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Chapter Three - The Material Constraints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2020

Simon Stoddart
Simon Stoddart
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Magdalene College, Cambridge
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The chapter covers the geography and resources that enabled state formation in Etruria. The first section of the chapter covers the physiography of landscape, relative to the sea, rivers, geology and mountains. The landscape is broken down into four regions: the coast, the Tuscan uplands, the volcanic South and the inland tectonic valleys. These are then matched with the potential of agriculture and minerals, and followed by the application of technology to these resources. This section traces the development of agriculture and metallurgy.

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ConnectivitycentralityTyrrhenian SeaApenninesresourcesriversvulcanismanimalsplantsmetals
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Power and Place in Etruria
The Spatial Dynamics of a Mediterranean Civilization, 1200–500 BC
 , pp. 55 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • The Material Constraints
  • Simon Stoddart, Magdalene College, Cambridge
  • Book: Power and Place in Etruria
  • Online publication: 29 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139043687.004
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  • The Material Constraints
  • Simon Stoddart, Magdalene College, Cambridge
  • Book: Power and Place in Etruria
  • Online publication: 29 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139043687.004
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  • The Material Constraints
  • Simon Stoddart, Magdalene College, Cambridge
  • Book: Power and Place in Etruria
  • Online publication: 29 September 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139043687.004
Available formats
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