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Venus of Savignano
Discovered 1923 Savignano (It. Prov. Emilia-Romagna) Upper Paleolithic Period (18000-10000 BP) Steatite female figurine Fertility figurine?
Rock Art (petroglyph): A warrior with sword and shield Val Camonica, Italy (Iron Age Period)
South Tyrol
North Italian province Iceman, tzi near Mt Fineilspitze
TZI
http://iceman.eurac.edu/
TZI: TATTOOS
TZI: TATTOOS
Cutting into the skin and rubbing in charcoal Early form of acupuncture to relieve arthritis?
TZI: CLOTHING
a cloak made of the hid of a goat a loincloth and leggings made from goatskin
TZI: CLOTHING
a bearskin cap with a leather chin strap Shoes consisted of
Internal grass netting to hold hay (insulation) in place outer part is made of deerskin
TZI: EQUIPMENT
First aid kit
birch polypore is known to have antibiotic
Injuries
Severe cuts on right hand (few days old) Arrow wound on back left shoulder (few hours old) Blow to the back of the head (few hours old) Cause of Death: internal bleeding
Economy:
Mixed-economy based on sedentary agriculture and animal husbandry seasonal transhumant pastoralism: stock-raising that entails seasonal movement of flocks between upland pastures (in the summer) and lowland pastures (in the autumn)
Origins:
Migrations of Indo-Europeans
Italian Ages
Early and Middle Bronze Age ---------2000-1300 BCE Late and Final Bronze Age --------------1300-900 BCE Early Iron Age -----------------------------900-700 BCE Orientalizing Period-----------------------700-580 BCE Archaic Period-----------------------------580-509 BCE Early Republic Period --------------------509-264 BCE Middle Republic --------------------------264-133 BCE Late Republic --------------------------------133-31 BCE Early Empire ----------------------------31 BCE- 138 CE Middle Empire --------------------------138 CE-235 CE Late Empire ---------------------------------235- 395 CE
Golasecca Culture
Named for the place, Golasecca, where the first finds of the culture was found in the 19th century Most important burials found in raised locations, surrounded by a circle of stones Traditional burial rite: cremation of the body and burial of the ashes in terracotta urns along with grave goods