Trove had been preserved by warm waters and mud at the Tuscan springs near Siena
Bronze snakes, statues, two gold crowns, jewellery, thousands of coins and perfectly intact eggs are among the latest remarkable discoveries to emerge from the site of an ancient thermal spa in a small town in Tuscany.
The trove had been preserved by the warm waters and mud at the springs, believed to have been built by the Etruscans in the second century BC, in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town close to Siena.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/04/bronze-snakes-and-perfectly-intact-eggs-among-treasures-found-at-ancient-italian-thermal-spa
Author : Guardian international staff
Publish date : 2024-12-04 12:07:45
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