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malaise

(292,940 posts)
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 08:16 AM Nov 2022

Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy's Etruscan-Roman history

https://www.cp24.com/world/discovery-of-bronzes-rewrites-italy-s-etruscan-roman-history-1.6143448
Italian 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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Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy's Etruscan-Roman history (Original Post) malaise Nov 2022 OP
Fascinating, Ma'am The Magistrate Nov 2022 #1
Indeed malaise Nov 2022 #4
Nice find,... magicarpet Nov 2022 #2
Heard it on 8.00am BBC news malaise Nov 2022 #3
Ooh, cool. tanyev Nov 2022 #5
Thank you for sharing this fascinating information. niyad Nov 2022 #6
Incredible! I'll go see that museum some day. I love Tuscany. lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #7
Really cool! 2naSalit Nov 2022 #8
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