Archaeologists Find Rare Etruscan Stone From 2,500 years Ago in Florence

Archaeologists have unearthed a massive stone tablet outside of Florence they believe will lead to a greater understanding of the ancient Etruscan civilization, an advanced civilization whose cities ranged up and down the west coast of Italy between 2800 and 2400 years ago, an Ars Technica report said Wednesday. The Etruscans were believed to be the model for ancient Greece and Rome, the report said and the people lived in city states with luxuriant palaces, beautiful art and a complicated social structure in which women were considered and acted as men’s equals. The 500-lb. stone is 4 feet high, called a stele, contains 70 legible letters and punctuation marks. It has been well preserved...