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Etruscan temple sculptures from I Fucoli are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Chianciano Terme, Italy. A landslide exposed the sculptures in 1986, and excavations were conducted by the Archaeological Superintendency of Tuscany. The sculptures date from the third and second centuries BC, during the Hellenistic period in Etruria. A thermal spring is near the site, and the temple may have been related to a cult devoted to the spring's healing power.

Dental appliances fashioned from flat gold bands are known from references in ancient Roman literature and have been recovered from archaeological contexts since the late 18th century. Wire appliances of gold and silver are known from the eastern Mediterranean and have completely different origins and functions. Recent research on the known corpus of these ancient appliances, many of which have been lost, provides considerable insight into their cultural uses as well as their place in dental history. Of considerable interest are three Etruscan examples, now lost, that were brought to the United States in the 19th century. The origins and configurations of these three appliances are discussed here to augment what is known about other Etruscan examples, of which only 20 can be documented and nine survive. All appear to have been used as decorative bands or to support replacements to one or both upper central incisors of women from whom healthy teeth had been removed deliberately.

This article investigates the theme of the procession of the magistrate on his journey to the Underworld in Etruscan funerary art. A number of sculpted and painted examples are collected and examined. It is shown that although the Etruscan monuments reflect the stylistic developments of contemporary Greek art, the iconography and compositional models are an Italian development and are not dependent on such outside influences. The imagery of the procession exalts the deceased who served as a magistrate in his city; the evolution of that iconography also reflects the changing political situation in Italy as Rome grew in power. The importance of the positioning and attributes of the deceased magistrate, and the interest in indicating his role, are fundamental to the development of Roman processional imagery. (*)

The excavation of an Etruscan kiln in Italy yielding evidence of the cult practices accompanying the practice. The remains of an ancient terra-cotta loom indicated a possible community of artisans.

Results of the latest archaeological research studies on the Cecina Valley and other related surveys have prompted a full reconsideration of the events connected with the Romanization of the ancient metropolis of Volaterrae, Etruria. The term 'Romanization' is used in its weakest sense, that is, as a convenient word to describe the events involved in the creation of a new and unified political entity, excluding assumptions about the acculturation of non-Roman ethnic groups.

The exhibition of Etruscan sandals at the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is described.

Travelers in Italy decided to visit the site known as the Baths of the River Styx, located about 30 miles northwest of Rome. There are ruins of an Etruscan spa and Roman baths discovered by Lidio Gasperini in the 1970s. An 18th-century spa is located nearby as well. Unfortunately, in summer the hot springs were unbearably stifling, suggesting an entrance to the underworld.