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Thanks for this comment, I had no idea! Interestingly enough, the Wiki article states there is good reason to think the wolf is Etruscan but Romulus and Remus
by ARandomerDude 5y ago
Thanks for this comment, I had
no idea!
Interestingly enough, the Wiki article states there is good reason to think the wolf is Etruscan but Romulus and Remus are medieval.
> However, a recent study by John Osborne at the British School at Rome concluded that the radiocarbon and thermoluminescence dates were totally inconsistent. He pointed out that metal from which the wolf is made is of the Etruscan type using copper from Sardinia and that there is no sign of the adulteration common in mediaeval times, and that on the balance of probabilities, the wolf should be considered to be Etruscan.
- teruakohatu 5y agoInteresting. I looked into this and if it was a medival casting, it was probably a replacement for the original.