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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP16 Mar 2024 9:16 p.m. PST

"An intact tomb from the 6th century B.C. has been discovered in the Etruscan necropolis of Casale dell'Osteria in Vulci in Lazio, central Italy. The 2,500-year-old tomb is richly furnished with pottery and contains an incredibly rare final meal on a brazier.


Archaeologists with the Vulci Foundation made the discovery earlier this month when the excavation revealed two tufa stone slabs two feet wide and weighing 40 kilos (88 lbs) in place in front of the entrance to the tomb. The team used a crane to carefully remove the slabs and uncover the entrance. Inside, they found a chamber tomb with a rock-cut platform and an array of about 30 vessels, mostly black bucchero pottery, cups, glass unguentaria and amphorae, all intact and in impeccable condition…"

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Dave Jackson Supporting Member of TMP17 Mar 2024 7:15 a.m. PST

One can only hope! Btw…I tried his "Parthian chicken" …really good!

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP17 Mar 2024 3:27 p.m. PST

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Eclectic Wave18 Mar 2024 8:16 a.m. PST

Thumbs up for Max Miller.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2024 5:06 p.m. PST

5,600-year-old pot full of beads found in Jordan

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