TRACCHI, Alvaro

TRACCHI, Alvaro: An amateur archaeologist of considerable significance in the immediate postwar period. He was from the Arno River area of northeast Etruria and undertook some of the earliest surveys of Etruscan and later settlement in the region, and, furthermore, published the archaeological evidence to a high standard.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

ARNO RIVER — The river which forms the northern boundary of Etruria and whose catchment contains a number of smaller Etruscan settlements such as Artimino, Fiesole, and Arezzo, as well as the port of Pisa at its delta. The Arno rises in the Apennines on… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Nancy Thomson de Grummond — is the M. Lynette Thompson Professor of Classics and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. She specializes in Etruscan, Hellenistic and Roman archaeology. She serves as the director of archaeological excavations at… … Wikipedia
CETAMURA DI CHIANTI — A strategic site in the Chianti region near Siena, at 695 meters above sea level, with some Archaic occupation but primarily occupied in the Hellenistic period. The main evidence for the Archaic period is one pit below a wooden building and… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias