If we travel the roads south of Padua, we can immediately notice the Euganean Hills, where the signs left by the extraction of Euganean trachyte are still visible today, an activity that covered...
The economy of trachyte
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The oldest language in Veneto – Level 2
Writing is one of the inventions that has most influenced human history, but it was neither a global nor a synchronous change: ancient populations adopted...
Life as an archaeologist: cartography
How did the ancient Romans represent their territory? How has cartography changed over the centuries? And what systems are used today? Students will be explained how cartography...
Life as an archaeologist: the excavation
What does an archaeologist do? How do they work? After a short lecture on the basic concepts of archaeology, students will experience life on an archaeological site...
spa, cult, well-being
The thermal waters of the Euganean Hills have been revered and used for their healing properties since prehistoric times, but where does this thermal water come from? Through survey data...
Prehistoric revolutions
Using images and data from Italian archaeological contexts, the Neolithic period and the changes that the introduction of agriculture and livestock farming brought about will be explored in depth...
The birth of printing
After a brief introduction to the great revolution brought about by the use of movable type printing, how it works and the advantages it has brought, the children will each have to create their own...
The ABC of the Amanuensis
Who were the copyist monks? What were illuminated letters, and how were they created? The workshop will focus on the techniques and tools used in medieval monasteries and on...
We're cool!
After a brief introduction illustrating the painting techniques used to create the frescoes in the villa on Via Neroniana, the children, starting from the guide drawing, from the...
Venetica-mente: Alphabet and Ceramic Production Techniques of the Ancient Venetians – Level 2
Ceramic containers have been part of the daily life of ancient populations since the Neolithic, constituting an essential marker for the work of archaeologists: but how were they...
