Etruscans Now
Cities and settlement
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Ulla Rajala - Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
A Faliscan landscape? Settlement patterns and land use in south-east Etruria.
My intention is to consider the uniqueness of the Faliscan area in the context of Tyrrhenian Italy and Etruria in particular. I am approaching the question from the view point of a Faliscan centre of Nepi on the boundary of highly dissected area, which is the Treia river system. The local settlement pattern is discussed in the light of recent field work in the Nepi area. The long-term change from the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age to the late Archaic period is discussed with an evaluation of the consequences these have for land use. The possibilities of indigenous development and outer innovation are discussed in connection with different stages of urbanisation.