CLAB06H3 Lecture 2: CLAB06 Lecture 2 Notes.pdf
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Primary sources for this era were mostly archaeological (few were written, none before 7th cent. 3 best known regions were etruria (), latium (location of rome) & campania () --> all 3 are located on the western coast of italy. 4 main peoples of italy were the latins (from 1000), etruscans (900-720), phoenicians (800) & greeks () *thus italy was inhabited by various groups and was evidently multicultural. Related language and cultural materials, had some social orders (graves arranged by rite, age & gender) 1000 bce, they"re from etruria, southern apennines & campania settled along the plateaux and had larger settlements in comparison to the latins. They had mysterious origins (3 key etruscan sites = ) They had strong expertise in hydraulics/irrigation, mining, town planning & writing = urban civilization. *pyrgi tablets (late 6th c. bce) metal artifact that represented the etruscan writing.
