Centro di documentazione della cultura archeologica
Small exhibition centre in Subbiano with finds from the excavations of the lower Casentino, from 1st-century tombs to a 6th-century BC dragon fibula.
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About the museum
The documentation centre is housed in the former cellar of the Opera Pia di Subbiano, next to the church of Santa Maria della Visitazione, and is linked to the network of the Ecomuseo del Casentino. Two rooms display finds from the excavations carried out by the Gruppo Archeologico Giano in the territories of Subbiano and Capolona, under the scientific direction of the Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici della Toscana. The same group carried out the recovery, restoration and display of the material.
The route moves backwards in time and is organised in three sections: the lost ancient churches, with inscriptions and material from buildings that no longer exist; funerary rites, with the reconstruction of two 1st-century tombs, one an inhumation and one a cremation, which yielded among other things a bronze mirror; and the forms and uses of black-gloss and red-gloss pottery. Among the most precious finds is a 6th-century BC dragon fibula of the Etruscan Orientalising phase, which is the subject of a teaching booklet for schools.
The archaeological group offers workshops for schools and, in July, as part of the Notti dell’Archeologia, in-depth talks on the finds.
Highlights
- Reconstruction of two 1st-century tombs, one inhumation and one cremation
- Dragon fibula of the 6th century BC
- Inscriptions and material from the lost churches of the area
- Black-gloss and red-gloss pottery
- Teaching workshops of the Gruppo Archeologico Giano
Permanent exhibition
- Reperti archeologici del basso Casentino – Two rooms with lost churches, reconstructed 1st-century tombs and pottery, from the excavations in the municipalities of Subbiano and Capolona.
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Comune di Subbiano / Gruppo Archeologico Giano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 462
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Educational and creative archaeology workshops offered by the archaeological group.
Getting there & parking
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Gruppo Archeologico Giano offers schools workshops of various kinds and a teaching booklet on the dragon fibula. |
