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Museum of Geopaleontology of Velletri: from volcanoes to the Iron Age in the Alban Hills
Located in the 16th-century Town Hall (Palazzo Comunale) of Velletri, the Museum of Geopaleontology and Prehistory of the Alban Hills (Colli Albani) recounts 500 million years of the Lazio territory in 500 square metres and five sections. It is an interactive museum: alongside the artefacts, the museum offers reconstructions, film clips and immersive environments that engage multiple senses. There is also the Children's Itinerary, an illustrated path designed for younger visitors.
A journey through the history of the territory
The tour begins with Geology: in an audiovisual installation, a so-called "fire duct" projects the visitor into the midst of a volcanic eruption from 500,000 years ago. The Paleontology section features fossils, casts of dinosaur footprints, and a film on the evolution of life before mankind. In the Anthropology section, six hand-painted, life-size wooden silhouettes show millions of years of evolution, from primates to Homo sapiens. The Prehistory section presents a reconstruction of a Paleolithic cave. The final section, Protohistory, takes the visitor inside an Iron Age hut, shows a reconstructed funeral pyre and projects films on the social organisation of the Alban Hills from the Early Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
