Tuscia is the seat of some of the major centers of the Etruscan civilization. The morphology of the places is not disconnected from the historical-archaeological context, on the contrary, it is probably the cause.

A succession of hilly areas covered by dense woodland vegetation and rich in water, gentle hills that surround lakes of volcanic origin, the presence of rivers, small streams, the proximity to the sea were decisive for these places to be chosen as a privileged location. from populations that have marked the history of Italy: the Etruscans, the most famous, and the Rinaldoniani, exponents of the most ancient Italic civilization.

Precisely due to the volcanic nature of this territory we speak of the “Civiltà del Tufo”.

Daya Rebelde, preparatory herbalist, inherited her love for herbs and the recipes of her ancient remedies from her grandmother Beatrice.

Owner of a tiny artisan laboratory since 1987, she passionately carries out a line of strictly Bio and Vegan products.

Independent researcher and scholar of esotericism, she lives in the Tuscia of Viterbo, a land of mysteries and wild nature that provides her with the herbs for her products.

She gives lectures and seminars on the Civilization of the Goddess and leads guided excursions in the unknown places of her magical land.

In 1993, following various psychic phenomena of an extrasensory nature, she became a pupil of Umberto di Grazia, who helped her to develop a particular gift, that of psychometry, that is the faculty of seeing with the inner eye phenomena and events that occurred in a specific place, even in very remote times.

Following a path of signs and synchronicity, he discovered an entire megalithic complex hidden in the woods of Tuscia, a find comparable to the famous astronomical observatory of Poggio Rota, found in 2004 by Giovanni Feo in the woods of Pitigliano.

The twelve Etruscan Lucumoni once a year, in spring, gathered at the Fanum Voltumnae, the Voltumna sanctuary of the Etruscan Federation. On this occasion, religious festivals were held and decisions were made about Etruscan organization and politics.

The geographical location of the Fanum is still uncertain. According to my research, the place of the Fanum and the meetings connected to it followed a certain rotation, placing themselves from time to time in the territory of each Lucumonia. Not all the population could go to the annual meeting so they celebrated the dedicated rites at the Caves of Numbers.

Their importance derives from two reasons. The first is linked to the presence of the Rinaldonians who celebrated sacred rites and functions in the caves and hypogea but who, thanks to their privileged position, also used as astronomical observatories.

The Etruscans, after them, understand the importance of those places and “appropriate” them.

It is not unusual to discover, in fact, that Etruscan numbers are engraved on the walls inside these caves.

As a people they had given themselves ten centuries of life and, according to tradition, in the Etruscan temple of Nortia, in Volsinii (Bolsena), the “fatal” nail, the nail of fate, was driven in to ritually fix the passing of the years.

Presumably the same rite was also performed in the Caves of Numbers located in each Lucumonia. By studying the nature and location of the Lucumonia, Daya Rivelli was able to draw a map of the Caves of Numbers.

NOTE: Giovanni Feo, a profound connoisseur of these places, in his book The Most Ancient Civilization of Italy (2019) writes:

Beyond the Fosso della Nova, in the direction of Castro and Vulci, so far no signs of a significant presence of
the Rinaldonian people have come to light.

This statement makes Daya Rebelde’s discovery very important which needs to be further investigated.