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Villanovan Culture
Around the 9th century BCE, the Villanovan culture, characterized by cremation urn burials, iron smelting, and village settlements, emerged in northe…
Timeline
- c. -900–-850Villanova · ItalySouth of the Po and into central Italy appeared settlements characterized by biconical pottery urn burials; inhabitants engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and early iron production, with social structures growing increasingly complex.
- c. -850–-750Central Italy · ItalyThe Villanovan culture expanded southward into Latium and Etruria; iron and bronze smelting techniques advanced, and grave goods reflected increasingly evident social stratification.
- c. -750–-700Tiber River valley · LatiumVillanovan populations in central Italy gradually differentiated into branches such as Etruscan city-state civilization and Latin tribes, laying the groundwork for the peninsula's configuration before the founding of Rome.
Sources
- Italy Before the Romans: The Iron Age, Orientalizing and Etruscan Periods — David Ridgway (1979)
- Ancient Italy: Regions without Boundaries — Guy Bradley et al. (2007)