Intact, Packed Etruscan Tomb Found

Discovery News ^ | December 4, 2015 | Rossella Lorenzi

[nopardons]

Ssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...don’t even go there! hehehehehehe

[nopardons]

That's all possible.

We do know that the Ancient Roman civilization was a mobile one, where slaves were able to but their freedom and moving up the social ladder and the merchants being able to move up father; just not quite as far as the "nobility", during the Ceasarian reign.

[Hugin]

No, that’s a hubcap. The man was a used chariot dealer.

[Larry Lucido]

[nopardons]

ROTFLMSO !

Have you seen the plaster casts from Pomeii, of the round, divided pie-like bread?

[nopardons]

LOL

[Fresh Wind]

Apparently the Etruscans also invented the cheesecake...

Don't be silly. That's a model of a flying saucer.

[wiggen]

Love that movie although it does feel rather dated now.

[a fool in paradise]

Intact until they empty it “in the name of science/history/anthropology/art”.

[sphinx]

Maybe there will be an Etruscan newspaper saying not to worry about Roman immigration, because “diversity is our strength.”

[Flick Lives]

What’s that in the right hand. It looks like a turbofan from a jet engine.

[Flick Lives]

Nope, he is holding the first fruit cake, no not a symbol of Obama, a real fruit cake.

That very same fruitcake is still being re-gifted to this day!

[flaglady47]

“Maybe the tombs were a grain storage facility.”

Snicker. That’s funny.

[flaglady47]

Etruscan culture, what little we know of it, fascinates me. This unmolested tomb is indeed a real find. I love the guy’s potbelly, and the Etruscan’ s non-idealized portrayals of humans. We’re the Etruscans a people truly indigenous to this part of Italy or not. Inquiring minds want to know.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Incredible jewellry is what I think of when I think of the Etruscans. I'm glad to know that they loved fun too.

[Daffynition]

Look at the detail on this magnificent tiny earring!

At the MFA, Boston

Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period about 350–325 B.C.

Height: 5cm (1 15/16in.) Weight: 15.8 gm (0.03 lb.)

[wildbill]

Back in the 50s when I was studying history at Columbia, there were a few notable professors of ancient history, but at the time, the Etruscans and their language were still pretty much terra incognita.

It will take me a while to work through all these links—and I’m sure I’ve visited some before—but thanks for all your hard work over the years to keep us up to date on historical and archeological research.

Despite all my kidding, I love you, Man.

[BenLurkin]

Very, very, very cool!

[flaglady47]

In #34 above, “Were”, not “We’re”. Brain spasm.

[flaglady47]

“Look at the detail on this magnificent tiny earring!
At the MFA, Boston”

I want that earring. Heist time.