Re: [tied] Re: Glen & Joseph's Tyrrhenian

Thank you, Glen and Joseph, for some interesting ideas on the Etruscans.
Joseph says:

>.., the Etruscans are
> connected to a western Anatolian district called Tyras. Records from
> the Egyptian 19th and 20th dynasties indicate there is a strong
> historical basis for this myth.

I'm not in touch with the latest scholarship on this point, but I thought
the Etruscans were already in Italy by the 15th and 16th dynasties (the
Hyksos Kings)?

Peter