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2,500-year-old Etruscan treasure found in ancient well
Heritage Daily ^ | August 16, 2026 | Mark Milligan

Posted on 08/31/2026 11:16:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Researchers working at the archaeological site of Kainua near the modern town of Marzabotto found two bronze female statuettes and an extremely rare bronze bowl inside an ancient well system. Human remains belonging to two adults were also found at the site. 

The excavation is being conducted by the University of Bologna in collaboration with the Ravenna Archaeological Group. 

The objects have been dated to between the late sixth and early fifth centuries BC, when the Etruscan settlement was being established and developed... 

The location of the discovery adds to its significance. The well stands within Kainua’s sanctuary district, where archaeologists have previously identified two monumental temples. Etruscan inscriptions indicate that the temples were dedicated to Tinia and Uni, two of the most important deities in the Etruscan pantheon. 

Tinia was the supreme sky god and is often compared with the Greek Zeus and Roman Jupiter. Uni, his consort, occupied a position comparable with Hera in Greek religion and Juno in Roman tradition.

(Excerpt) Read more at heritagedaily.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: etruscans; godsgravesglyphs; italy; kainua

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Image Credit : MneM | Marzabotto National Etruscan Museum
Image Credit : MneM | Marzabotto National Etruscan Museum

1 posted on 08/31/2026 11:16:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 08/31/2026 11:17:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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[Ancient Origins] The preserved ritual well in the ancient Etruscan city of Kainua.
Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Marzabotto
The preserved ritual well in the ancient Etruscan city of Kainua. (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Marzabotto)

3 posted on 08/31/2026 11:18:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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Italy Magazine | June 27, 2017 -- Destroyed by the Gauls in the 4th century BC, Kainua was not rediscovered until the 19th century, when the town's layout, with remains of streets and house foundations, of the acropolis and necropolis and several artifacts were found.
ITA: Gli Etruschi in Emilia-Romagna: Kainua (Marzabotto)
ITA: Gli Etruschi in Emilia-Romagna: Kainua (Marzabotto)

4 posted on 08/31/2026 11:19:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Human remains belonging to two adults were also found at the site.

Yeah, I’ve got mixed feelings about being dug up in a couple of millennia. Might have to include a note for the diggers.

5 posted on 08/31/2026 11:29:34 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything

If you’re just a pile of bones, I can see why that might worry you.


6 posted on 08/31/2026 11:33:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv

If only Lassie were around they might have been saved.


7 posted on 09/01/2026 12:27:17 AM PDT by Ken H (FReeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Everyone loves Hoards !! Thanks for posting so many exciting discoveries here.
BTW, love the section in your Bio on Thomas Cole, an epic American painter.


8 posted on 09/01/2026 12:34:09 AM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ancient Lyre - Etruscan (2021) by Theodore Koumartzis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdKx2oiNSG4


9 posted on 09/01/2026 2:00:49 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: Ken H
What is all this I hear about a 2500 year old electrician's treasure?
They didn't even have electricity yet.

10 posted on 09/01/2026 2:07:53 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: SunkenCiv

A couple of those big rocks in the foreground look like they’re levitating.


11 posted on 09/01/2026 2:37:29 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: InkStone
Everyone loves Hoards !!

Especially governments.

12 posted on 09/01/2026 3:14:49 AM PDT by Fresh Wind
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To: ComputerGuy
A couple of those big rocks in the foreground look like they’re levitating.

Of course. According to some, that's how they built the pyramids in Egypt!

13 posted on 09/01/2026 3:16:18 AM PDT by Fresh Wind
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To: SunkenCiv

I am sure the folks drawing water from that well were thrilled to know there were at least two bodies down there. LOL


14 posted on 09/01/2026 5:18:41 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Ken H

One of them was named Timmy.


15 posted on 09/01/2026 5:25:10 AM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: Ken H

“If only Lassie were around they might have been saved.”

Genius!


16 posted on 09/01/2026 6:13:36 AM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: SunkenCiv

Well, I really value my privacy.


17 posted on 09/01/2026 6:27:39 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: SunkenCiv

I always wonder what happened to the person who hid these ancient treasures and never got back to claim them.


18 posted on 09/01/2026 6:46:05 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (REOPEN THE CLOSED MENTAL HOSPITALS! Closed in the 1970s, murders by crazies sky rocketed!)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Yes, stash the gold !

We’ll get back to it after the ______ (fill in the blank) passes.

The stashers may have been the only person who knew where and what was stashed. Can’t have too many knowing where the stash is.

We all come to an end and I suspect many stashers never expected that they would up and die without ever had the idea of telling anyone of the stash’s whereabouts.


19 posted on 09/01/2026 6:54:09 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: SunkenCiv

It looks similar to the well they found on Oak Island. I’m not implying that they’re related in any way, just similar.


20 posted on 09/01/2026 7:00:27 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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