Mysterious Medusa Urn Unearthed in Italy Could Rewrite Etruscan History Forever
For now, though, the discovery has revived questions about how Etruscans dealt with death. Was this urn empty simply because the remains were lost, or does it reflect a broader tradition of symbolic burials as a means of paying tribute to the dead?
Further study of the inscriptions, comparison with other hypogea, and examination of ritual patterns may clarify whether symbolic burials were more common than previously understood.
After reading about the Medusa urn found at the Palazzone Necropolis, read the story of the Minotaur, the bull-headed creature of Greek myth. Then, learn all about the Greek gods of Mount Olympus.
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