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Show Centuries Unci's to Dim Laurel Wreath Laurel wrer.tiis should be immortal, and it is appropriate that a laurel wreath recovered from an Ltrr.-oan tomb over 2,(XK) years old should still be green. Who lis hero was we cannot toll. His skeleton was wrapped in veils. ..f white and blue. There were leather objects whose purpose Is nu!:n. ivn. ornamented with geometrical designs, purses containing glass beads belts with copper clasps and buckles ann Ihe laurel wreath, but no name. The tomb Is one of a great nun, her "t Vulci. In Tuscany. Ita'v. whose existence was lirst discovered n bun ditd years ago. The wire of Napoleon's Napole-on's brother. Lucien. was wntchin yoke of oxen plowing in a field when they suddenly disappeared, and it vs found they had broken through ""to an Rtruscan tomb. Over fiil tombs were opened In the nexl rpmr-tor rpmr-tor of n,nhlrji thpir rn,i,ms h(, -hstribu.e,, over Europe, after which the tombs were fillod up. |