[sageb1]

ping!

[blam]

"The new findings may prompt specialists to look for an arrival date compatible with the archaeological and linguistic data, which essentially means before the proto-Villanovan culture of 1100 to 900 B.C. "

There was a severe cooling event in 1159BC that was recorded in the tree-rings worldwide. Cooling events of this nature (volcano/asteroid impact) are usually associated with drought conditions in many areas.

Also, this was the period of the David plague, Troy collapsed and the Shang Dynasty in China collapsed. A lot was happening worldwide at this time. Conditions were so severe that it is recorded in Chinese writings that '250,000 took to the sea'.

[wildbill]

Hmmm. Etruscan women were expert drinkers, good looking great bodies, love to go naked and hook up with men other than their husbands.

“Etruscan culture was very advanced” No kidding!

No wonder the Romans wanted to conquer them. The rape of the Sabine women may have been an actual fact—but maybe redundant?