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Not Only Bandits is a journey through the Maremma region of Grosseto, Tuscany, exploring its rich historical and artisanal heritage. From Grosseto's Medici walls and Piazza Dante to the Etruscan ruins of Roselle, Montepescali's panoramic views, and Porto Santo Stefano's coastal charm, the documentary showcases the region's beauty. It highlights artisans preserving ancient crafts: a master saddle-maker, a potter reviving the bucchero technique, a goldsmith and saxophone restorer, and a miniature painter. Through their work, the film reveals the deep connection between past and present, showing how tradition fuels contemporary creativity. A vivid portrait of a land where history and innovation merge, breathing new life into Tuscany's timeless traditions.

Bucchero is a well-known class of Etruscan ceramics, characterized by being entirely black both on the surface and in the body. In the present investigation, a representative set of bucchero sherds from the excavations of the Etruscan town of Tarquinia (Viterbo, Italy) was analyzed through flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and near-infrared (NIR) reflection spectroscopy. Both elemental and mineralogical composition data were treated with methods of multivariate analysis. It was thus possible to discriminate between local and imported production, to estimate the firing temperature and to verify the origin of the grey-black color in this peculiar ceramic class. Furthermore, a virtual reconstruction of a bucchero vase starting from fragments was also attempted on the basis of chemical analysis data.

This report presents the recent results from the excavations of Cavità 254, a pyramidal hypogeum under the city of Orvieto. The report examines both the material culture as well as newly discovered archeo-zoological and archeo-botanical evidence.