Etruscan Sacred Architecture: Orientation and Natural Illumination of the Temples

Lecture about Etruscan temples, their architecture and their orientation for the Ancient Architecture Discussion Group of the School of Archaeology of the University of Oxford. After a brief presentation about previous studies on the topic and the methodolgy followed during his research, the author presented tha data collected in a series of field campaigns and some conclusions about the general orientation and the natural illumination of Etruscan temples.