Etruscans

Lucy Shipley is the author of Experiencing Etruscan Pots: Ceramics, Bodies and Images in Etruria (2015). She lives in Devon, UK.

• ChronologyPrologue1 Why do the Etruscans Matter?2 Where Is Home?3 Ostrich Eggs And Oriental Dreams4 Pots And Prejudice5 Super Rich, Invisible Poor6 To Be A Woman7 Safe As Houses8 Sex, Lies And Etruscans9 Wrapped Up Writings10 Listening To Livers11 Facing OblivionReferencesFurther ReadingAcknowledgementsPhoto AcknowledgementsIndex

"This is a splendid little book, which brings the Etruscans up to date and does much to strip away the mystery that surrounds this lost civilization." - Current World Archaeology"[The Etruscans] accomplishes its mission with aplomb . . . if there is one book among the recent spate of works on the Etruscans that is likely to win over the popular imagination – one as alive to their distinct character and accomplishments as their lost legacy and muddled afterlives – Lucy Shipley’s book is surely it. For The Etruscans demonstrates that new facts can be more interesting than old fiction." - The Classical Journal"Shipley's book is as engaging as her subject. Her work leaves us eager to discover more about this fascinating group of people." - Minerva"Shipley's concise and elegant prose serves as an ideal complement to her fascinating subject. The people of this remarkable and enigmatic culture come alive in a brilliant treatment appropriate for any audience." - Anthony Tuck, Director, Poggio Civitate Excavations, and Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst