Here’s why they are significant. It’s been a bumper week for archaeological discoveries in Europe, with a Greek mosaic and an Etruscan temple being unearthed and new research released on ...

That cult temple was part of the ancient Etruscan necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto and includes a slew of artifacts, such as clay slabs that give off additional details about the funerary rituals of ...

Legendary beginningsThe fourth-century B.C. temple known as the Altar of the Queen dominates the ruins of the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia in western Italy. Tarquinia was traditionally ...

Italian authorities have seized an illegal excavation site of an Etruscan necropolis between the Tuscan towns of Chiusi and Città della Pieve. They recovered several objects bound for the black ...

ROME — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of ...

For the nearly two centuries since this Etruscan oil lamp was found near the ... She thinks the lamp likely once decorated a temple where rites associated with the Dionysian mysteries were performed.

Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artifacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the haul on their land.

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. Related Stories ...

Italy Recovers Etruscan Artifacts Worth $8.5 Million Bound for Black Market ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in ...

ROME, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artefacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled ...