Field trip 1 – Fumane
FIELD TRIP 1
Fumane Cave (Verona) – August 25, 2018
Archaeological excavations directed by Prof. Marco Peresani (Ferrara University).
Fee: 50€
Program
7:00 | Meeting in Turin and departure by bus.
11:00 | Arrival in Fumane.
Visit of the cave led by Prof. Marco Peresani, director of excavations.
Transfer by bus from Fumane to Sant’Anna d’Alfaedo.
13:30 | Lunch in Sant’Anna d’Alfaedo.
15:00 | Visit of the Paleontological and Prehistoric Museum of Sant’Anna d’Alfaedo.
16:30 | Departure for Turin.
20:30 | Arrival in Turin.
Fumane Cave
Grotta di Fumane (Fumane cave), located a few kilometers north of the town of Fumane (Verona), is one of the major prehistoric archaeological sites in Europe and an exceptional document of the lifestyles of both Neandertal man and early Modern humans. This cave has been studied since 1988 by the Regional Authority (Soprintendenza del Veneto).
If you want to have more details, visit the website www.grottadifumane.eu
History
A few miles north of the town of Fumane (Verona), in the 1960s archaeologist G. Solinas discovered what is now called Grotta di Fumane (Fumane cave), one of the most highly regarded monuments of ancient prehistory. This site is extremely important for understanding the significant biological and cultural change in human evolution which occurred around 40,000 years ago.
The rich evidence preserved in the deposits filling the cave has been studied since 1988 by the Regional Authority (Soprintendenza del Veneto) for Archaeological Heritage, by the University of Ferrara, the University of Milan and the Natural History Museum of Verona, and is an exceptional document of the lifestyles of both Neanderthal man and early Modern humans.
This site is essential for studying the way of life, the economy, technology and spirituality of the ancient humans that frequented the Valpolicella area for over 50,000 years, and also for our understanding of the mechanisms that led, around 40,000 years ago, to the affirmation of Modern Man in Europe.
Since 2005 the cave has been accessible to visitors of the Lessinia Park. The traces of Palaeolithic living spaces revealed throughout the stratigraphic sections are an evocative journey through the past.