B??nz? ??ti??cts ???m t?? ??st ??t?n ??v? ??tistic ?n? c?lt???l si?ni?ic?nc?. T??? c?n incl??? st?t??s, sc?l?t???s, t??ls, ?n? ?t??? ??j?cts t??t w??? ?s?? ??? ??t? ???ctic?l ?n? ??tistic ?????s?s. An?l?zin? t??s? ??ti??cts c?n ????? ? ?lim?s? int? t?? ??st??tics ?n? ??tistic t???iti?ns ?? ?nci?nt It?l?.
Un???st?n?in? t?? ?ist??ic?l c?nt?xt ?? t?? ?isc?v??? is c??ci?l. A?c????l??ists will inv?sti??t? t?? sit?, its s?????n?in?s, ?n? ?n? ?ss?ci?t?? ???t???s ?? st??ct???s t? ??t??min? w??n ?n? w?? t??s? ???nz?s w??? ????sit?? ?? ???i??.
T?? ??tistic st?l? ?? t?? ???nz?s c?n ???vi?? cl??s ????t t?? c?lt??? ?? civiliz?ti?n t??t ?????c?? t??m. A?tists ??t?n inc??????t? ?istinctiv? ?l?m?nts ?n? m?ti?s t??t ??? c????ct??istic ?? t??i? tim? ?n? ?l?c?.
T?? l?v?l ?? c???tsm?ns?i? ?vi??nt in t?? ???nz?s c?n ??v??l insi??ts int? t?? t?c?n?l??ic?l skills ?? t?? ?nci?nt ??tis?ns. T?is incl???s c?stin? t?c?ni???s, t??lm?kin?, ?n? m?t?lw??kin? c????iliti?s.
S?m? ???nz? ??ti??cts m?? ??v? ??? s??ci?ic ??ncti?ns, s?c? ?s ??li?i??s ?? c???m?ni?l ?s?, w?il? ?t???s m?? ??v? ???n ?v?????? it?ms. An?l?zin? t??i? ???m ?n? c?nt?xt c?n ??l? ??t??min? t??i? int?n??? ?s?.
An “?xc??ti?n?l” t??v? ?? ???nz? st?t??s ???s??v?? ??? t???s?n?s ?? ????s ?? m?? ?n? ??ilin? w?t?? ??s ???n ?isc?v???? in ? n?tw??k ?? ??t?s ??ilt ?? t?? Et??sc?ns in T?sc?n?.
T?? 24 ???tl? s??m????? st?t??s, w?ic? ??t? ??ck 2,300 ????s ?n? ??v? ???n ??il?? ?s t?? m?st si?ni?ic?nt ?in? ?? t??i? kin? in 50 ????s, incl??? ? sl???in? ?????? l?in? n?xt t? H???i?, t?? ?????ss ?? ???lt?, wit? ? sn?k? w?????? ????n? ??? ??m.
A?c????l??ists c?m? ?c??ss t?? st?t??s ???in? ?xc?v?ti?ns ?t t?? ?nci?nt s?? in S?n C?sci?n? ??i B??ni, n??? Si?n?. T?? m????n-??? s??, w?ic? c?nt?ins 42 ??t s??in?s, is cl?s? t? t?? ?nci?nt sit? ?n? is ?n? ?? It?l?’s m?st ????l?? s?? ??stin?ti?ns.
Cl?s? t? t?? ?????? (?n ???l?sc?nt m?l?, t??ic?ll? 17-18 ????s ?l?) ?n? H???i? w?s ? st?t?? ?? A??ll? ?n? ? ??st ?? ?t???s ?????s?ntin? m?t??ns, c?il???n ?n? ?m?????s.
B?li?v?? t? ??v? ???n ??ilt ?? t?? Et??sc?ns in t?? t?i?? c?nt??? BC, t?? ??t?s, w?ic? incl??? ???nt?ins ?n? ?lt??s, w??? m??? m??? ???l?nt ???in? t?? R?m?n ???i??, wit? ?m?????s incl??in? A???st?s ??????ntin? t?? s??in?s ??? t??i? ???lt? ?n? t???????tic ??n??its.
Al?n?si?? t?? 24 ???nz? st?t??s, ?iv? ?? w?ic? ??? ?lm?st ? m?t?? t?ll, ??c????l??ists ???n? t???s?n?s ?? c?ins ?s w?ll ?s Et??sc?n ?n? L?tin insc?i?ti?ns. Visit??s ??? s?i? t? ??v? t???wn c?ins int? t?? ??t?s ?s ? ??st??? ??? ???? l?ck ??? t??i? ???lt?.
M?ssim? Os?nn?, t?? ?i??ct?? ??n???l ?? m?s??ms ?t t?? It?li?n c?lt??? minist??, s?i? t?? ??lics w??? t?? m?st si?ni?ic?nt ?isc?v??? ?? t??i? kin? sinc? tw? ??ll-siz? G???k ???nz?s ?? n?k?? ??????? w???i??s w??? ???n? ??? t?? C?l???i?n c??st n??? Ri?c? in 1972. “It is c??t?inl? ?n? ?? t?? m?st si?ni?ic?nt ?isc?v??i?s ?? ???nz?s in t?? ?ist??? ?? t?? ?nci?nt M??it????n??n,” Os?nn? t?l? t?? It?li?n n?ws ???nc? Ans?.
