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» mimi804 - tombs

Suzanne,
When I was in Rome the tour guide talked about the Etruscans who were in Tuscany before the Roman Empire was built and how they were eventually overrun and absorbed into Roman life.
There has been a recent flurry of books written about Tuscany. I have wistfully read a few hoping to vicariously visit there once again. There were ancient underground tombs to walk into (if you're brave enough) and explore. I think not all of them have been excavated. Maybe in the future we may know more about them and the culture who built them.

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» Suzanne Hill - tombs

In response to tombs posted by mimi804:

Yes, let's hope archaeologists, scholars, and historians find out more about them. It's interesting to me that their influence on western culture is largely discounted in favor of the Greeks and Romans. Perhaps what will be discovered is that they played a larger role in western civilization than is now believed. At any rate I've always found them mysterious. I've begun reading D.H. Lawrence's book on them - "Etruscan Places." Amazing that he wrote this book after only a few days visiting their tombs.

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