Some of the underground tombs left by the Etruscans who lived there 2,500 years, ago still contain priceless art treasures, while others, robbed centuries ago, are not worth the trouble and expense.

In 1882, in an Etruscan tomb near Veii, about 16 kilometers north of Rome, a Greek pitcher—an olpe—was discovered. It had ...

Archaeologists discovered a painted Etruscan tomb in Tarquinia, Italy, revealing frescoes that offer new insights into Etruscan culture and funerary practices. The announcement was made at the ...

The site contains very different types of tombs: trenches cut in rock; tumuli; and some, also carved in rock, in the shape of huts or houses with a wealth of structural details. These provide the only ...

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 ...

A 2,500-year-old tomb decorated with bright-red wall paintings has been discovered at an ancient necropolis in Italy. It was created by the Etruscans, a people who thrived in Italy during the ...

In some tombs, archaeologists also uncovered fibers ... suggested the still-unknown settlers may have contributed to the rise of the Etruscan civilization that thrived in the Alps later on.

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical workshop ...

The Villanovan culture, the earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, was the first Iron Age society in Italy.

In some tombs, archaeologists also uncovered fibers ... suggested the still-unknown settlers may have contributed to the rise of the Etruscan civilization that thrived in the Alps later on.