How did the Etruscans, powerful neighbors of Rome, disappear from history? Were they destroyed, or culturally absorbed?

An curved arrow pointing right. Archaeologists in Italy recently uncovered an ancient slab that could unlock mysteries of the Etruscan culture. Here's what scientists are hoping it will tell them.

Etruscan cemeteries, particularly their tombs, are one of the main sources of information about this ancient civilization that inhabited central Italy in the first millennium BC. The tombs, often ...

The practice began as an ancient Etruscan funeral ritual: when a tribal chief died, his warriors would make a blood sacrifice to his spirit by fighting to the death by his tomb. This ritual was ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Etruscan site of Bisenzio uncovered a well-preserved sarcophagus with a complete skeleton inside. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by ISPC CNR / Italy's ...