Anthony Tuck
Biographic Data
| ID | 1705146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anthony Tuck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anthony |
| FAMILY NAME | Tuck |
| SIGNATURE | TUCK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3758-392X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The 2025 excavation season focused on previously explored areas to understand aspects of the Intermediate and Final phases of the settlement better. Exploration immediately north of the Intermediate Phase’s industrial center yielded considerable evidence of various forms of production while also revealing details concerning this area’s original, seventh-century BCE topography. Excavation on the eastern edge of the Piano del Tesoro plateau clarifi…
The Sacred and the Mundane
The most recent studies of Etruscan dice have focused on those recovered from Etruscan settlements of Tarquinia, Volsinii (Orvieto), and Clusium. The studies of these dice make special note of the fact that the corpus of dice under consideration was recovered from funerary contexts. Information regarding each of the dice includes the material (ivory and bone) out of which they were carved, the forms and common configurations of the numerical sign…
Totems of Power
In 1971, a large bronze cauldron was recovered from the floor of Poggio Civitate’s Intermediate Phase elite residence. The cauldron was not restored until 2010 and during the process of its cleaning, an iron adze was recovered from within the vessel. Excavation records demonstrate that immediately surrounding the vessel were high concentrations of luxurious banqueting wares, finely carved bone, antler and ivory objects, and fragments of large cer…
Alphabetic Sigla on Stone Beads from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Two stone beads carved in the form of spindle whorls were recovered from the site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo). The beads are particularly noteworthy because they were incised with alphabetic sigla or, in the case of stone bead (PC 19870049), possibly a sequence of syllables with Consonant-Vowel structure. We examine the findspots of the beads and discuss the paleography of the letterforms. We conclude by considering the possible functions of the i…
Numeri-form Sigla at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Symbols incised and drawn on artifacts recovered from Poggio Civitate (Murlo) have intrigued scholars since the earliest days of its excavation. Dozens of different types of symbols, some alphabetic and others non-alphabetic, were placed on roofing tiles, ceramics, and in rare cases, weaving implements. A subset of these symbols, all incised on locally produced ceramic objects, resembles the forms of numerals found on Etruscan inscriptions and so…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Excavation during the 2024 season revealed new evidence related to industrial activities at Poggio Civitate as well as traces of habitation and related activities located to the east of Piano del Tesoro
The Lure of the East
As identity within proto-urban communities became increasingly tied to family lineage in the Bronze Age, members of the elite on the Italian peninsula had emphasized the importance of procreation as the mechanism by which political identity was passed on. Beginning in the late eighth century BCE, Etruscan aristocrats had established contacts with merchants who brought certain types of luxury goods from the eastern Mediterranean, and these items b…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Excavation during the 2023 field season at Poggio Civitate focused on areas immediately west of Piano del Tesoro and further refined our understanding of the form and development of the building known as Early Phase Orientalizing Complex Building 4 (abbreviated EPOC4). In addition, excavation re-examined the western area of Orientalizing Complex Building 2/Workshop (abbreviated OC2/Workshop) as well as areas immediately north of OC2/Workshop
An Ivory Writing Tablet from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Four non-joining fragments of an ivory object were recovered in the vicinity of Poggio Civitate’s OC2/Workshop, an industrial structure associated with the community’s intermediate phase of development (c. 650–600 BCE). The ivory fragments preserve elements of a similar decorative design—an incised guilloche pattern—indicating that they were constituents of the same object. One fragment (PC20080011) preserves a corner of the object. Inside the de…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Where the Wild Things Are
An integrated study of the zooarchaeological, iconographic, and artefactual data from the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Italy), inhabited from the eighth to the sixth century bc , reveals intra-site differences in the distribution and disposal of animal body parts and species represented, including wild animals. Smaller mammals and birds that would be trapped are encountered more frequently in the site's workshop area and larger prey (…
Wells of Wonder
The evolution and political use of élite domestic architecture at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The hill of Poggio Civitate is located immediately adjacent to the small mediaeval town of Murlo, c. 25 km south of Siena (fig. 1). Situated at the juncture of Tuscany's mineralrich Colline metallifere and the agricultural abundance of the Crete senese , Poggio Civitate's inhabitants drew upon the area's vast resources to emerge as a regional center of power in the 8th through 6th c. B.C. Excavation in 2015 at the Etruscan site revealed a previou…
The Chronological Implications of ReliefWare Bucchero at Poggio Civitate
Singing the Rug
The prehistoric development of weaving ranks among humanity's greatest technological accomplishments. The subsequent production of elaborately patterned textiles, as opposed to nonpatterned forms of woven cloth, requires a great degree of technical expertise and is highly labor intensive. Fabrication processes implicit in a complex woven pattern requires the commitment to memory of a substantial amount of numerical and color-related information. …
War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages
