Discover the Etruscans

7. National Archaeological
Museum “Pompeo Aria” and
Archaeological Area
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www.storia-culture-civilta.unibo.it/it
Here you find significant evidence of the town and necropolis of
Monte Bibele. Both are extremely important for the study of the
Celts in Italy and the relationship between them and the local
Etruscans. The great invasions of Celts from the other side of the
Alps began in the early 4th century B.C. and many settled in the
area of Bologna. In the small highland settlement of Monte Bibele
Piazza
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8. Archaeological Museum
Luigi Fantini of Monterenzio
and Archaeological Park of
Monte Bibele
via G. Matteotti
Main museums and sites for Etruscan civilization in northern Italy:
Reggio Emilia - www.musei.re.it/collezioni/
Ferrara e Spina- www.archeoferrara.beniculturali.it
Verucchio - www.archeobo.arti.beniculturali.it/verucchio/
Mantova - www.museoarcheologicomantova.beniculturali.it/
Via Porrettana Sud, 13 - Marzabotto
www.archeobo.arti.beniculturali.ita/Marzabotto
Outside of Bologna, towards the
southwest, in the foothills of
the Apennines, is the town of
Marzabotto, with a museum and
an archaeological area that are of
primary importance to the study of
the Etruscan civilization. From the
end of the 6th century to the first half
of the 4th century B.C., in the area of
Piano di Misano near Misanello, a real
town developed, with a regular urban
layout, characterized by residential,
production and cultural areas and two
surrounding necropoles. The archaeological area is open to
visitors. One can walk through the streets of an ancient Etruscan
town. The town was built and planned according to the rules of
Greek town-planning, proving the close relationship between
two civilizations that were distant only geographically.
Grafiche E. GASPARI - Cadriano di G. (BO) - Stampa Ikone srl Piedimonte Matese (CE) - April 2015
the Etruscans mingled with these new arrivals. Wonderful burial
objects of Celtic warriors, including helmets, swords and javelins,
prove how the different populations met and shared the living
and burial space for more than two centuries. At the beginning
of the 2nd century B.C., the arrival of the Romans changed forever
the balance of the population of the whole area of Bologna. About
10 km from the Fantini Museum is the Monte Bibele Park where
you can have a walk in the beautiful woods and visit a unique and
fascinating archaeological site.
Archaeological Museum. Vase with a rider on top of a fantasy animal (720-680 B.C.)
Castenaso. The relics from these excavations of the 1800s are
kept at the Museum of Bologna. The MUV contains the relics
from the Villanovan necropolis of Marano di Castenaso from the
7th century B.C. The most characteristic objects of the exhibition
are the stelae of the burial ground; the most noteworthy is the
so-called “Stele of Swords”, characterized by a complex bas-relief
decoration.
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There are still important traces of the long Etruscan history
in Bologna dating between the 9th and 4th century BC. To
discover these roots of ancient Bologna, the Etruscan city in
the Po Valley, you need to search deeply, especially in the
museums of the city and of the province.
Via dell’Archiginnasio, 2
www.museibologna.it/archeologico
The Archaeological Civic Museum is the best starting point for all
those who want to get to know the most ancient Etruscan origins of
the city. In the large hall on the first
floor of this building, dating back
to the 15th century, archaeological
objects tell the history of Etruscan
Bologna, from the dawn of the 9th
century B.C. to the arrival of the Celts in
the 4th century B.C. Enjoy the charm
of the precious objects placed in the
tombs as a symbol of the importance
and of the social status of the deceased
Attic
and discover how and why more than
krater
14,000 bronze objects were placed in the
vase
dolium (the name of a type of huge ceramic
container) of St. Francis. Refined Greek
vases, that the Etruscans of Felsina imported in large quantities,
are waiting to tell you stories of gods and heroes through their
images. The sandstone stelae (stone slabs similar to gravestones)
are unique Etruscan monuments that will impress you with their
winged demons, sphinxes and sea monsters.
a bronze container was found which clearly dated back to the
Etruscan age. This first discovery led to many excavation campaigns
which brought to light more than 230 tombs. These dated from the
middle of the 6th century to the beginning of the 4th century B.C.
The burial objects from these tombs are kept in the Archaeological
Civic Museum. There is still an imposing stone sarcophagus dating
to the 5th century B.C. on the large lawn near the lake in the centre
of the park. This is a clear evidence of the ancient Etruscan burial
ground.
A few steps from the sarcophagus, near the old municipal
greenhouses, the Margherita Gardens have a surprise for lovers
of the ancient world: the perfect reproduction of a Villanovan hut,
the type of house common in the oldest phase (Villanovan age)
of the Etruscan settlement in Bologna. The hut was recreated on
a 1:1 scale, according to traces found during the archaeological
excavations and was built with the same materials of the Etruscan
age (wood, clay and reeds). It faithfully reproduces the shape and
structure of the old houses.
5. Certosa. Historical cemetery
Via della Certosa, 18
www.storiaememoriadibologna.it/certosa
In one of most interesting monumental
cemeteries of Northern Italy, the traces
of the Etruscans were hidden below
the more recent memorials of the city
of Bologna. Here, in 1869, during the
renovation works of the 19th century
cloister “Chiostro delle Madonne”, the
remains of a bronze Etruscan vase were
found. Engineer Antonio Zannoni, who
was in charge of the works, became
convinced of the need to explore the
whole area thoroughly. These first
systematic excavations of an Etruscan
necropolis were started in Bologna
and inaugurated a great period of
archaeological explorations in and west
of the city. Zannoni brought to light 417 tombs, dating back to a
period between the end of the 6th century and the beginning of
the 4th century B.C. This father of the archaeology of Bologna rests
here, as well as Giovanni Gozzadini, the other great figure in the
city’s excavations and in Villanova di Castenaso and Marzabotto.
Sandstone stelae
1. Archaeological Civic Museum
2. Palazzo Pepoli. Museum of
the History of Bologna
Via Castiglione 8
www.genusbononiae.it
A short distance from the Archaeological Civic Museum, the
Museum of the History of Bologna is the ideal continuation of the
search to discover the Etruscans. This museum, inaugurated in
2012, gives you the chance to go through the streets of the ancient
history of Bologna by means of multimedia equipment and realistic
reconstructions that combine ancient artifacts with modern
technologies. In a 3D cartoon, Apa (father, in Etruscan) tells the
story of Bologna with the voice and the music of Lucio Dalla. Here
you will find the reconstruction of an old stretch of the burial route
from the Western outskirts of the Etruscan town to the heart of the
city. A display of funerary objects and a rich trove of architectural
relics completes the visit.
3. Margherita Gardens
Porta Santo Stefano and Porta Castiglione,
via Santa Chiara and via Sabbioni
The Margherita Gardens stretch for more than 26 hectares (about
64 acres) at the foot of the hills. Since 1879 they have been the
green lung of the city. In 1876, during the construction of the park,
Margherita Gardens. Villanovan hut
4. La Corte 9
Via Bentivogli 34/36
If you venture into the inner city suburbs, among the blocks of
flats of the area called “Cirenaica”, the Corte 9 of via Bentivogli will
lead you to the discovery of another part of the Etruscan history
of Bologna. Here some excavations in 1913 brought to light a
necropolis with more than 800 tombs from the 9th-8th centuries B.C.
The relics from these excavations are now at the Archaeological
Civic Museum. The copies of some burial objects and explanatory
panels tell the history of the Etruscan community which settled
here more than 2,800 years ago.
Certosa. Burial objects and tomb reconstruction.
6. MUV - Museum of the
Villanovan civilization
Via Bruno Tosarelli, 191 - Castenaso
www.comune.castenaso.bo.it
This area outside of the city is where Count Gozzadini began
his research in 1853 and found the first remains of an Etruscan
civilization. We now know that this so-called “Villanovan civilization”
was the initial phase of Etruscan culture. In order to commemorate
these important discoveries and to highlight past and current
archaeological research work in the area of Bologna MUV (the
Museum of the Villanovan civilization) was set up in Villanova di