An amazing 2,300-year-old find

In San Casciano dei Bagni, a village in the province of Siena in the Italian province of Tuscany, archaeologists have been working since 2019 on ancient ruins Roman bath.

On Tuesday, their findings were announced. It consists of more than 20 beautifully preserved bronze statues, dating back to ancient Roman times in Tuscany, According to Reuters.

– just awesome

It is estimated that some of the statues are up to 2,300 years old Watchman.

“One of the most exciting discoveries in the history of the ancient Mediterranean” is the description given by Massimo Osana of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

In total, the find consists of 24 large statues. Five of them are about a meter high, but it is also assumed that there are several smaller statues in the new find.

The statues were covered with about 6000 bronze, silver and gold coins, According to Reuters.

– Unique Treasures

– The extraordinary discovery shows once again that Italy is a country of enormous and unique treasures, says the country’s Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano.

The ancients in this region of Italy dominated the period from which the statues were dated Etruscan.

The statues will show several deities from Greek and Roman mythology, among them the goddesses Hygia and Apollo.

Archaeologists came across the statues during excavations of the ancient spa at San Cassiano di Bagni, near Siena, which contains 42 hot springs.

– give water

Professor Jacopo Taboli of the Pere Straneri University of Siena, who is coordinating the excavation, says the warm muddy waters of the ancient Roman bath complex helped keep the statues in roughly the same condition they were when they were submerged there.

He also says that he believes that this indulgence occurred in connection with some kind of ritual.

“You give water because you hope the water will give you something,” he explains.