During the experiment of an innovative museum itinerary, based on computer and technological resources and in line with the development of communication and something able to receive continuous updates and improvements, the choice was made to work on the theme of Etruscan writing. The introduction of writing in Italy and above all with the Etruscans, was a revolutionary innovation mediated by the Greeks from the end of the 8th century BC. Using written texts to lock words down brought important stimulus to the ancient Italian civilisations and contributed to the formation of urban societies of which the Etruscans were amongst the most prominent in Italy before Rome’s dominance. To this day the Etruscans are part of our cultural and civil heritage. The association between the ancient texts and their interactive explanation through QRcodes has been thought out to stimulate the reflection on the confrontation between the contribution that the ancient form of communication gave to the Etruscan civilisation in its history and the mutations that the more innovative forms of communication are having on modern society. It is not by chance that the title of the itinerary is Zich, the Etruscan root for the verb to write and the deriving words. The itinerary of this permanent exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum of Arezzo proposes a summary on on the diffusion of the writing practice in the Etruscan Arezzo territory. Amongst a total of around 125 well known written texts (most by now lost), dating between the 6th and 1st century BC., 16 texts have been selected to introduce us to the different writing uses and the general themes of the Etruscan society.
Nello sperimentare un percorso museale innovativo, basato su supporti informatici, in linea con lo sviluppo delle comunicazioni e capace di una implementazione continua, si è scelto di affrontare come tema la scrittura etrusca. L’introduzione della scrittura in Italia e prima di tutto presso gli Etruschi, è stata una rivoluzionaria innovazione mediata dai Greci a partire dalla fine dell’VIII secolo a.C. Fissare la parola attraverso il testo scritto portò infatti importanti stimoli alle antiche civiltà italiche e contribuì alla formazione di quella società urbana di cui gli Etruschi furono la massima espressione in Italia prima del dominio di Roma e che ancora oggi è parte del nostro patrimonio culturale e civile. L’associazione fra gli antichi testi e la loro spiegazione interattiva vuole stimolare la riflessione nel confronto tra l’apporto che l’antica forma di comunicazione ha dato alla civiltà etrusca nella sua storia e i mutamenti che le più innovative forme di comunicazione stanno maturando nella società moderna. Non a caso il titolo del percorso è Zich, la radice etrusca del verbo scrivere e delle parole derivate. Il percorso permanente del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Arezzo propone una sintesi sulla diffusione della pratica scrittoria nel territorio dell’Arezzo etrusca. Su un totale di circa 125 testi iscritti noti (molti ormai perduti e dispersi), databili tra VI e I secolo d.C., si sono selezionati 16 documenti che ci introducono ai diversi usi della scrittura e a tematiche più generali sulla civiltà etrusca.
Gaucci, A. (2017). #Zich. La scrittura etrusca ad Arezzo e nel suo territorio.
#Zich. La scrittura etrusca ad Arezzo e nel suo territorio
GAUCCI, ANDREA
2017
Abstract
During the experiment of an innovative museum itinerary, based on computer and technological resources and in line with the development of communication and something able to receive continuous updates and improvements, the choice was made to work on the theme of Etruscan writing. The introduction of writing in Italy and above all with the Etruscans, was a revolutionary innovation mediated by the Greeks from the end of the 8th century BC. Using written texts to lock words down brought important stimulus to the ancient Italian civilisations and contributed to the formation of urban societies of which the Etruscans were amongst the most prominent in Italy before Rome’s dominance. To this day the Etruscans are part of our cultural and civil heritage. The association between the ancient texts and their interactive explanation through QRcodes has been thought out to stimulate the reflection on the confrontation between the contribution that the ancient form of communication gave to the Etruscan civilisation in its history and the mutations that the more innovative forms of communication are having on modern society. It is not by chance that the title of the itinerary is Zich, the Etruscan root for the verb to write and the deriving words. The itinerary of this permanent exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum of Arezzo proposes a summary on on the diffusion of the writing practice in the Etruscan Arezzo territory. Amongst a total of around 125 well known written texts (most by now lost), dating between the 6th and 1st century BC., 16 texts have been selected to introduce us to the different writing uses and the general themes of the Etruscan society.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.