Excavations of a tomb in northern
Lazio dating to around the 8th century BC have uncovered
treasures including an amber necklace, a golden Egyptian scarab
amulet and rare pottery that archaeologists say likely belonged
to an Etruscan princess.
The excavation of the Tomb of the Golden Scarab follows its
discovery earlier this year in the archaeological site of Vulci,
a former Etruscan city.
Anthropological research helped back the theory that the
tomb belonged to a princess within the ranks of the nascent
Etruscan aristocracy. A few bones wrapped in precious cloth are
all that remains of her.
The excavation of the tomb was carried out in the
laboratories of the Vulci foundation in Montalto di Castro near
Viterbo.
A group of international archaeologists are set to begin a
new digging campaign at the Vulci site in April.
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