Parco archeologico e Antiquarium di Canne della Battaglia
Antiquarium and archaeological park of Canne della Battaglia, near Barletta, with Daunian, Roman and medieval finds from the site of the battle of 216 BC.
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About the museum
Canne della Battaglia lies on the hills overlooking the Ofanto valley and is linked to the famous battle of 216 BC between the Romans and the Carthaginians. The area was inhabited from the Neolithic onwards; in the Middle Bronze Age the first groups of huts appear, and from the 6th century BC the Daunian settlement developed on the hills, with buildings of the local elites and a necropolis. Life continued until the 3rd century BC, while no certain archaeological evidence of the battle has yet been found.
The Cittadella, the main hill, remained inhabited in late antiquity and the Middle Ages: after the destruction of Canosa in 872 a bishopric was established there, which lasted until 1300. After the conquest by Robert Guiscard, the territory was annexed to Barletta by Charles II of Anjou in 1303.
The Antiquarium, at the foot of the citadel, was opened on 21 April 1958 to house the finds from the excavations; it was renovated in 1999 and refitted with the present route, opened in 2017. The chronological and thematic route runs from the Neolithic and the protohistoric communities through Daunian culture and the Roman presence to the medieval civitas and the abandonment of Cannae, and includes a multimedia room and educational spaces.
Among the exhibits are painted Daunian-Peucetian vases, bronze and amber ornaments, grave goods, ceramics, antefixes, inscriptions, Byzantine coins and a terracotta statuette of the Mother Goddess from the 5th millennium BC. The site is managed by the Ministry of Culture through the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Puglia.
Highlights
- Terracotta statuette of the Mother Goddess, 5th millennium BC
- Painted Daunian-Peucetian vases with geometric motifs from the Canne necropolises
- Canosan askos with modelled female faces (late 3rd–2nd century BC)
- Glazed polychrome ceramics of the 13th century
- Archaeological park with the citadel and Daunian, Roman, early Christian and medieval remains
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso espositivo dell'Antiquarium – Finds from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages, with Daunian-Peucetian vases, grave goods, Roman and medieval materials, a multimedia room and educational spaces.
- Founded
- 1958
- Operated by
- Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Puglia (Ministero della Cultura)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 26,950
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2citizens of the European Union aged 18 to 25, according to the general rule for state museums |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission under 18, according to the general rule for state museums |
| Combined ticket with the Museo archeologico nazionale di Canosa di Puglia | €8Reduced €4 |
| Museo Card | €7Reduced €3 |
With the Puglia Musei Card (€20, valid 6 months) you can access all sites of the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Puglia. Tickets are also available online, and can be bought at the ticket office.
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