Post by UKarchaeology on Apr 1, 2016 14:38:43 GMT
A tomb full of treasures has been discovered in Vulci, a former Etruscan city in the province of Viterbo, Italy. It is another precious discovery in this area which contains exclusive goods from ancient times.
According to ANSA.it, anthropological research helped back the theory that the recovered tomb contained the remains of a princess who belonged to the Etruscan aristocracy.
The tomb is dated to the 8th century BC, and the burial chamber is three meters (9.8 ft.) below ground. It is located in front of the ticket office at the archaeological site of Vulci. The excavation of the tomb has been carried out by the Vulci Foundation in Montalto di Castro near Viterbo.
A 45-year-old site worker named Tecla Del Papa said :
“We had no idea the tomb was there, but carried out an emergency dig last month after we noticed looters had excavated another tomb that was above the princess's tomb. The robbers had revealed, but not entered, the tomb below, so thanks to them, we were able to quickly find the burial chamber and quickly excavate it. Certainly such items lead us to believe that she was a princess, if not someone very important in society.”
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