EXHIBITION TOUR COMMENTEE: Green Gold of the Alps

Name: EXPOSITION VISITE COMMENTEE : L'Or vert des Alpes
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée Castrum Vetus

Since prehistoric times, humans have been interested in the green rocks of the Alpine massif. Cro-Magnon has fashioned prehistoric "Venus" in soapstone; the Neolithic used it to manufacture...

Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 14h00Passat

Châteauneuf-les-Martigues

Since prehistoric times, humans have been interested in the green rocks of the Alpine massif. Cro-Magnon made the prehistoric "Venus" out of soapstone; the Neolithic used it to make polished axes and modern men to make pots and other utilitarian objects.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

À propos du lieu

Musée Castrum Vetus

1 montée des ruines 13220 Châteauneuf-les-Martigues

Bouches-du-Rhône
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Musée des Amis de Castrum Vetus is a building from the beginning of the 17th century. It was the last residence of the lords of Châteauneuf-les-Martigues. It offers visitors through its 7 exhibition rooms a chronological tour of local archaeology from prehistory to Roman times. It presents a part of the material from the excavations carried out on the site of the prehistoric shelter of the Font-aux-Pigeons proposed to the visit.This eponymous site (Castelnovien), located near the museum was occupied from -7000 to -2500 years.

Etiquetas

Musée, salle d'exposition, Site archéologique

Accès

The museum is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. The prehistoric shelter, located at the foot of a hill, presents difficulties of access for people with reduced mobility.

Les Amis de Castrum Vetus

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