Alphabetic Sigla on Stone Beads from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22187290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Tuck (0000-0002-3758-392X, Amherst College), Rex Wallace (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Brad Lidge (Poggio Civitate Research Project , Boulder , CO , USA), Nora Donoghue (University of Tübingen) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 26-36 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-25 |
| 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-2025-0006 |
| OpenAlex | W4415656261 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
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 inscribed beads and their significance as regards literacy
Bead · Inscribed figure · Palaeography · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistics and language evolution · Phonetics and Phonology Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |