Sito archeologico di S. Maria in Castello

Archaeological site with ceramic finds dating back to the late Bronze Age

Telephone number: Comune di Tredozio +39.0546.943937
Fax: +39.0546.943921

Analytical text

The Church Museum is housed in a room of the Parsonage Church of Santa Maria in Castello and contains interesting archaeological finds of the Bronze Age (1900 - 1800 b.C.) brought to light after an archaeological excavation carried out in 1968 by the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protohistory. Among the materials recovered are ceramic pieces, half-worked antlers of deer, pots with different kind of handles, big vases and jars for different uses. The presence of the site was reported by Reverend Domenico Perfettti, parish priest of the Church of Santa Maria in Castello, who noticed in an area along the flank of the hill an outcrop of archaeological black soil containing vast quantities of fictile vessels and animal findings.

News

At the moments some relics are exposed at the entrance of the municipal building of Tredozio, you can see them during the opening hours.

How to get there

The archaeological site is located at 5 km from Tredozio, on the municipal road running along the Apennine ridge between Tredozio and Rocca San Casciano.