The Villanovan culture, the earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, was the first Iron Age society in Italy.

In 1882, in an Etruscan tomb near Veii, about 16 kilometers north of Rome, a Greek pitcher—an olpe—was discovered. It had ...

Found in Italy it was probably and Etruscan copy of a Greek original or ... The jug itself is of black-glazed pottery and although an everyday item it still shows a careful degree of attention ...

there were just a few pieces of pottery left inside, but the painted walls are still mostly intact. The funerary art that adorns the tomb includes various scenes of Etruscan life and culture ...

This Etruscan vase has been subject to many interpretations in the past. It is decorated in the black-figure technique that originated in the Greek city of Corinth, but was adapted throughout ...

Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical workshop ...

Her research focuses on the production and trade of ceramics across the Mediterranean. Her additional research interests include Etruscan studies, Greek pottery, and cultural exchange during the Iron ...

FLORENCE, ITALY—According to a Live Science report, a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb decorated with wall paintings has been uncovered in central Italy’s Tarquinia necropolis. No human remains ...