Angela
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Since we've been discussing Etruscan culture from an "origins" stand point, I thought I would start a thread on their culture, which is to me far more interesting.
I'll start with this very recent history channel documentary which develops from a discovery of the wreckage of an Etruscan trading ship. The cargo was three tons of amphora containing wine. The first twelve minutes are about the underwater salvage. After that, in addition to a discussion of the ship and amphora it delves a bit into Etruscan culture as a whole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-BOK8bOSo
It coincidentally supports a statement I found in " The Etruscan World" to the effect that:
" The incentive for trade in the Bronze Age had been copper, but most evidently in the Iron Age trade was driven not so much by metal, but by wine."
Ed. RHAS might be particularly interested in it.
I'll start with this very recent history channel documentary which develops from a discovery of the wreckage of an Etruscan trading ship. The cargo was three tons of amphora containing wine. The first twelve minutes are about the underwater salvage. After that, in addition to a discussion of the ship and amphora it delves a bit into Etruscan culture as a whole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-BOK8bOSo
It coincidentally supports a statement I found in " The Etruscan World" to the effect that:
" The incentive for trade in the Bronze Age had been copper, but most evidently in the Iron Age trade was driven not so much by metal, but by wine."
Ed. RHAS might be particularly interested in it.