Storiascopio · Era 4 of 12 · primary year 4
The Villanovan culture in Italy
about 900 BC · Villanova, near Bologna (Italy)
In short
The Villanovan culture is named after Villanova, a hamlet near Bologna where a large ancient cemetery was discovered in the mid-1800s. The Villanovans lived in villages of huts in Emilia, Tuscany, Lazio and Campania. They cremated their dead and placed the ashes in clay urns shaped like a double cone or a little hut. They worked iron and bronze, and from their villages the Etruscan cities later grew.
Why it matters They were the direct ancestors of the Etruscans, one of the most important peoples of ancient Italy.
Source: Treccani, entry “Villanoviana, cultura”
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about 2000 BCEvent 15 of 25about 500 BC
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