Great news for Etruscan scholars. I could relate to the point that most of the examples of Etruscan writing they have is from graves or tombs. I worked at the Brooklyn Museum in the 80s and was fascinated, as were most, by Egyptian Heiroglyphics. One of the curators of that department told me that a lot of them were about etiquette, very mundane and boring in subject matter. So I am sure that Etruscan scholars are chomping at the bit to get to this snippet.
From a linguistic point, like Basque, Etruscan seems to have been isolated from the languages spoken around them. The thought is perhaps they were neolithic natives to the area.
I studied the Celts back in the 80s, and Celt really refers to a common culture of shared art, social norms, beliefs and less about race or genetic group. Etruscan as a language was truly different than Celtic and other surrounding language groups. There were so many different bands of Celts in a set time period from Turkey to the UK and Ireland. Comparatively, their women also fought with the men. Celtic Queen Boudicea is a Celt from the British Isles that fought the Romans in 60-65 AD. Celtic women did have positions of status as evidenced by objects found in their tombs.
I can't wait to hear about what the snippet is. I am hoping by longshot it is something more than an honorific, or at least names a God or other figure.
BTW, I didn't downvote you, but yes, not a big group at all.
However, you'd be surprised how discoveries sometimes transcend and are bigger than their first impression. It may have a lead to another site, or cultural connection, or linguistic connection, and in a series of unfolding conclusions bring more to the table than imagined.
Then again, it can be another, "You should pass the food to your left at a table"; Such are the ups-and-downs of archaeology!
IIRC a better understanding of Etruscan civilisation would be of major significance to our understanding of the history of ancient Rome, a subject which still seems to have a pretty wide following.
From a linguistic point, like Basque, Etruscan seems to have been isolated from the languages spoken around them. The thought is perhaps they were neolithic natives to the area.
I studied the Celts back in the 80s, and Celt really refers to a common culture of shared art, social norms, beliefs and less about race or genetic group. Etruscan as a language was truly different than Celtic and other surrounding language groups. There were so many different bands of Celts in a set time period from Turkey to the UK and Ireland. Comparatively, their women also fought with the men. Celtic Queen Boudicea is a Celt from the British Isles that fought the Romans in 60-65 AD. Celtic women did have positions of status as evidenced by objects found in their tombs.
I can't wait to hear about what the snippet is. I am hoping by longshot it is something more than an honorific, or at least names a God or other figure.