Under the Tuscan Spell
Part 19: The Tombs of Sorano
     Tuscany, the area in central Italy between Rome and Florence, was originally settled by a tribe of people who wandered into the area from Greece. Known as Etruscans, they gave their name to the region.
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“It’s impossible to starve in Italy.”
By Sydney Kornegay
     Alan Shoemaker is an explorer in many ways. As a biologist, a paleontologist, and curator of mammals/manager of collections at Riverbanks Zoo for 30 years, he
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