Italian archeologists are hailing the discovery of two dozen bronze statues as the 'most exceptional' in the last 50 years. The figurines were perfectly preserved in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring.
Emanuele Mariotti
Emanuele Mariotti, archaeologist and fieldwork manager for the municipality of San Casciano dei Bagni, at the archaeological site on Nov. 12.Emanuele Mariotti, archaeologist and fieldwork manager for the municipality of San Casciano dei Bagni, at the archaeological site on Nov. 12.Mariotti and his colleagues believe that in antiquity, there probably was a blacksmith on site, where people seeking cures from the gods could have their votive offerings forged in bronze.
And scholars, says Mariotti, could rewrite the history of the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire.
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