Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artifacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the haul on their land.

Italy Recovers Etruscan Artifacts Worth $8.5 Million Bound for Black Market ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in ...

The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan burial site discovered by a farmer tilling his land in 2015, authorities said. They were tipped off by photographs of artifacts and the site that ...

The Etruscan civilization existed from about 900 B.C. to 27 B.C. in central Italy primarily between the Tiber and Arno rivers, covering parts of present-day Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio.

Archaeology & History Italian Authorities Recover Black Market-Bound Etruscan Artifacts Worth $8.5 Million. The operation is considered one of the most important recoveries of Etruscan artifacts ...

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected ...

Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artifacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the haul on their land.

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market Associated Press Published: November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM Updated: November 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM ...

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected ...