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FSU Etruscan expert announces historic discovery at ancient site [ Cetamura ]
FSU News ^ | June 29, 2006 | Barry Ray

Posted on 06/30/2006 11:35:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

"The building has a highly irregular plan, with stone foundations 3 or 4 feet thick," she said. "One wing of the building is about 60 feet long, flanking a space that has walls running at right angles. Some walls run on a diagonal to the grid, or are curved. There are paved areas alternating with beaten earth floors and what I believe to be a large courtyard in the middle. Some of the foundations are so heavy and thick that they could easily have supported multistoried elements. Within the building's courtyard, de Grummond said, is a freestanding sandstone platform that likely served as an altar. A few feet away, she and her students unearthed "the most fascinating find of all - a pit filled with burnt offerings for the gods.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: cetamura; etruria; etruscan; etruscans; godsgravesglyphs; italy; romanempire; romans

Nancy de Grummond and Jim Harding, an FSU classics graduate student, lift a large Etruscan storage vessel from the sacrificial pit at Cetamura, and get their first view of the underside of the base of the vessel.

FSU Etruscan expert announces historic discovery at ancient site

1 posted on 06/30/2006 11:35:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 06/30/2006 11:37:08 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Wednesday, June 21, 2006.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Doing archeology in Tuscany would be about as good as it gets.


3 posted on 06/30/2006 11:43:03 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SunkenCiv

why do we imagine that all the ancient peoples sat around burning things for 'the gods'


Maybe they were just burning garbage so the flies didn't gather


4 posted on 06/30/2006 12:28:56 PM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help...)
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To: colorado tanker
"Doing archeology in Tuscany would be about as good as it gets."

I thought exactly the same thing when I read this earlier today.

5 posted on 06/30/2006 1:17:43 PM PDT by blam (Monthly Donors Are Happier FReepers)
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To: colorado tanker

Enjoying the view and the wine would work for me.


6 posted on 06/30/2006 4:10:43 PM PDT by 359Henrie
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To: 359Henrie
Oddball: Hi, man.

Big Joe: What are you doing?

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7 posted on 06/30/2006 4:16:15 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Mr. K
Same reason every slightly mysterious object get labeled as "Toy" or "Religious Object"
8 posted on 06/30/2006 4:18:28 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The bottom 60% does 40% of the work, the top 40% does 60% of the work. Just who are the "workers"?)
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To: colorado tanker

Its beautiful, man.


9 posted on 06/30/2006 4:28:19 PM PDT by 359Henrie
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To: colorado tanker

All you need is the occasional photo of yourself holding up an old piece of pottery or whatnot, and everyone thinks you've been hard at work. :')


10 posted on 06/30/2006 8:02:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (updated my FR profile on Wednesday, June 21, 2006.)
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