Contextualizing Vulci
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Vulci's Contextual Needs
After spending a few weeks exploring and studying the park, we found that there is a plethora of information about the pre-Roman history and global impact of Vulci that is not yet available to visitors. Through our lectures we have learned about many ancient artifacts that are not on display at the park, and through our research we have discovered many structures that remain hidden underground, unbeknown to visitors. We would like to expand on two main categories of information in the park: how ancient Vulci was connected to other Etruscan sites in the area, and how Vulci has influenced more global communities through trade and other channels.
Etruscan Connections
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Global Role
Vulci has never existed in isolation. Its history, which spans nearly three millennia, boasts an expansive and sophisticated network of cultural commerce among and beyond concurrently-evolving Etruscan and Mediterranean civilizations. While little evidence of these exchanges is visible today, artifacts recovered from the site attest to Vulci’s participation in and influence upon the global nexus.
Effectively transmitting this vast, nuanced history is a daunting prospect. One must be certain to communicate its contents in a manner that distills the pithiest elements of that history into a persuasive, captivating, and accessible narrative that neither oversimplifies nor overcomplicates Vulci’s impact. As informative as printed supplements can be, park visitors may grow weary of stopping to read and digest text at every site, especially if the site in question remains buried beneath the surface.
The cutting-edge technologies applied to investigating and reconstructing Vulci’s global role would generously lend themselves to conveying it to a digitally savvy 21st-century audience.
Effectively transmitting this vast, nuanced history is a daunting prospect. One must be certain to communicate its contents in a manner that distills the pithiest elements of that history into a persuasive, captivating, and accessible narrative that neither oversimplifies nor overcomplicates Vulci’s impact. As informative as printed supplements can be, park visitors may grow weary of stopping to read and digest text at every site, especially if the site in question remains buried beneath the surface.
The cutting-edge technologies applied to investigating and reconstructing Vulci’s global role would generously lend themselves to conveying it to a digitally savvy 21st-century audience.
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