Sito Archeologico Acqua Fredda Redebus
The actions of humans and the earth, locked in eternal combat in a trick of mirrors between evolution and destruction. Perhaps even more than miners, metallurgists desecrated the mountains because their kilns needed whole hillsides of wood to reach the 1200 centigrade necessary to extract the minerals. Here, at 1440 meters above sea level, between the Pinè Plateau and the Mocheni Valley, one of Europe's highest archaeological areas was chanced upon in 1979: one of the most important prehistoric metal foundries in the entire alpine region. The ovens unearthed were in use between the 13th and 11th centuries BC. The extraction of copper was extremely laborious because the mineral was not present in its pure form. It required immense effort. Copper production here was on an industrial scale, though seasonal, because of the altitude. Among ancient ovens, equipment and swords, modern metallurgists make meal implements before your very eyes. Thanks to our educational workshops, you can learn to do the same. The artisan production of every item conceals all the work done by humans to trace its history.
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