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The Mystery of the Tuscan Hills is a personal travel account on how to find the ancient Etruscan civilization in contemporary Italy. The author is a practicing cardiologist who, at age 40, began working at classical dig sites around the Mediterranean Sea, toiling in the summer sun as a "grunt"-coupling that with study trips over the past 25 years. The sites discussed and visited include all phases of Etruscan history and culture, from the 9th Century BC until the 3rd Century BC, when Roman might destroyed and absorbed the society. However, enough remains to provide a lifetime of study and travel opportunities. This monograph encompasses a series of portraits, or snapshots, of the Etruscans-as the author perceives them. It is not an encyclopedia of Etruscan sites and cultural history, nor a detailed travel book of Tuscany. This book will be surrounded on a bookshelf filled with elaborate coffee-table tomes of the flowers, birds, villas and museums in Tuscany, and traditional travel guides-most repeating the same information. The Mystery of the Tuscan Hills reveals a Tuscany that most travelers drive through or around, and view from a distance, but rarely "see." Learning to understand the Etruscans will also allow the traveler to get his hands around this exquisite space-one of Earth's Edens. This book is an attempt to better understand the Etruscan mind. Just as a great painter exposes the inner-self of the subject on the canvas, the successful biographer must explore the psyche of his subject, and not simply present a dry, scientific history of dates, battles and plagues. This monograph, as it rambles through Etruria (Tuscany), will paint a portrait of the Etruscans as we understand them in the 21st Century-not a simple task, since their written language has defied translation.
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A nice overview
27 Feb 2010
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In Dr. Weiss's book " The Mystery of the Tuscan Hills: A Travel Guide in search of the Ancient Etruscans", one not only gets a sense of the beauty and tranquility of Tuscany, but one gets a nice overview of Etruscan history. Dr. Weiss's love of Etruscan history and Italy come through in his writing, which the makes the book an enjoyable read. Etruscan history is often neglected, and Etruscan archaeological sites are often overlooked as people head for the famouous Roman, Greek, or Renaissance sites. Dr. Weiss gives a nice account of local museums, and also has a few recommendations for restaraunts for the traveller. The book is small, and the information pertains almost solely to Estruscans. However, it reads as if a good friend was giving you inside tips on travel in the region to see areas that are not on the main tour.If you are travelling to Tuscany, read this book for background information. This book is a good starting point for travel and inquiry, very enjoyable and worth the price!
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