Introduction Anthony Goodman, University of Edinburgh 2. The Otterburn War: From the Scottish Point of View, Alexander Grant, University of Lancaster 3. The Battle of Otterburn: When and Where Was It Fought? Colin Tyson, formerly of University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 4. The Ballad and the Source: Some Literary Reflections on the 'Battle of Otterburn', James Reed, formerly of Bingley College of Education 5. The Church of Durham and the Scottish Bor…
Orientalizing Period Wing-Handle Cups from Poggio Civitate
Article Orientalizing Period Wing-Handle Cups from Poggio Civitate: Ceramic Traditions and Regional Productions in Inland Etruria was published on June 1, 1999 in the journal Etruscan and Italic Studies (volume 6, issue 1)
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIX, Issue 432, June 1994, Pages 701-b–702, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIX.432.701-b Published: 01 June 1994
The Etruscan Seated Banquet
The banquet was one of the most popular and consistent funerary motifs in ancient Etruria. The earliest banquet scenes depict people sitting, whereas later representations show banqueters reclining on couches. By examining these primordial seated banquet scenes, we see the representation of an already cogent iconography. The deceased is either depicted at a meal or ancestor figures are shown welcoming the newly deceased to the banquet. The charac…
Shorter Notices
Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue 426, January 1993, Pages 179–180, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.426.179 Published: 01 January 1993
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue 423, April 1992, Pages 447–448, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.423.447 Published: 01 April 1992
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXVII, October 1990, Pages 1011–1012, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXVII.1011 Published: 01 October 1990
Lords and Men in Medieval Scotland
Over the past 20 years, a group of scholars, some established, some young, have embarked upon a fundamental reinterpretation of the history of medieval Scotland. The Conference of Scottish Medievalists, meeting annually, has acted as something of a co-ordinating body for these scholars, and a number ofsmaller, informal groups ofscholars interested in particular themes has come into existence. The collection of essays edited by Dr. Stringer traces…
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Lancaster Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCII, Issue CCCLXIII, April 1977, Pages 417-a–417, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCII.CCCLXIII.417-a Published: 01 April 1977
Singing the Rug
The prehistoric development of weaving ranks among humanity's greatest technological accomplishments. The subsequent production of elaborately patterned textiles, as opposed to nonpatterned forms of woven cloth, requires a great degree of technical expertise and is highly labor intensive. Fabrication processes implicit in a complex woven pattern requires the commitment to memory of a substantial amount of numerical and color-related information. …
The Etruscan Seated Banquet
The banquet was one of the most popular and consistent funerary motifs in ancient Etruria. The earliest banquet scenes depict people sitting, whereas later representations show banqueters reclining on couches. By examining these primordial seated banquet scenes, we see the representation of an already cogent iconography. The deceased is either depicted at a meal or ancestor figures are shown welcoming the newly deceased to the banquet. The charac…
Wells of Wonder
The evolution and political use of élite domestic architecture at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The hill of Poggio Civitate is located immediately adjacent to the small mediaeval town of Murlo, c. 25 km south of Siena (fig. 1). Situated at the juncture of Tuscany's mineralrich Colline metallifere and the agricultural abundance of the Crete senese , Poggio Civitate's inhabitants drew upon the area's vast resources to emerge as a regional center of power in the 8th through 6th c. B.C. Excavation in 2015 at the Etruscan site revealed a previou…
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Lancaster Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCII, Issue CCCLXIII, April 1977, Pages 417-a–417, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCII.CCCLXIII.417-a Published: 01 April 1977
Lords and Men in Medieval Scotland
Over the past 20 years, a group of scholars, some established, some young, have embarked upon a fundamental reinterpretation of the history of medieval Scotland. The Conference of Scottish Medievalists, meeting annually, has acted as something of a co-ordinating body for these scholars, and a number ofsmaller, informal groups ofscholars interested in particular themes has come into existence. The collection of essays edited by Dr. Stringer traces…
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXVII, October 1990, Pages 1011–1012, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXVII.1011 Published: 01 October 1990
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue 423, April 1992, Pages 447–448, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.423.447 Published: 01 April 1992
Shorter Notices
Shorter Notices Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue 426, January 1993, Pages 179–180, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.426.179 Published: 01 January 1993
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access ANTHONY TUCK ANTHONY TUCK University of Bristol Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIX, Issue 432, June 1994, Pages 701-b–702, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIX.432.701-b Published: 01 June 1994
The Etruscan Seated Banquet
The banquet was one of the most popular and consistent funerary motifs in ancient Etruria. The earliest banquet scenes depict people sitting, whereas later representations show banqueters reclining on couches. By examining these primordial seated banquet scenes, we see the representation of an already cogent iconography. The deceased is either depicted at a meal or ancestor figures are shown welcoming the newly deceased to the banquet. The charac…
Orientalizing Period Wing-Handle Cups from Poggio Civitate
Article Orientalizing Period Wing-Handle Cups from Poggio Civitate: Ceramic Traditions and Regional Productions in Inland Etruria was published on June 1, 1999 in the journal Etruscan and Italic Studies (volume 6, issue 1)
War and Border Societies in the Middle Ages
