusses on different functional senses with a concentration on Italy. In analyzing case-studies we aim to give new insights into modes of organization for productions
and crafts in Pre-Roman Italy.
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& Italiker' des dArV e.V. findet vom 03. bis 04. Februar 2023 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fachbereich Klassische Archäologie der Universität Basel statt. Thema des Basler Workshops ist die Keramik im etruskischen und italischen Raum in... more
& Italiker' des dArV e.V. findet vom 03. bis 04. Februar 2023 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fachbereich Klassische Archäologie der Universität Basel statt. Thema des Basler Workshops ist die Keramik im etruskischen und italischen Raum in einer kontextbezogenen Perspektive.
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Cult places in geographically exceptional positions, such as in caves, on mountain tops, or near springs, played supra regionally significant roles in different geographic and chronological contexts. Serving as important meeting points of... more
Cult places in geographically exceptional positions, such as in caves, on mountain tops, or near springs, played supra regionally significant roles in different geographic and chronological contexts. Serving as important meeting points of local communities, these sanctuaries became transcultural hubs for shared economic spaces and resource landscapes. These cult places can be understood as human-environmental networks, where human and non-human actors were deeply entangled. Ritual experiences and cult(ural) practices built a common platform, allowing to overcome social differences and to negotiate personal identities. Which was the role of the non-human agency in these cult places? Did landscapes have a proactive role in sharing cult practices and in connecting communities?
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Im Rahmen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Etrusker & Italiker" des DArV findet das 19. Treffen vom 29. bis 30.01.2021 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum statt. Thema des Workshops... more
Im Rahmen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Etrusker & Italiker" des DArV findet das 19. Treffen vom 29. bis 30.01.2021 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum statt. Thema des Workshops sind die Gräber und Nekropolen sowie aktuelle Ergebnisse zur Umlandsforschung im vorkaiserzeitlichen Italien. Der Call richtet sich gleichermaßen an Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen wie an erfahrene Kolleg*innen. Die Beträge sollen eine Länge von ungefähr 20 min. haben. Interessenten werden gebeten, bis zum 15. November 2020 einen Titel mit kurzem Abstract (ca. 150-200 Wörter) zu schicken. Aus organisatorischen Gründen bitten wir auch diejenigen, die ohne eigenen Beitrag teilnehmen möchten, um eine Anmeldung. Sollte die Veranstaltung aufgrund der aktuellen Coronakrise nicht in dem geplanten Umfang stattfinden, würden wir eine Verschiebung des Treffens anvisieren.
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In Etrurien und in Mittelitalien etablierten sich im 7.-6. Jh. v. Chr. soziale Eliten, deren Wohlstand und Macht wohl vor allem auf Landbesitz und Ressourcenkontrolle beruhten. Diese Oberschichten verwendeten gezielt bestimmte Ressourcen... more
In Etrurien und in Mittelitalien etablierten sich im 7.-6. Jh. v. Chr. soziale Eliten, deren Wohlstand und Macht wohl vor allem auf Landbesitz und Ressourcenkontrolle beruhten. Diese Oberschichten verwendeten gezielt bestimmte Ressourcen und Mechanismen, um sich zu repräsentieren. Dazu zählen der Konsum ‚exotischer' Rohstoffe (z.B. Elfenbein, baltischer Bernstein, Straußeneier, Weihrauch oder Purpur), eine ‚orientalisierende' Bildsprache, etwa mit Greifen, Sphingen oder Mischwesen, die Errichtung von Monumentalbauten und großer Tumuli, sowie Formen des Geltungskonsums-etwa das Bankett, der Gabentausch und die Zirkulation von Prestigeobjekten. Die Repräsentationsstrategien etruskisch-italischer Elitenmitglieder führten zu einem spezifischen Habitus mit unterschiedlichen Zielen und Adressaten: auf lokaler und regionaler Ebene mit der Darstellung und Legitimation von Statusunterschieden sowie einer Abgrenzung gegenüber anderen gesellschaftlichen Gruppen; auf überregionaler Ebene mit der Teilhabe an einer eng vernetzten, transmediterranen Praxisgemeinschaft sozialer Eliten aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen. Eine solche Praxisgemeinschaft war charakterisiert durch identitätsstiftende Repräsentationsformen sowie durch ein hohes Maß an Kommunikation, Austausch und Personenmobilität. In diesem Beitrag werden die Konsum-und Repräsentationsformen etruskisch-italischer Eliten des 7.-6. Jhs. v. Chr. sowie ihre sozialen Kontexte-insbesondere Heiligtümer, Familiengräber und monumentale Hofgebäude-diskutiert und in die mediterranen Praxisgemeinschaften eingeordnet. Das Ziel ist die Rekonstruktion der internationalen Elitennetzwerke der archaischen Zeit und die Rolle etruskisch-italischer Akteure in ihnen.
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Darstellungen der Jenseitsreise oder sogar eine Divinisierung des Verstorbenen waren im archaischen Griechenland äußerst unüblich. In Etrurien finden sich dagegen vor allem in der Zeit von ca. 650–580 v. Chr. Motive, die in einer... more
Darstellungen der Jenseitsreise oder sogar eine Divinisierung des Verstorbenen waren im archaischen Griechenland äußerst unüblich. In Etrurien finden sich dagegen vor allem in der Zeit von ca. 650–580 v. Chr. Motive, die in einer kontextuellen und ikonologischen Analyse eine Deutung als Jenseitsreise des Verstorbenen zulassen. Andere Darstellungen und Grabkontexte aus der gleichen Phase zeugen von Kulthandlungen am Grab und könnten auf Divinisierungspraktiken von Mitgliedern südetruskischer Eliten deuten. In diesem Beitrag werden die Funktionen der Jenseitsreise und der Divinisierung als Mittel der Grenzüberschreitung im religiösen Feld sowie als Mechanismus sozialer Abgrenzung diskutiert.