Etruscology

A.Y. 2023/2024
9
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
L-ANT/06
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to train students in the field of archaeological and epigraphic analysis and of research into specific Etruscan cultural identity traits, by means of assessing the repetition of phenomena in the material data. This skill is strengthened in order to critically approach current theses regarding the multifaceted aspects of the Etruscan civilisation, with particular attention to exchanges, acquisitions, uses, and cultural elaborations in the dynamics in progress with other cultural entities of the Ancient World.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: students acquire knowledge of the different lines of research concerning the Etruscan civilisation, articulated in the different aspects of their culture and society.
Skills: through course attendance and study of the educational material provided, students are made capable of exploring the relationship between analysis of epigraphic, archaeological, and contextual data (objects and monuments), in order to assess their specific role as indicators of actions and behaviours. Students acquire the skill to work independently on the research lines approached during each learning unit.
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course is structured in three parts focused on knowledge in the field of Etruscan religion and practical aspects of field research. The anchor of the course is recent research on the multifaceted aspects of the formation of the Etruscan identity.
The course is grounded in basic knowledge of the Etruscan civilisation acquired during the three-year course and in projects generated from the findings of research carried out in the ancient city of Tarquinia, where the excavation of the University of Milan takes place. Archaeological and epigraphic evidence is the starting point for investigating dynamic interactions with nature and landscape, which are at the root of cultural and religious aspects of the Etruscan civilisation.
Part A (20 hours and 3 CFU): Etruscan religion in literary, archaeological and archaeoastronomical sources.
Part B (20 hrs. and 3 CFU): The formation of Tarquinia as a great Etruscan metropolis and site of the birth of religion. The city, the walls, the settlement and sacred areas, the territory, the necropolis, and the painted tombs.
Part C (20 hours and 3 CFU): Heracles, the only "Greek" deity on the Liver of Piacenza, between oral tradition, writing, iconography, and archaeology.
Participation in the excavation by the University of Milan in Tarquinia is considered an additional teaching activity: http://www.etruscologia.unimi.it/index.php/didattica/82-didattica/112-scavo-informazioni
Prerequisites for admission
The course is structured on the basic knowledge of the Etruscan civilization acquired during the three-year course. Master's degree students who have not taken the Etruscology course during the three-year period are invited to take that program and complete it with in-depth studies to be agreed with the teacher.
Teaching methods
The teaching methods are focused on the lectures of the course, which are the essential reference point. Teaching is based on the use of case studies that are open to discussion. The aim of this type of teaching material is to encourage the acquisition of content and favour skills in independent work and in-depth study that will be verified during the exam. Participation in the excavation by the University of Milan in Tarquinia is a precious integration of the course.
Teaching Resources
As specified in the description of learning levels and skills provided by the course, each part of it is divided into topics presented in lectures specific to them. Each topic will be listed on the ARIEL website of the course and reference texts will be available on the website. Provisional reference texts are listed below:

M. Pallottino, Etruscologia, Milano 1997 (o altre ristampe), pp. 263-296.
M. Cristofani (a cura di), Etruschi: una nuova immagine, Firenze 2000, pp. 13-32.
M. Torelli - A. M. Moretti Sgubini (a cura di), Etruschi le antiche metropoli del Lazio, Verona 2008, pp. 46-51, 70-7, 104-109.
M. Marzullo, Tarquinia. L'abitato e le sue mura: indagini di topografia storica, Tarchna suppl. 8, Milano, Ledizioni, 2018, pp. 81-93.

Non-attending students are expected to agree on an exam program with the teacher.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination is based on an interview on the program topics. It aims at ascertaining the knowledge of the fundamental elements discussed in the parts of the course described below. Non -attending students take a detailed exam program planned in advance with the teacher. International or Erasmus students and students with disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) should contact the teacher in advance.
Unita' didattica A
L-ANT/06 - ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIC ANTIQUITIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Bagnasco Giovanna
Unita' didattica B
L-ANT/06 - ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIC ANTIQUITIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Marzullo Matilde
Unita' didattica C
L-ANT/06 - ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIC ANTIQUITIES - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Bagnasco Giovanna