The Etruscans mined iron on this island centuries before Napoleon was exiled there
[DOC] [TLE] History of the Island of Elba [PAR] The five century rule of the Etruscans can be seen today in the various ... As the 
Etruscan rule came to an end, the Romans not only inherited their iron ... of the 
Maritime Republic of Pisa's to exploit the iron mines and granite deposits ...