Archaeologists in Italy have discovered stunning bronze statuettes and a unique plate at the bottom of a ritual well associated with an ancient Etruscan goddess. It’s possible that the artifacts were placed in the well in a ceremony to celebrate the “birth” of an ancient city.
The additional discovery of ancient human remains in the well suggests that these individuals’ burials may have been part of a “ritual closing,” of the well, Elisabetta Govi, an archaeologist at the University of Bologna who led the excavation, told Live Science.
