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National Paleolithic Museum of Isernia

National Museum of the Paleolithic

In the city of Isernia stands the National Museum of the Paleolithic of Isernia , an innovative museum set up on the very site of the discovery of the site of "Isernia La Pineta", a prehistoric site of the Lower Paleolithic which, thanks to an archaeological area of about 300 square meters and thousands of archaeological finds, has allowed us to reconstruct a small piece of our long evolutionary history. Discovered at the end of the 70s, the scientific research activity has allowed the highlighting of a large and articulated deposit within which different levels have been recognized archaeological sites and three archaeosurfaces. The study of the sediments, of the pollen remains, of the thousands of faunal finds and of the flint and limestone tools produced and used by man, have provided fundamental indications for understanding the environments, ways of life and strategies adopted by the groups of Homo heidelbergensis who lived in Isernia about 600,000 years ago. Remains of bison, rhinoceros, elephant, bear and megacerus associated with flint and limestone tools were abandoned by the human groups who frequented the area of Isernia, and which today constitute the beating heart of the Museum; a museum of about 4,000 square meters divided into three large pavilions, a large green area and annexed structures used for educational and dissemination activities.

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Località La Pineta
86170 Isernia

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