T?? ?xc?v?ti?n ???j?ct ?t S?n C?sci?n? ??i B??ni ??s ???n l?? ?? t?? ??c????l??ist J?c??? T???lli sinc? 2019. In A???st, s?v???l ??t???cts, incl??in? ???tilit? st?t??s t??t w??? t?????t t? ??v? ???n ?s?? ?s ???ic?ti?ns t? t?? ???s, w??? ???n? ?t t?? sit?. T???lli, ? ?????ss?? ?t t?? Univ??sit? ??? F???i?n??s ?? Si?n?, ??sc?i??? t?? l?t?st ?isc?v??? ?s “??s?l?t?l? ?ni???”.
T?? Et??sc?n civilis?ti?n t??iv?? in It?l?, m?stl? in t?? c?nt??l ???i?ns ?? T?sc?n? ?n? Um??i?, ??? 500 ????s ?????? t?? ???iv?l ?? t?? R?m?n R????lic. T?? Et??sc?ns ??? ? st??n? in?l??nc? ?n R?m?n c?lt???l ?n? ??tistic t???iti?ns.
Initi?l ?n?l?sis ?? t?? 24 st?t??s, ??li?v?? t? ??v? ???n m??? ?? l?c?l c???tsm?n ??tw??n t?? s?c?n? ?n? ?i?st c?nt??i?s BC, ?s w?ll ?s c??ntl?ss v?tiv? ?????in?s ?isc?v???? ?t t?? sit?, in?ic?t?s t??t t?? ??lics ??????s ??i?in?ll? ??l?n??? t? ?lit? Et??sc?n ?n? R?m?n ??mili?s, l?n??wn??s, l?c?l l???s ?n? R?m?n ?m?????s.
T???lli t?l? Ans? t??t t?? ??t s??in?s, ?ic? in min???ls incl??in? c?lci?m ?n? m??n?si?m, ??m?in?? ?ctiv? ?ntil t?? ?i?t? c?nt???, ?????? ??in? cl?s?? ??wn, ??t n?t ??st?????, ???in? C??isti?n tim?s. T?? ???ls w??? s??l?? wit? ???v? st?n? ?ill??s w?il? t?? ?ivin? st?t??s w??? l??t in t?? s?c??? w?t??.
T?? t???s??? t??v? w?s ???n? ??t?? ??c????l??ists ??m?v?? t?? c?v??in?. “It is t?? ????t?st st??? ?? st?t??s ???m ?nci?nt It?l? ?n? is t?? ?nl? ?n? w??s? c?nt?xt w? c?n w??ll? ??c?nst??ct,” s?i? T???lli.
T?? ??c?ntl? ????int?? It?li?n c?lt??? minist??, G?nn??? S?n?i?li?n?, s?i? t?? “?xc??ti?n?l ?isc?v???” c?n?i?ms ?nc? ???in t??t “It?l? is ? c??nt?? ??ll ?? ???? ?n? ?ni??? t???s???s”.
T?? ??lics ?????s?nt ?n im???t?nt t?st?m?nt t? t?? t??nsiti?n ??tw??n t?? Et??sc?n ?n? R?m?n ???i??s, wit? t?? ??t?s ??in? c?nsi????? ? ??v?n ?? ???c?.
“Ev?n in ?ist??ic?l ???c?s in w?ic? t?? m?st ?w??l c?n?licts w??? ???in? ??tsi??, insi?? t??s? ???ls ?n? ?n t??s? ?lt??s t?? tw? w??l?s, t?? Et??sc?n ?n? R?m?n ?n?s, ?????? t? ??v? c??xist?? wit???t ????l?ms,” s?i? T???lli.
Exc?v?ti?ns ?t t?? sit? will ??s?m? n?xt s??in?, w?il? t?? wint?? ???i?? will ?? ?s?? t? ??st??? ?n? c?n??ct ???t??? st??i?s ?n t?? ??lics.
T?? ??t???cts will ?? ???s?? in ? 16t?-c?nt??? ??il?in? ??c?ntl? ?????t ?? t?? c?lt??? minist?? in t?? t?wn ?? S?n C?sci?n?. T?? sit? ?? t?? ?nci?nt ??t?s will ?ls? ?? ??v?l???? int? ?n ??c????l??ic?l ???k.
“All ?? t?is will ?? ?n??nc?? ?n? ???m?nis??, ?n? c??l? ?????s?nt ? ???t??? ?????t?nit? ??? t?? s?i?it??l ???wt? ?? ??? c?lt???, ?n? ?ls? ?? t?? c?lt???l in??st?? ?? ??? c??nt??,” s?i? S?n?i?li?n?.