Museo della terramara Santa Rosa
Museum in Poviglio on the Santa Rosa terramara (Bronze Age settlement), with pottery, bronzes, amber and grave goods.
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About the museum
The Santa Rosa terramara at Poviglio comprises two overlapping settlements dating from around 1500 BC, defended by ditches and earthen embankments. The museum displays materials from the excavations and illustrates the prehistory of the Po Valley, from everyday life in the Bronze Age to the remains of a Roman villa.
The exhibition was set up in 1996, initially as a temporary exhibition for the participants in the XIII International Congress of Archaeological and Protohistoric Sciences, and was updated in 2002 with new panels and finds. The materials, around five hundred pieces on loan from the Archaeological Heritage Authority (Soprintendenza archeologica) of Emilia-Romagna, suggest a fairly complex society, with embryonic forms of specialised craftsmanship and elites who received prized goods.
The first part concerns the Villaggio Piccolo, the oldest, with a lot of pottery and objects linked to horn working. The second is devoted to the Villaggio Grande, with bronze tools and ornaments, table vessels and large containers, amber and glass-paste beads, and a group of miniature votive horses. A final display case presents the urns from the necropolis.
Highlights
- Finds from the Villaggio Piccolo, including objects in horn
- Bronzes, vessels and amber beads from the Villaggio Grande
- Miniature votive horses
- Urns from the terramara necropolis
Permanent exhibition
- Terramara di Santa Rosa – Route through the prehistory of the Po Valley with finds from the two terramara villages and the necropolis.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Comune di Poviglio
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,054
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The Museionline listing reports a lift.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and educational activities are offered; for group visits it is advisable to contact the museum. |
