Environmental approaches to Etruscan studies: re-visiting Negri 1927 almost one hundred years later
Chapter
Publication Date:
2025
Short description:
Environmental approaches to Etruscan studies: re-visiting Negri 1927 almost one hundred years later / Shriver-Rice, M., Stoddart, S., Mercuri, A.M., Florenzano, A., Trentacoste, A. - In: A New Etruscan Archaeology: Twenty-First Century Techniques and Methods / [a cura di] Forte, Maurizio. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025. - ISBN 9780197582022. - pp. 172-200 [10.1093/9780197582053.003.0010]
abstract:
This chapter presents the state of the art and future directions of the palynological investigations in the ancient Etruria. Pollen studies have revealed that environment and vegetation in the Etruscan period were quite different from those of the present day because of the richer flora and the scant presence of olive trees. In general, pollen
diagrams of the Etruscan period are characterized by anthropogenic pollen indicators
that demonstrate their skilled ability to manage their local landscapes. As already
inferred by Negri (1927), the wild status of wooded areas and open lands have been
heavily altered by people throughout millennia. In future research, it is important to
be careful with how pollen sampling is employed as it is crucial to the interpretation of reliable palaeoenvironmental reconstructions; one must remember that the set of microscopic evidence is quite complex and must be considered carefully in relation to the many variables of each environmental and cultural context.
diagrams of the Etruscan period are characterized by anthropogenic pollen indicators
that demonstrate their skilled ability to manage their local landscapes. As already
inferred by Negri (1927), the wild status of wooded areas and open lands have been
heavily altered by people throughout millennia. In future research, it is important to
be careful with how pollen sampling is employed as it is crucial to the interpretation of reliable palaeoenvironmental reconstructions; one must remember that the set of microscopic evidence is quite complex and must be considered carefully in relation to the many variables of each environmental and cultural context.
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Pollen, Botany, Landscape reconstruction, Ertruscan, multidisciplinary science
List of contributors:
Shriver-Rice, M.; Stoddart, S.; Mercuri, A. M.; Florenzano, A.; Trentacoste, A.
Book title:
A New Etruscan Archaeology: Twenty-First Century Techniques and Methods