June 17, 2006
Etruscan paintings revealed by tombarolo
A REPENTENT tomb raider led Italian police and historians to what has been described as a spectacular find - 2,700-year-old murals by the Etruscan people.Full article here. More in the Times of London, with a picture.The paintings are the oldest of their kind in the world and were discovered after a 'tombarolo' who was arrested in another investigation turned informer. . .
The murals were found at the site of the Etruscan city of Veio, 25 miles north of Rome. . .
Posted by David on June 17, 2006 8:38 AM
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I wonder if the fig trees prefer the better drainage above the tomb, or if they were planted deliberately above as a religious/symbolic act.
And I suppose the little below ground critters have to detour around rectangular objects, their trails therefore leaving a clue.
Anything which smacks of detective work appeals to my little computer brain.
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on June 23, 2006 2:31 PM
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