Digging up ancient history in Tuscany
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From the eighth to about the fifth century BCE—before their territory, language, and culture were absorbed by the surging Roman empire—people known as the Etruscans lived in what is now the Tuscany region of Italy. Since 1966, a succession of classicists and anthropologists have been literally uncovering clues about the Etruscans’ lives at an archaeological site called Poggio Civitate.
Each year, students apply to the Poggio Civitate Archaeological Field School and join the dig for the month of July. Here, Cecilia “Ceci” Demolli ’26 shares photos and insights from her two summers there (so far).