This script was adapted by the Greeks. A variant of the early Greek alphabet gave rise to the Etruscan alphabet, and its own ...

When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is ...

Recent readings on inscriptions written in an ancient alphabet, the Proto-Sinaitic Script, may well provide proof of the ...

Recent archaeological findings in Tuscany have shed new light on ancient Etruscan practices, revealing a stunning collection of bronze statues and coins. This discovery, made at a sacred thermal ...

The Greek alphabet looks a lot like ours, but our letters took their final form in Italy. First the Etruscan people, and then the Romans, adapted Greek letters to fit their language.

Archaeologists have opened an ancient tomb in Italy that had remained untouched for 2,600 years, finding a wealth of rare artifacts. The tomb lies within the archaeological site of Vulci—located ...

Excavators discovered a trove of artifacts, including traditionally ancient Greek and Roman vases and a bronze cauldron, in the Etruscan tomb discovered at the Osteria Necropolis in Vulci.

Archaeologists have discovered a "perfectly preserved" pre-Roman tomb at an ancient site in Italy. The tomb was revealed during excavations at the Etruscan necropolis of San Giuliano, Italy ...

Archaeologists excavating ancient Etruscan site Bisenzio uncovered a cemetery and sarcophagus with well-preserved skeleton, photos show. World Untouched 2,500-year-old sarcophagus found ...

The Canannites invented the first alphabet about 3,800 years ago. The letters, instead of hieroglyphics like those used in Egypt, became the basis for written Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. English ...