Tomb raider (no, not Lara) reveals oldest-ever Italian paintings

The opening paragraph from Reuters says it all:

FORMELLO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy unveiled on Friday a new archaeological site that some experts say houses the oldest paintings in the history of Western civilization. (Link)

The man who lead authorities to the site is apparently a suspected tomb raider and performed the kind deed in hope of receiving some kind of plea bargain. The paintings are attributed to the Etruscans, an ancient people that lived in the peninsula before the Romans.