Recent Research in the Etruscan Necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto at Tuscania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22187281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessandro Naso (0000-0003-3274-7291, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), Martina Zinni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etruscan and Italic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2566-9095 • E-ISSN: 2566-9109 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/etst-2025-0023 |
| OpenAlex | W7117988018 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The Sasso Pinzuto necropolis is one of the main Etruscan cemeteries of Tuscania, containing more than one hundred chamber tombs and was used mostly from the early seventh to the fifth century BCE. Like other cemeteries around Tuscania, it also yielded remains of terracotta decoration belonging to the roof of a building, dated to the early sixth century BCE. The terracotta decoration includes friezes showing banqueting people and other scenes closely connected to the Etruscan elites. At Sasso Pinzuto near the tumuli containing chamber tombs the foundation of an oikos has been recently identified: the terracotta decorations belonging to this building can shed new light on the oikoi in the necropoleis
Altar · Frieze · Mesoamerica · Terracotta · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |