An exceptional discovery has been made by a team of archaeologists from Baylor University of Texas, in collaboration with the Archaeological Superintendence for the province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria: an intact Etruscan tomb, dating back to the end of the 7th century BC, located in the necropolis of San Giuliano in the municipality of Barbarano Romano. It is a tomb that has never been violated, not even in ancient times. Numerous grave goods were discovered inside, including fine painted ceramic vases set according to a precise ritual, a basin, and various metal ornaments belonging to the deceased, still lying on the funerary bed.  "The discovery is of exceptional value on a scientific and symbolic level because it is extremely uncommon to locate intact contexts," explains archaeologist Barbara Barbaro, an official of the Superintendence.