One of the most significant Etruscan discoveries in decades names female goddess Uni

(Southern Methodist University) Archaeologists translating a very rare inscription on an ancient Etruscan temple stone have discovered the name Uni -- an important female goddess. The discovery indicates that Uni -- a divinity of fertility and possibly a mother goddess at this particular place -- may have been the titular deity worshiped at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla, a key settlement in Italy for the ancient Etruscan civilization, said archaeologist Gregory Warden, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, main sponsor of the dig.

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