[blam]

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Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia (Turkey)

[A knight without armor]

I’m all for learning but there is a part of me that says the instant they realized they discovered a tomb they should immediately reseal it up and back away. Archaeologists are so concerned about ancient sites being violated yet they love to dive in and sift through every little piece of everything, put things on display, ship items around the world to museums, etc. It is as though after a certain amount of time has past rest in peace does not matter.

[BlackVeil]

Particularly wonderful because it is untouched.

[Riverine]

Always great stuff. Thanks, Blam

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. Tuscan be the biggest story of the week.

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[SunkenCiv]

A relative of Napoleon’s (or maybe it was Napoleon III’s relative) got the license to excavate one of the then-recently discovered Etruscan sites. He found so much intact Etruscan pottery that he thought he’d never be able to sell it all at a good price.

So he had at least half of the pottery smashed to bits, to keep the market price for “his” antiquities high.

That’s today’s history moment.

[Antoninus]

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