Archaeologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb at an ancient necropolis in Italy. The tomb is decorated with bright-red wall paintings, one of which shows a woman beside two young men. Another scene illustrates a metallurgical workshop. The workshop painting suggests the deceased's family were metalworkers.
"The inclusion of a unique scene of smithy in the painted decoration of one wall allows us to have a glimpse of the economic sources of the wealth of this family, which was evidently involved in metal management business," Daniele Federico Maras, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence and leader of the team that excavated the tomb.
Analysis of the tomb is ongoing, and the team plans to use multispectral imaging technologies to examine the paintings and determine which colors have been lost.
"The inclusion of a unique scene of smithy in the painted decoration of one wall allows us to have a glimpse of the economic sources of the wealth of this family, which was evidently involved in metal management business," Daniele Federico Maras, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence and leader of the team that excavated the tomb.
Analysis of the tomb is ongoing, and the team plans to use multispectral imaging technologies to examine the paintings and determine which colors have been lost.
Read more here: 2,500-year-old painted tomb with 'unique scene of smithy' discovered at Etruscan necropolis in Italy | Live Science
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