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| The Museum is within the Torre Capitano, a renovated Norman stronghold. | ||
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| TROINA: the crossroads of inland Sicily. | ||
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| Six thousand years of history from the Simeto to the Nebrodi. | ||
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| C16th oil on wood from the studio of Antonello da Messina, entitled Behold the Man from the words of Pontius Pilate; John 19:5. | ||
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| 7 display cases and a stratigraphy offer a view into Troina's past. | ||
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| Case 1: Territory: Environment and Resources | ||
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| Animal bones from the Classical period. | ||
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| Malpasso pottery from Pietralunga 3000BC and Serraferlicchio pottery from Casa Sollima 3600BC | ||
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| Double boiler fragments for cheese making c3600 B.C. | ||
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| Flint, Obsidian and Chert tools. | ||
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| Stone tools and waste flakes from the area. Flint, Chert, Obsidian, Sandstone & Jasper c5000-3000BC | ||
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| Polished Stone Axes - Neolithic-Copper Age | ||
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| Axes | ||
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| Stone quern for food preparation. | ||
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| Lava and local sandstone querns and grinders from local geological resources c4000-3000 BC | ||
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| Grinding stone for sharpening & polishing axes. | ||
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| Case 2: Casa Sollima Neolithic Copper-Age c3600BC | ||
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| Coloured Pebbles imported from the coast, possibly used as counters or game pieces. | ||
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| Bone tools made from animal bone used for crafts, pottery making and leatherwork. | ||
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| Painted Flask, 'Winged' square-shaped vessel with elaborate painted decoration. | ||
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| 'Winged' square-shaped vessel with elaborate painted decoration. | ||
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| 'Winged' square-shaped vessel with elaborate painted decoration. | ||
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| Red burnished pottery, painted decoratiom. Serraferlicchio Culture c.3600 B.C. | ||
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| Red burnished pottery Serraferlicchio Culture c.3600 B.C. | ||
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| Daub from the prehistoric house walls, showing impressions of the timber 'wattle' structure. | ||
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| Obsidian tools and waste material, sourced from Lipari and exchanged in Troina. | ||
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| Jasper, chert & two varieties of flint used for toolmaking. | ||
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| Reconstruction of the Neolithic Copper Age house at Casa Sollima (by Fraser Sturt). | ||
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| Case 3: Helenistic Production 400-300BC | ||
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| Loom weights, ome with stamped decorations. | ||
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