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Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market

Italian authorities have announced the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region. They are investigating two people suspected of the theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros or...

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros ($8.5 million) intended for sale on the black market. The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan burial site discovered by a farmer tilling his land in 2015, authorities said.

They were tipped off by photographs of artifacts and the site that were circulating on the black market that resembled objects found on the farmer's land. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content..