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Island of Elba Archeological Museum in Marciana
The Civic Archeological Museum in Marciana is
located in Marciana, a town in the
North-Western area of Elba Island, more specifically in the
Palazzo del Pretorio (from the XVII century);
during the renovation in the end of the ‘90s, the museum kept
outside the original building features so it is necessary to
follow the road signs carefully, in order to find it.
The Marciana Archeological Museum was opened in 1968, it is the
first archeological museum on Elba, it consists of four rooms and
it houses many relics that were found during the escavations in
the ‘60s, the relics from the important complex of the
San Giuseppe tomb cave in
Rio on Elba and the materials from the escavations ran in the
Etruscan fortress in Monte Castello, in Procchio, in whose water,
in the ‘70s, they found most of the shipment from a sunk Roman
ship from the II century a.D. .
As a result of the renovation in the ‘90s,
Marciana Antiquarium presents now a new
set-up for the important relics it houses, and in 2002 a new path
has been created and it shows the collections chronologically
depending on the site they were found.
The museum park is made up of four temathic rooms, behind the
showcases by the wall there are precious relics that witness the
presence of ancient civilizations in the Elban Western areas.
THE CIVIC ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM PATH IN MARCIANA
Room I: it houses the Elban prehistoric and
protohistoric section, with relics about the Paleolithic hunters,
about the Neolithic farmer that used to live on the island, about
people from the Bronze age who lived at Madonna del
Monte, at Monte Giove and in
other places of the Western mountain. They lived on farming and
pastoralism, and practised spinning and weaving, we know that
because spindle whorls and loom weights were found.
The hatchets found in Chiessi in the
Gneccarina Valley are from VIII century b.C.,
perfectly well-preserved, just like some grave goods from the
rock necropolis on the Monte Capanne.
The
first room hosts even the relics belonging to the Etruscan and
the proto-classical ages (beginning of VII century b.C. - V
century b.C.), such as everyday life items, decorations and
pottery objects.
Room II: it presents a selection of the
most typical materials coming from Monte Castello di Procchio
escavation sites, besides small parts of a terracotta sculpture,
in particular part f the head.
Room III: it focuses on the important
mineral resource in Elba, granite, on the Western side of the
Island: escavation sites and techniques, and the tools which were
used since the ancient times.
Room IV: it houses what is left from two
sunk ships found in Procchio bay. The Roman ship (wreck I) was a
pretty small (about 20 meters) transport ship and contained
different types of goods inside the urns and precious items, such
as relevant elegant glass crockery, with golden decorations. The
second wreck belongs to a small trade ship from the XVIII
century, which was carrying many types of goods, as well:
glass-pottery, slipware pottery and majolica crockery, metal
scissors in different sizes and flints.
The relics found on the ships show the flourishing commercial
trade, typical in this Mediterranean area from the ancient to the
modern age.
Information about the tour to Marciana Museum
| Opening Hours |
Only open from 18th June to 15th September From Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00 / 16:00-19:00 Sunday: 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Prices |
€ 2,00 Museum Tour € 4,00 Museum Tour + Pisana Fortress € 5,00 Museum Tour + Pisana Fortress + Zecca di Marciana Free entrance for children up to 12 years old |
| Location and Info |
Palazzo del Pretorio, Via del Pretorio, 66 in Marciana Comune di Marciana Tel.(+39) 0565.901216 E-mail: museodimarciana@gmail.com |
Fortezza Pisana di Marciana
Ancient Fortress overlooking the village of Marciana, now a place
for events and wedding party.
Fortress Museum
Opened in 2013, it houses a collection of swords and some interesting relics taken from the Fortress itself.
Foundry of Marciana
Ancient foundry, coins issued by rulers (Principi) Appiani and Ludovisi were forged here.
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