Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy’s Etruscan-Roman history By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Posted: 5:56 AM CST Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 Last Modified: 8:03 AM CST Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

The Etruscan civilization existed from about 900 B.C. to 27 B.C. in central Italy primarily between the Tiber and Arno rivers, covering parts of present-day Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio.

Because the seal had never been broken, the Etruscan tomb’s grave goods had also gone completely untouched by looters.

The Etruscan civilization existed from about 900 B.C. to 27 B.C. in central Italy primarily between the Tiber and Arno rivers, covering parts of present-day Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio.

Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, right, Perugia’ Chief Prosecutor Raffaele Cantone, center, and Carabinieri General Francesco Gargano pose for photographers near archaeological finds ...

Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, right, Perugia' Chief Prosecutor Raffaele Cantone, center, and Carabinieri General Francesco Gargano pose for photographers near archaeological finds from ...

Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, right, Perugia’ Chief Prosecutor Raffaele Cantone, center, and Carabinieri General Francesco Gargano pose for photographers near archaeological finds ...