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Etruscan Civilization – Ancient Tomb Discovery

October 1 , 2026 11 hrs 0 min 31 0

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,700-year-old Etruscan tomb at the Polledrara necropolis in Vulci, central Italy, 137 years after archaeologist Stéphane Gsell first identified the burial mound.
The Tomb of the Stone Chamber dates to the 7th century BCE, when Vulci was at the peak of its power.
The tomb contains gold and bronze objects, weapons, jewellery, chariot parts, clothing, rare shoes and an almost complete banquet set.
A bronze tripod from Rhodes shows that Etruscan society had long-distance connections with the wider Mediterranean world.
The tomb was linked to the “Gsell tumulus”, which Gsell mapped in 1889 but could not excavate because of limited time and funds.