Tomb of Etruscan Prince Hints at Ancient Society's Secrets

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By Breanna Draxler
Sep 26, 2013 6:58 PMNov 20, 2019 1:53 AM
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A look inside the Etruscan tomb at the two platforms and the remaining vases. As archaeologists in Italy chipped through a stone seal and rolled away a stone last week, light shone into an ancient Etruscan tomb for the first time in 26 centuries, illuminating a mysterious civilization of old. Etruscan society ruled the peninsula we now call Italy for hundreds of years before being taken over by the Romans. Discovery News reported:

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