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(14,688 posts) Mon Dec 7, 2015, 05:38 PM Dec 2015

Ancient Etruscan Tomb Found 'Undisturbed' In Italy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/etruscan-tomb-found_56650848e4b08e945fefe486

An intact 2,300-year-old Etruscan tomb recently discovered in Italy may help shed light on an ancient civilization that flourished centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire. The tomb, found in a field near Città della Pieve, about 30 miles southwest of Perugia, had been partially buried in a landslide, according to local news outlet Perugia Today. Inside, archaeologists have found a number of artifacts including urns and a marble head, as well as two sarcophagi.

A worker had been plowing the field above the tomb in October when the machine jammed, leading to the spectacular find, according to Italian news outlet Umbria24, which says the tomb is at the end of a corridor 40 feet deep.

"It was a totally unexpected discovery," Clarita Natalini of the archaeological superintendency of Umbria told Discovery News. "The area is away from the sites visited by tomb robbers and indeed the burial is undisturbed." She said one of the sarcophagi has the name "Laris" on it.