ANTH 334 - Etruscan Archaeology: Italy before the Romans

Fall (3) Staff (College 200, ALV, CSI)

This course examines the evidence for the peoples of pre-Roman and early Roman Italy (900-100 BCE). The course provides a survey of Etruscan material culture, including architectural remains from sanctuary, funerary, and domestic contexts, and treats the artistic media of sculpture, painting, ceramics and metalwork. Topics include: Etruscan language, funerary customs, warfare, religious and votive practices, trade and contact within the Mediterranean, and the role of women and the lower classes. (This course is anchored in the ALV and CSI domains.) (Cross-listed with CLCV 349.)