Introduction Anthony Goodman, University of Edinburgh 2. The Otterburn War: From the Scottish Point of View, Alexander Grant, University of Lancaster 3. The Battle of Otterburn: When and Where Was It Fought? Colin Tyson, formerly of University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 4. The Ballad and the Source: Some Literary Reflections on the 'Battle of Otterburn', James Reed, formerly of Bingley College of Education 5. The Church of Durham and the Scottish Bor…
Singing the Rug
The prehistoric development of weaving ranks among humanity's greatest technological accomplishments. The subsequent production of elaborately patterned textiles, as opposed to nonpatterned forms of woven cloth, requires a great degree of technical expertise and is highly labor intensive. Fabrication processes implicit in a complex woven pattern requires the commitment to memory of a substantial amount of numerical and color-related information. …
The Chronological Implications of ReliefWare Bucchero at Poggio Civitate
The evolution and political use of élite domestic architecture at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The hill of Poggio Civitate is located immediately adjacent to the small mediaeval town of Murlo, c. 25 km south of Siena (fig. 1). Situated at the juncture of Tuscany's mineralrich Colline metallifere and the agricultural abundance of the Crete senese , Poggio Civitate's inhabitants drew upon the area's vast resources to emerge as a regional center of power in the 8th through 6th c. B.C. Excavation in 2015 at the Etruscan site revealed a previou…
Wells of Wonder
Where the Wild Things Are
An integrated study of the zooarchaeological, iconographic, and artefactual data from the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Italy), inhabited from the eighth to the sixth century bc , reveals intra-site differences in the distribution and disposal of animal body parts and species represented, including wild animals. Smaller mammals and birds that would be trapped are encountered more frequently in the site's workshop area and larger prey (…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The Lure of the East
As identity within proto-urban communities became increasingly tied to family lineage in the Bronze Age, members of the elite on the Italian peninsula had emphasized the importance of procreation as the mechanism by which political identity was passed on. Beginning in the late eighth century BCE, Etruscan aristocrats had established contacts with merchants who brought certain types of luxury goods from the eastern Mediterranean, and these items b…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Excavation during the 2023 field season at Poggio Civitate focused on areas immediately west of Piano del Tesoro and further refined our understanding of the form and development of the building known as Early Phase Orientalizing Complex Building 4 (abbreviated EPOC4). In addition, excavation re-examined the western area of Orientalizing Complex Building 2/Workshop (abbreviated OC2/Workshop) as well as areas immediately north of OC2/Workshop
An Ivory Writing Tablet from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Four non-joining fragments of an ivory object were recovered in the vicinity of Poggio Civitate’s OC2/Workshop, an industrial structure associated with the community’s intermediate phase of development (c. 650–600 BCE). The ivory fragments preserve elements of a similar decorative design—an incised guilloche pattern—indicating that they were constituents of the same object. One fragment (PC20080011) preserves a corner of the object. Inside the de…
Alphabetic Sigla on Stone Beads from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Two stone beads carved in the form of spindle whorls were recovered from the site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo). The beads are particularly noteworthy because they were incised with alphabetic sigla or, in the case of stone bead (PC 19870049), possibly a sequence of syllables with Consonant-Vowel structure. We examine the findspots of the beads and discuss the paleography of the letterforms. We conclude by considering the possible functions of the i…
Numeri-form Sigla at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Symbols incised and drawn on artifacts recovered from Poggio Civitate (Murlo) have intrigued scholars since the earliest days of its excavation. Dozens of different types of symbols, some alphabetic and others non-alphabetic, were placed on roofing tiles, ceramics, and in rare cases, weaving implements. A subset of these symbols, all incised on locally produced ceramic objects, resembles the forms of numerals found on Etruscan inscriptions and so…
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Excavation during the 2024 season revealed new evidence related to industrial activities at Poggio Civitate as well as traces of habitation and related activities located to the east of Piano del Tesoro
Excavations at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
The 2025 excavation season focused on previously explored areas to understand aspects of the Intermediate and Final phases of the settlement better. Exploration immediately north of the Intermediate Phase’s industrial center yielded considerable evidence of various forms of production while also revealing details concerning this area’s original, seventh-century BCE topography. Excavation on the eastern edge of the Piano del Tesoro plateau clarifi…
The Sacred and the Mundane
The most recent studies of Etruscan dice have focused on those recovered from Etruscan settlements of Tarquinia, Volsinii (Orvieto), and Clusium. The studies of these dice make special note of the fact that the corpus of dice under consideration was recovered from funerary contexts. Information regarding each of the dice includes the material (ivory and bone) out of which they were carved, the forms and common configurations of the numerical sign…
Totems of Power
In 1971, a large bronze cauldron was recovered from the floor of Poggio Civitate’s Intermediate Phase elite residence. The cauldron was not restored until 2010 and during the process of its cleaning, an iron adze was recovered from within the vessel. Excavation records demonstrate that immediately surrounding the vessel were high concentrations of luxurious banqueting wares, finely carved bone, antler and ivory objects, and fragments of large cer…
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