Archeologists agree on the fact that the place
where
Etruscans can be found historically is
continuously
occupied by an archeological culture
that is traceable at least to - 1 700,
with no clear trace of outside
intrusion.
If Etruscans should ever be from somewhere
else,
they must have arrived very earlier.
I suppose most (pre)historians working on
Etruscans
are just fed up with crack-pot
theories.
And it is the reason why a majority of people just
think
Etruscans are autochotonous in Italia.
I don't see any place where Etruscans could come
from
in the "East".
This would imply Etruscan is clearly connected with
some other language
in the east : so which one ?
Arnaud
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:23
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>Can some one clarify to me the connection between Etruscan with the
>East in simple terms?
In simple terms, the answer is
no.
There are always theories, some odder than others, but no
consensus.
Peter