examples of funerary dummies' hands have been discovered in Vulci, and in the town of Pescia Romana near Viterbo, "these were rough and made of bronze, never anything as refned as these," Carta says. Casi hopes to resume excavations in the necropolis in the near future and uncover more of its long-hidden secrets. "My dream would be to fnd the tombs of people who had business relationships with this noble family," says Casi. "That might be the only chance we have to know more about this powerful woman and her relatives." n Marco Merola is a freelance journalist living in Rome. For more images, go to www.archaeology.org/silverhands Chamber B also contained the remains of a chariot, including at least one wheel (left), and hundreds of small pieces of bronze (below) that once were part of the vehicle and its trappings. These are now being painstakingly pieced together. www.archaeology.org 43http://www.archaeology.org/silverhands http://www.archaeology.org