practice for the dead was cremation, where they placed their loved one's ashes and bones into a cinerary urn or ash urn. The Villanovans, people who were part of the Etruscan culture, created a different type of urn that was biconical. It has two cones connected together made without a potter's wheel, keeping the clay coarse and unrefined. They also made clay huts to contain their remains, which resemble the houses they lived in that have been found at an important Etruscan site, Cavalupo. They could place personal items with them such as weapons for men and jewelry for women. Archeologists have uncovered many different types of Etruscan hut urns that have contained both male and female ashes and bone fragments, so it can be presumed that the Sarcophagus of the Spouses would have contained cremated remains. Rituals The funerary rituals that the Etruscans created ranged from a simple hut and small gathering to those a more elaborate space for loved ones such as a tomb or other funerary art or having mosaics and relief sculptures. One such tomb can be found in the Monterozzi necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy, which is known for its painted walls that inform us what they did for their funerals and society. This subterranean rock-cut tomb was used for holding the remains of the dead as well as for votive offerings for the ones who have died. There is a fresco painting on the back wall, which, even though damaged, shows a banquet dinner party, with people being depicted in similar positions as that depicted in the Sarcophagus of the Spouses. There are three pairs of couples shown enjoying a dinner party and lounging on klines. In Etruscan banquets, it was a common practice to have both men and woman, who had equal status in their society, share this event with each other as it is represented here in the fresco; they are side-by-side and shown in the same proportions and in similar poses. Both parties are smiling and expressing affection toward one another. The fresco relief, which has the same setting as the Spouses, can show that they have a positive outlook on sending their loved ones to the afterlife since they are sharing their last meals with their family members for all eternity. This is also shown through the Etruscans burying parts of the meal with them along with the proper dishes and