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The article is an obituary for the German archaeologist Prof. Dr. Otto-Herman Frey, who was particularly dedicated to the research of the Iron Age north of the Alps. He worked closely with Slovenian archaeologists and was involved in various projects, including the exploration of the Cvinger ring fort near Stična and the restoration of findings from the Kandija hills in Novo mesto. The article emphasizes the long-standing friendship and collaboration between Frey and Slovenian archaeologists such as Stane Gabrovec. Frey contributed to the research of Situla art and Celtic art, and investigated the connections between Etruscan and Celtic art. He received the highest award of the state of Hesse for his work. [Extracted from the article]

The spread of the alphabet in Italy occurred between the 7th and the 6th centuries BC, resulting in the appearance of texts written in so many different languages and in such limited territorial space that one can hardly observe another similar event (Venetic, Raetic, Etruscan, Picenian, Faliscan, Latin, Umbrian, Oscan, Greek, etc.). In this paper, we analyzed inscriptions produced by the Veneti, the ancient inhabitants of a region located between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps, which has provided mainly short sepulchral and votive texts. After a careful analysis, some so far poorly understood texts revealed the development of symbols to represent numbers and the measurement of time. These features are connected with the experience of the Etruscans and show characteristics shared with neighboring Celtic populations. The inscriptions also highlight a focus on the supernatural and the underworld. Cultural influences from the east, especially from Egypt, which represent a prominent moment in the evolution of Greece in the 7th century BC, have left traces in figurative culture and, quite unexpectedly, even in language. Rigorous transliterations and original interpretations of the analyzed inscriptions support the proposed results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]