A team of scientists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old slab that may reveal details about the ancient Etruscan civilization.
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Video reporter Ben Kruger with CNN covered SMU-sponsored research at Italy’s Poggio Colla site where archaeologists have found what may be rare sacred text in the lost language of the Etruscans. The text is inscribed on a large 6th century BC sandstone slab and could reveal name of the god or goddess that was worshipped at the site.
Kruger’s report, “2500-year-old slab reveals lost language,” published April 1.
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