The peculiarity of this collection are the panels illustrating the history of the Earth (from the big bang), the beginning of the first forms of life, the development of mankind (with impressions of the various human species), the latest research conducted on DNA as far as queries about the future of our society and planet. This experimental research was carried out by the Anthropological Institute of Florence University. Its declared purpose is to sensitize and make visitors think about these problems, enabling them to become familiar with our most distant roots. In order to achieve all this, it was considered necessary to start from study and research into civilizations that lived in our territory before us.  The Permanent Teaching Exhibition "Archeology in Casentino. From Prehistory to the Roman Age", in the village of Partina, an outlying district of Bibbiena, is the result of research, diggings, documentation, cataloguing and restoration conducted by the Casentino Archeological Group in collaboration with the Tuscan Archeological Service, the Bibbiena Municipality, the Casentino Mountain Community, the Arezzo Provincial Administration and the Anthropological Institute of Florence University. Cette collection se distingue surtout par les affiches illustrant l’histoire de la Terre (à partir du big bang), les premières formes de vie, l’évolution de l’homme (avec les moulages des différentes species humaines), les dernières recherches effectuées sur l’ ADN, jusqu’à des questions suscitées par l’avenir de notre société et de notre planète.

Photo: G.A.C.

The Exhibition is divided into four sections: the first experimental section was produced by the Anthropological Institute of Florence University. It consists of panels illustrating the history of the Earth, starting from the big bang, the development of mankind, the latest research on DNA as far as queries about the future of our society and planet. Illustrations are provided with impressions of the various human species accompanied by technical cards with applicable stone industries. This "universal" cross-section serves as a trait- d’union before entering into specific territorial research. In fact, the other sections feature archeological finds discovered in the Casentino valley in chronological order.

Photo: G.A.C.

The first finds data back to Prehistory and represent the various (Early, Middle and Late Paleolithic; Neolithic) stone industries found in Casentino. A room is dedicated to Etruscan discoveries. In the valley, the Etruscans erected their own temples and chose places of worship. Recent excavations, which have not yet been completed, also demonstrate possible dwelling structures.

The last room houses Roman objects. Among the numerous "Aretine ceramic" finds, note the important discovery of the Domo near Bibbiena.