Archaeologists have uncovered a large Etruscan tomb in the San Giuliano Rock Necropolis that was hidden for centuries under thick vegetation. The tomb is approximately 2‚300 years old. The San Giuliano necropolis is one of several Etruscan rock necropolises located along the Via Clodia‚ a Roman road built in the 3rd century B.C. connecting Etruscan towns in northern Lazio along a far more ancient route that was part of the Vie Cave road network. The necropolis was connected to an Etruscan town occupied from the 7th through the 4th centuries B.C. that was built on top of a plateau. The Etruscan name of this town is unknown and almost nothing of it remains today‚ but the imposing size and rich variety of rock tombs in the necropolis bear witness to the wealth of its residents. The tombs predominantly date to the Archaic period (7th-5th century B.C.) although the necropolis continued to be used through the 3rd century B.C. Many different types of Etruscan tombs were cut out of the soft tufa of the hill‚ including tumuli‚ cube tombs‚ pit tombs‚ niche tombs and two-story upper loggia tombs that are unique to San Giuliano. More than 500 tombs have been documented so far‚ but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The tombs are located on steep slopes in thick scrub accessed by hiking through ravines‚ so much of the site remains unexcavated. The newly-discovered tomb came to light after funds were secured for a three-year project to clean and restore some of the most important tombs in the necropolis. The first site chosen was the area around the monument Queen’s Tomb‚ a 5th century B.C. two-story tomb 46 feet wide and 33 feet high with a side staircase leading to the upper terrace and two Doric doors leading into the two funeral chambers. It is the largest known tomb in the necropolis. The clean-up the façade revealed a previously unknown three-chamber tomb next to the Queen’s. It is a semi-cube type tomb and has three unfinished fake doors carved into the top half. This operation is thus proving to be fundamental to shed light on a part of necropolis previously unclear and that will increase knowledge of the varieties of tombs of the 5th and 4th sec. a.C. as well as the “urbanistic” plant of what presents itself as a real “city” dug on multiple levels and which includes more than 500 known graves so far from the 7th c. B.C. to the 3rd c. B.C.

New theoretical research suggests that a mysterious form of matter called "unparticles" could be the driving force behind the expansion of the universe.

Former President Donald Trump secured enough delegates Tuesday night to become the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee after earning victories in three additional states. Trump collected the remaining…

Educators are grappling with how to approach ever-evolving generative artificial intelligence — the kind that can create language‚ images‚ and audio. Programs like ChatGPT‚ Gemini‚ and Copilot…

“When a man unprincipled in private life‚ desperate in his fortune‚ bold in his temper . . . despotic in his ordinary demeanour – known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty – when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity – to join in the cry of danger to liberty – to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion – to flatter and fall in with all the nonsense of the zealots of the day – It may justly be suspected that his object is … The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles‚ practical self-sufficiency items‚ how-tos‚ lessons learned‚ tips and tricks‚ and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Several readers mentioned this Washington Post piece: Amid explosive demand‚ America is running out of power. o  o  o Reader B.G. sent the link to this fascinating article: Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII. o  o  o Reader D.S.V. mentioned this at Outside: How to … The post SurvivalBlog Readers’ &; Editors’ Snippets appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

America is quietly being populated with Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems in towns‚ cities‚ and on highways. Most Americans drive by these devices daily unaware that they are being watched and recorded into a state database and probably a national database. The ALPR units are often very small and not easily detectable when mounted on electric poles and highway sign poles. I work in a small city along the I-75 corridor which runs through six states from Florida and Michigan. I work in technology for a local company and know a few higher-ups in the local police department. One … The post The Rise of the ALPR Bots‚ by Anon-12 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On March 13‚ 1781 English astronomer William Herschel observed the seventh planet from the Sun‚ Uranus— first described by him as “a curious either nebulous star or perhaps a comet” and named for the father of the god Saturn. — Born March 13‚ 1865: Elbert H. Searle‚ inventor of the Savage Models 1907‚ 1915 and 1917 semi-automatic pistols. Searle was born in Massachusetts and worked in Philadelphia. He applied for many gun design patents. He patented the first squeeze-cocking pistol‚ which sadly was never produced. (A prototype‚ along with blueprints was sold at auction‚ in 2023.) He died at age … The post Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — March 13‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.