There were very old and dead things

Orvieto from the necropolis, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Of course we all know that Italy has a deep history. The "rock" of Orvieto was first build and occupied by the Etruscans. Those are the guys that lived 600 BC even before the Romans. They buried their dead at the base of this rock city in the necropolis along with the treasures that they owned. The tombs have since been raided and lay empty but moss and lichen grow inside and wild flowers grow outside making this dead place very alive. That is Orvieto on the top and my portable chair in the foreground. Yes I should have noticed it in my frame but the picture is still good.

Etruscan tomb, raided

Etruscan tomb, raided, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

dead and alive

Necropolis, Orvieto, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.