R: [tied] Etruscans

From: Sciarretta Antonio
Message: 51145
Date: 2008-01-09

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: cybalist@yahoogroups.com per conto di fournet.arnaud
Inviato: mer 09/01/2008 11.19
A: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Oggetto: Re: [tied] Etruscans

>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 ?

NE Caucasian, for instance. See the posts from Ed Robertson on this list. In any case, Etruscan is clearly not connected with other languages in Italy.
Best regards
Antonio Sciarretta
http://xoomer.alice.it/asciatopo/etruria.html

>Arnaud


----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [SPAM][tied] Etruscans


>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