Italian archaeologists announced on Tuesday the extraordinary discovery of more than 20 bronze statues created over 2,000 years ago, almost perfectly preserved in the mud of hot springs in Tuscany.
Italian archaeologists announced on Tuesday the extraordinary discovery of more than 20 bronze statues created over 2,000 years ago, almost perfectly preserved in the mud of hot springs in Tuscany.
The statues depict deities venerated at a sanctuary in San Casciano dei Bagni,
The statues depict deities venerated at a sanctuary in San Casciano dei Bagni,
Jacopo Tabolli, the Etruscan specialist who led the project, called it an "unparallelled" discovery that promised to shed new light on the period when the bronzes were created, from around the 2nd century BC to the first century AD.