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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDiscovery of bronzes rewrites Italy's Etruscan-Roman history
https://www.cp24.com/world/discovery-of-bronzes-rewrites-italy-s-etruscan-roman-history-1.6143448Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will rewrite history about the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire.
The discovery, in the San Casciano dei Bagni archaeological dig near Siena, is one of the most significant ever in the Mediterranean and certainly the most important since the 1972 underwater discovery of the famed Riace bronze warriors, said Massimo Osanna, the Culture Ministry's director of museums.
Thanks to the mud that protected them, the figurines were found in a perfect state of conservation. Alongside the figures were 5,000 coins in gold, silver and bronze, the ministry said
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malaise
Nov 2022
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The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)1. Fascinating, Ma'am
Thank you.
malaise
(292,940 posts)4. Indeed
I first ran into the Etruscans while looking at early sport in Greece and Rome
magicarpet
(18,457 posts)2. Nice find,...
Thanks for the share.
malaise
(292,940 posts)3. Heard it on 8.00am BBC news
😀😀
tanyev
(48,680 posts)5. Ooh, cool.
niyad
(129,683 posts)6. Thank you for sharing this fascinating information.
lindysalsagal
(22,823 posts)7. Incredible! I'll go see that museum some day. I love Tuscany.
2naSalit
(100,108 posts)8. Really cool!