The Villa Sulcis Archaeological Museum lies at the heart of a System and cultural supply chain which extends from the dig right up to distribution. It is a local museum which describes the changes to Sulcis’ archaeological landscape, from Ancient Neolithic times to the Roman era.
Restored in 2008, its main focus is on teaching, aiming at understanding the artifacts with the regular reproduction of the context where it was found or where it was used.
The recommended visit starts with Sulcis’ Pre-history and Proto-history, from the under-rock shelters to the birth of agriculture (c. 6000-3700 B.C.), the first metals (c. 3500-2200 B.C.), and the Bronze Age (from 2200 B.C.) with the Nuragic civilisation, up to the expansion of the Iron Age (c. 950-550 B.C.) and the incredible discoveries of the Nuraghe Sirai.
The second room, dedicated to the Phoenician Sulcis, introduces the Monte Sirai Room (VIII-I century B.C.), where the 3D settings propose slices of everyday life of the important Phoenician and Punic centre. The circular return route displays the landscape from the Roman era, (c. 238 B.C. – 500 A.D.), with the milestones of Via Sulcitana and the findings of the Carbonia necropolis.
