Vibrant Wall Paintings Discovered in 2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Tomb

A 2,500-year-old tomb with vibrant red wall paintings has been unearthed at the ancient Tarquinia necropolis in Italy, the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the province of Viterbo and for Southern Etruria announced on February 6.Located about 45 miles northwest of Rome, the necropolis was started by the Etruscans, who lived in the region from the 8th to 3rd century BCE and had a great deal of influence on the ancient Greeks and Romans before being conquered and assimi