For ancient craftspeople, who had to fashion everything by hand, specialized tools such as saws and awls must have been among their most prized possessions. For a people as artistically accomplished ...

The only explanation for the impossibility of getting this done is the furious dead of a pre-Roman civilization.

The Roman-Etruscan Wars represent a significant chapter in the ancient history of ancient Italy, marking the clashes between the burgeoning power of Rome and the advanced civilization of the Etruscans ...

Prior to the rise of Rome, Italy was inhabited by a number of different peoples. The coastal region of southern Italy and Sicily, for instance, was colonized by the Greeks, whilst the interior of that ...

What is the origin of the ancient Etruscans, and what do we know to date from archaeological and genetic research?

In this interview, Mary Kate Donais discusses the portable analytical devices used to uncover the secrets of the past. Can you tell us about how you came to work in archaeometry? I arrived at this ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists from the international San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project (SGARP), led by experts from Baylor University, have uncovered a rare, untouched ...

A rare untouched tomb from the Etruscans, a civilization that predated the Roman Republic, has been discovered in central Italy. The tomb, carved from stone in the shape of a small house, contains the ...

The Etruscan custom of writing on linen has left little for scholars to pick over. We have no Etruscan histories, philosophies, or epics and so—ignoring the often-disparaging commentaries produced by ...

Paintings on the western wall of the Etruscan tomb. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e per l’Etruria Meridionale In the final days of 2022, a team ...

Stunning Discoveries at the Monterozzi Necropolis Provide New Insights into Etruscan Culture Archaeologists in Tarquinia, Italy, have uncovered a 2,500-year-old tomb adorned with bright, intricate ...