24 well-preserved ancient bronze statues of 2,300 years old have been found in Tuscany, Italy.
During the excavations in Italy, 24 bronze statues belonging to the Roman Empire period, 2,300 years old, were found.
In the news of the Italian ANSA agency, it was stated that during the excavations carried out in San Casciano dei Bagni, where thermal pools are located in Tuscany, 24 finely worked bronze statues dating back 2,300 years were discovered, and 5 of the statues were longer than 1 meter.
In the news, which is stated that the bronze statues were preserved very well thanks to the mud at the bottom of the thermal pool where they were found, and reached this period, it was reported that apart from the statues, there were many inscriptions written in Latin and thousands of coins.
It was stated that among the artifacts that belong to the period between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century BC, there are statues of Hygieia, the daughter of Apollo, the god of sun and prophecy in Greek and Roman mythology, and the god of medicine Asklepios, and some emperor statues.
"This is a discovery that more than 60 experts from all over the world are working on that could rewrite history," archaeologist Jacopo Tabolli from the University of Foreigners of Siena, head of the excavation, said in a statement. said.
Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, called it "an extraordinary discovery that confirms that Italy is a country of enormous and unique treasures".
In the news in the Italian press, it was stated that the discovery in question is the most important cultural asset found since the 2,500-year-old Riace bronzes discovered in 1972 in the Calabria region in the south of the country.
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