Hidden scenes in ancient Etruscan paintings revealed – Livescience.com

Scientists using a new technique have uncovered the colorful and once-hidden scenes in paintings of the ancient Etruscans, a group of people who flourished on the Italian peninsula around 2,500 years ago at a time before Rome became powerful. 
For instance, they found new details in a painting from the “Tomb of the Monkey” and scenes of an underworld in another work of art.
The Etruscans created detailed paintings, but the passage of time has meant that many of them are now only partly visible and…

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