Museo di preistoria e protostoria della Valle del Fiora

About the museum

The museum, opened in 1985 in the centre of Manciano, reconstructs the life of the communities of the Valle del Fiora from the Palaeolithic to the Final Bronze Age. The route has been renewed with a multimedia display: every panel links via QR code to further information and translations, every room is introduced by a video, and visitors are given a tablet at the entrance. A virtual archaeologist called Lucy illustrates the different periods, while the 3D reconstruction of a prehistoric hut helps to imagine an ancient settlement.

The rooms, each marked by a different colour for each period, begin with an educational space on the Valle del Fiora and on the methods of archaeological research. They then move to the earliest inhabitants of the valley, with stone tools from Montauto-Vulci, the Palaeolithic finds of Monte Amiata and the Neolithic ones from Vacasio, Poggio Lucio and Poderi del Bufalo, and on to the Copper Age, with the grave goods of the Rinaldone culture from the necropolises of Poggialti Vallelunga, Corano and Le Calle.

The Bronze Age section centres on the materials from the settlement of Scarceta (16th–10th century BC), inhabited without interruption for centuries and known also for fragments of Mycenaean pottery, alongside the bronze hoard of Montemerano, axes and grave goods from cremation tombs of the Final Bronze Age.

Highlights

• Finds from the Bronze Age settlement of Scarceta, with Mycenaean pottery
• Bronze hoard of Montemerano
• Materials of the Rinaldone culture (Copper Age)
• Tablets, QR codes and augmented reality with the virtual archaeologist Lucy
• 3D reconstruction of a prehistoric hut

Founded

1985

Operated by

Comune di Manciano

Director

Massimo Cardosa

Visitors per year

approx. 2,574

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• 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 Musei di Maremma portal indicates that the museum is not accessible to people with mobility impairments.

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