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<p>List of Illustrations viii</p> <p>List of Tables xv</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xvi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xx</p> <p>Map of Etruria xxi</p> <p>Introduction xxii<br /><i>Alexandra A. Carpino and Sinclair Bell</i></p> <p><b>Part I History 1</b></p> <p>1 Beginnings: Protovillanovan and Villanovan Etruria 3<br /><i>Simon Stoddart</i></p> <p>2 Materializing the Etruscans: The Expression and Negotiation of Identity during the Orientalizing, Archaic, and Classical Periods 15<br /><i>Skylar Neil</i></p> <p>3 The Romanization of Etruria 28<br /><i>Letizia Ceccarelli</i></p> <p><b>Part II Geography, Urbanization, and Space 41</b></p> <p>4 Etruscan Italy: Physical Geography and Environment 43<br /><i>Simon Stoddart</i></p> <p>5 City and Countryside 55<br /><i>Simon Stoddart</i></p> <p>6 The Etruscans and the Mediterranean 67<br /><i>Giovannangelo Camporeale</i></p> <p>7 Urbanization and Foundation Rites: The Material Culture of Rituals at the Heart and the Margins of Etruscan Early Cities 87<br /><i>Corinna Riva</i></p> <p>8 Poggio Civitate: Community Form in Inland Etruria 105<br /><i>Anthony S. Tuck</i></p> <p>9 Southern and Inner Etruria: Benchmark Sites and Current Excavations 117<br /><i>Claudio Bizzarri</i></p> <p>10 Etruscan Domestic Architecture, Hydraulic Engineering, and Water Management Technologies: Innovations and Legacy to Rome 129<br /><i>Claudio Bizzarri and David Soren</i></p> <p>11 Rock Tombs and the World of the Etruscan <i>Necropoleis</i>: Recent Discoveries, Research, and Interpretations 146<br /><i>Stephan Steingräber</i></p> <p>12 Communicating with Gods: Sacred Space in Etruria 162<br /><i>P. Gregory Warden</i></p> <p><b>Part III Evidence in Context 179</b></p> <p>13 Etruscan Skeletal Biology and Etruscan Origins 181<br /><i>Marshall J. Becker</i></p> <p>14 Language, Alphabet, and Linguistic Affiliation 203<br /><i>Rex E. Wallace</i></p> <p>15 Bucchero in Context 224<br /><i>Philip Perkins</i></p> <p>16 Etruscan Textiles in Context 237<br /><i>Margarita Gleba</i></p> <p>17 Etruscan Wall Painting: Insights, Innovations, and Legacy 247<br /><i>Lisa C. Pieraccini</i></p> <p>18 Votives in their Larger Religious Context 261<br /><i>Helen Nagy</i></p> <p>19 Etruscan Jewelry and Identity 275<br /><i>Alexis Q. Castor</i></p> <p><i>20 Luxuria prolapsa est</i>: Etruscan Wealth and Decadence 293<br /><i>Hilary Becker</i></p> <p>21 Tanaquil: The Conception and Construction of an Etruscan Matron 305<br /><i>Gretchen E. Meyers</i></p> <p>22 The <i>Obesus Etruscus</i>: Can the Trope be True? 321<br /><i>Jean MacIntosh Turfa</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Art, Society, and Culture 337</b></p> <p>23 The Etruscans, Greek Art, and the Near East 339<br /><i>Ann C. Gunter</i></p> <p>24 Etruscan Artists 353<br /><i>Jocelyn Penny Small</i></p> <p>25 Etruscan Bodies and Greek Ponderation: Anthropology and Artistic Form 368<br /><i>Francesco de Angelis</i></p> <p>26 Myth in Etruria 388<br /><i>Ingrid Krauskopf</i></p> <p>27 The “Taste” for Violence in Etruscan Art: Debunking the Myth 410<br /><i>Alexandra A. Carpino</i></p> <p><b>Part V The Etruscan Legacy and Contemporary Issues 431</b></p> <p>28 Annius of Viterbo and the Beginning of Etruscan Studies 433<br /><i>Ingrid D. Rowland</i></p> <p>29 Tyrrhenian Sirens: The Seductive Song of Etruscan Forgeries 446<br /><i>Richard Daniel De Puma</i></p> <p>30 Looting and the Antiquities Trade 458<br /><i>Gordon Lobay</i></p> <p><b>Part VI Appendix 475</b></p> <p>Appendix: Etruscan Art in North American Museums 477<br /><i>Richard Daniel De Puma</i></p> <p>Index 483</p>

<p><b>Sinclair Bell</b> is Associate Professor of Art History at Northern Illinois University. He is the co-editor of five other books, including <i>New Perspectives on Etruria and Early Rome</i> (2009 with H. Nagy), and is currently the reviews editor of <i>Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation</i>.<br /><br /><b>Alexandra A. Carpino</b> is Professor of Art History and Department Chair of Comparative Cultural Studies at Northern Arizona University. The author of <i>Discs of Splendor: The Relief Mirrors of the Etruscans </i>(2003) and several articles on Etruscan portraiture and mirror iconography, Dr. Carpino also served as editor-in-chief of <i>Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation</i> from 2012 to 2014.</p>

<p>Over the last decade, interest in Etruscan art and archaeology has been rapidly on the rise. Often dismissed as mysterious, eccentric, and culturally inferior to the Greeks and the Romans, the Etruscans were in fact a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE. This collection contributes to the revitalization of the field by demonstrating the Etruscans’ formative role in the development of western culture. With contributions from well-established and emerging scholars alike, <i>A Companion to the Etruscans</i> offers fresh perspectives on Etruscan art, society and culture grounded in the most up-to-date research and archaeological discoveries. In addition to coverage of traditional topics such as architecture, wall painting, ceramics, and sculpture, the Companion also focuses on issues and themes previously overlooked or insufficiently addressed in the existing scholarship, such as the <i>obesus etruscus</i>, the function and use of jewelry at different life stages, Greek and Roman <i>topoi</i> about the Etruscans, the Etruscans’ reception of ponderation, and more.<br /><br />Employing a range of new theoretical approaches to reassess longstanding misconceptions, <i>A Companion to the Etruscans</i> will be an essential text for anyone interested in better understanding the lasting legacy of this civilization.</p>

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