For centuries in Italy, people seeking good health have traveled to the spa village of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Siena province, Tuscany, to bathe in its thermal waters. In ancient times, visitors to the hilltop village once venerated statues of gods and goddesses in the bath’s sanctuary before entrusting their woes to the sulfurous waters.
Since 2019, an international team of experts have been excavating the hilltop site of San Casciano dei Bagni, Siena province, in Tuscany, Italy. (Ministry of Culture, Italy)
Since 2019, an international team of experts have excavated the village’s Etruscan-Roman bath sanctuary, and they have just unearthed over 20 ancient bronze statues, objects, and five thousand gold, silver, and bronze coins—making it the largest deposit of Etruscan and ancient Roman bronze statues ever found in Italy. …
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