ROME (Reuters) - Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artefacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the haul ...

French winemakers first learned the trade from the Etruscans, an ancient Italian civilization, kicking off domestic production around 525 B.C., according to new research by a team of scientists lead ...

The exhibit, curated by UC Berkeley professor Lisa Pieraccini and History of Art students, displays artifacts that tell the ...

PANZANO, Italy — Before there was Rome, there was Etruria, the land of the ancient Etruscans. In their heyday, their realm not only included Tuscany but also stretched north to present-day Bologna and ...

It's a hot summer night in Marta and the dark streets by the waterfront are full of expectant chatter. Any time now, the patron saint will arrive on the waves and the whole town is ready to receive ...

The most extraordinary smile has been beaming down at Romans from hoardings all over the city this week. It belongs to a statue of the Apollo of Veio, the vanished Etruscan city a few miles north of ...