Etruscan civilization

Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artifacts that were illegally exported from the country it has created a museum for them.

The researchers plan to examine DNA from other areas of the Roman Empire to continue their search for the origins of the Etruscans

French archaeologists have unearthed an Etruscan tomb containing a skeleton and dozens of artefacts in Corsica, a rare discovery that could shed new light on the wealthy civilization of northern Italy and its assimilation into the Roman Empire.

French archaeologists have a mystery on their hands: is the 2,500 year old skeleton discovered in a royal tomb in northeast France on October 2014, male or female? And had this person been a Celtic prince or princess?

Twenty-five pieces of stolen antiquities were returned to Italy, by the US government. Said artefacts were discovered in museums, auction houses and private collections.