Heinrich Dressel
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Heinrich Dressel was a German
archaeologist
. He is best known for several books on Latin inscriptions, and he is the discoverer of the Duenos inscription
, one of the oldest extant
examples of Old Latin
writing.
Dressel also developed a typology for classifying ancient amphorae, based on his pioneering excavations at Monte Testaccio
in Rome
.
Germany
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archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
. He is best known for several books on Latin inscriptions, and he is the discoverer of the Duenos inscription
Duenos Inscription
The Duenos Inscription is one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, dating from the 7th century BC. It is inscribed on the sides of a kernos, in this case a trio of small globular vases adjoined by three clay struts. It was found by Heinrich Dressel in 1880 on the Quirinal Hill in Rome. The kernos...
, one of the oldest extant
Extant literature
Extant literature refers to texts that have survived from the past to the present time. Extant literature can be divided into extant original manuscripts, copies of original manuscripts, quotations and paraphrases of passages of non-extant texts contained in other works, translations of non-extant...
examples of Old Latin
Old Latin
Old Latin refers to the Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; that is, all Latin before 75 BC...
writing.
Dressel also developed a typology for classifying ancient amphorae, based on his pioneering excavations at Monte Testaccio
Monte Testaccio
Monte Testaccio is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae , fragments of broken amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.