Ethnicity and the Etruscans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23655784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N T De Grummond (0000-0002-4338-0192, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 405-422 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118834312.ch27 |
| OpenAlex | W1511533482 |
| ISBN | 9781118834312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The ethnicity of the Etruscans was debated already in antiquity, with two main theories about their identity–either that they were originally Lydians, who immigrated to Italy from Asia Minor (Herodotos), or that they were autochthonous in Italy (Dionysios of Halikarnassos). A third theory, that they came into Italy from the north, across the Alps, was added by modern scholars. Etruscan studies today identify the Etruscans on the basis of their culture as it formed in Italy, drawing on evidence from their unusual language and nomenclature, dress and appearance, and religion. DNA research has begun, and has the potential to add significantly to the ethnic definition of the Etruscans, but is still at a rudimentary stage.
Aesthetics · Art · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Identity (music) · Sociology · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Linguistic and Cultural Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |