There are few corners of Tuscany that haven't played a role in the past three millennia. Few have a story as interesting as the ancient city that, after becoming the epicentre of Mediterranean geopolitics in the V century BC, fell into a decline so steep and long to be completely forgotten by everyone. This rich and powerful city state was rediscovered only in the 1880s by an amateur archaeologist that was a bit of a maverick. While juggling with his difficult day job, this country doctor figured out that under the small village of Colonna there used to be a wealthy and powerful city. Since then from the placid countryside many treasures have emerged, painting a picture of this long forgotten city. That's why this week What's Up Tuscany will bring you near Grosseto to tell you the story of how Vetulonia, the oldest and richest city of ancient Tuscany, came back from the dead. If you listen the full episode, you will learn about the rediscovery, the charming archaeological park, the little museum that is full of interesting things and much much more.Together we will walk through the ancient tombs and see the beautiful things in the charming museum. If you love history it's a must - it's also exceedingly cheap!
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://www.orticaweb.it/la-riscoperta-della-citta-etrusca-vetulonia/
https://maremma-magazine.it/le-news/sensazionali-ritrovamenti-a-vetulonia-lo-scavo-della-domus-dei-dolia-regala-reperti-deccezione/
https://www.sitiarcheologiciditalia.it/vetulonia/
https://tuttatoscana.net/itinerari-2/vetulonia-la-storia-e-il-museo-civico-archeologico/
https://tuttatoscana.net/storia-e-microstoria-2/vetulonia-e-la-grande-geopolitica-del-mediterraneo/
https://www.etruschi.name/vetulonia/index.html

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Pipe Choir - Bom Bom Breakthrough (Instrumental)
Pipe Choir - Followers (Instrumental)
Pipe Choir - Fortress (Instrumental)
Pipe Choir - A dark Blue Arc (Instrumental)
Pipe Choir - A midnight on Jaquay (Instrumental)
Wayne John Bradley - Blues Rock Original Instrumental
All released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-bom-bom-breakthrough-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipechoir-followers-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-fortress-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-a-dark-blue-arc-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipechoir-a-midnight-on-jaquay-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/blues-rock-original-instrumentalcreative-commons
http://www.pipechoir.com/