Museo civico archeologico «F. S. Majellaro»
Civic museum in the former monastery of Santa Croce with prehistoric finds from the Santa Croce caves and the village of Cave Mastrodonato, Neolithic pottery and Roman-period material.
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About the museum
The Museo civico archeologico di Bisceglie, named after Francesco Saverio Majellaro, is housed in the former monastery of Santa Croce, in the centre of the town. It mainly holds finds from the Bisceglie area, in particular from the Santa Croce cave and the Neolithic village of Cave Mastrodonato, to which are added some material from private collections or from distant areas.
The route is divided into three sections: a prehistoric one, one from the Romanesque period, and one from the end of the Romanesque period to the present day. The prehistoric section displays Palaeolithic and Mousterian stone tools, Neolithic pottery decorated by impression, incision and painting, flint and obsidian artefacts, bone objects, and remains of fauna and molluscs.
Among the best-known pieces are a fossilised mat about 7,500 years old, discovered during excavations at the Santa Croce caves in 1997, and a white marble cinerary urn of the 1st century AD with a funerary inscription. The Santa Croce caves are linked to the finding of the remains known as the “Uomo di Bisceglie” (Man of Bisceglie), a Neanderthal femur.
Highlights
- Fossilised mat about 7,500 years old
- Neolithic pottery decorated by impression, incision and painting
- Finds from the Santa Croce cave and Cave Mastrodonato
- Roman white marble cinerary urn with inscription
- Palaeolithic and Mousterian stone industry
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione archeologica permanente – Three sections from the Palaeolithic to the Romanesque age, with finds from the Santa Croce caves and the Cave Mastrodonato village.
- Operated by
- Comune di Bisceglie
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| Good to know | It is advisable to arrange the visit by telephone. |
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