Dating back to the late 7th century BCE, from the Orientalizing period, the find offers insights into Etruscan funerary customs and social structure.Upon removing the sealing slab of the tomb, ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable, and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy.About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, ... who sit beneath a bronze canopy, ... The town sits atop a vast underground network of Etruscan-era caves, ...

Even now, you’ll still see pigeon (piccione) dishes featured on many Orvieto menus. St. Patrick’s Well — 175 feet deep, 45 feet wide, and 248 steps down — impresses modern engineers to ...

Not to be missed is the marble Mary and Child, who sit beneath a bronze canopy, attended by exquisite angels. This proto-Renaissance ensemble, dating from around 1300, once filled the niche in the ...

FLORENCE, ITALY—According to a Live Science report, a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb decorated with wall paintings has been uncovered in central Italy’s Tarquinia necropolis. No human remains ...

In the picturesque municipality of San Casciano dei Bagni, located in the Italian province of Siena, archaeological discoveries continue to shed light on the rich history of the Etruscan-Roman ...

Italian police have unveiled a haul of looted Etruscan treasures which were seized after thieves—“tomb raiders”—posted pictures of the objects online.

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.