Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet
Italy
Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet
via Carpenè
31020 Revine Lago TV
Italy
+39 327 854 8951
segreteria@parcolivelet.it
Member since: 2009
Focus area: Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age
Parco Archeologico didattico del Livelet is an open-air museum based on the western shore of Lago lake, in the municipality of Revine Lago, province of Treviso. The area is located in a glacial valley at the foothills of the Pre-Alps (225m a.s.l.), surrounded by a rich naturalistic environment, Site of Community Importance (S.I.C.) for Natura 2000 and included in the recent naturalistic park “Parco dei Laghi della Vallata”.
Parco Archeologico didattico del Livelet is an open-air museum built on the western shore of Lago Lake, in the municipality of Revine Lago, in the Province of Treviso. The area is located in a glacial valley at the foot of the Prealps, immersed in a rich natural environment, a Site of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 network, included in the UNESCO Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene area.
The facility was inaugurated in May 2007 with the aim of enhancing the nearby prehistoric site of Colmaggiore di Tarzo. Since 2009, the facility has been managed by the UNPLI Treviso Social Promotion Association.
The first significant find in the Colmaggiore area dates back to 1923, while in 1989 the Superintendency of Archaeology of the Veneto Region promoted a first survey campaign, followed by two excavations in 1992 and 1997. The collected artifacts, belonging to various classes of materials, confirmed the presence of a prehistoric piledwelling village. The settlement phases date back to Late Neolithic, Copper Age, and Early Bronze Age (late 4th, early 2nd millennium BC), although some finds suggest occupation even after the village was abandoned.
Livelet consists of an open-air museum area, featuring the reconstruction of three pile dwellings, and other areas equipped for educational activities and visitors (classrooms and open spaces for workshops, a bookshop, a playground, picnic areas, and information panels about natural environment). The reconstructed village is located on the lakeshore and is immersed in a natural environment similar to that in which the prehistoric pile dwellings were built. The three pile dwellings are dedicated to the Neolithic, Copper Age, and Early Bronze Age. Only a few hut remains have been documented from the Colmaggiore di Tarzo site, so the reconstructions are based on the study of settlement typologies recognized at other contemporary sites in Northern Italy, as well as on ethnographic comparisons. The reconstructions of furnishings and tools were inspired by some archaeological finds from Colmaggiore, as well as by finds documented at other sites, considered representative of the documented periods.
During the open days, visitors can participate in guided tours of the pile-dwelling village and scheduled workshops dedicated to prehistory, archaeology, or nature. Furthermore, throughout the year, Livelet organizes themed events, seminars, and experimental archaeology demonstrations, hosts staff from other museums, excursions in the nature. Groups and school groups can request in-depth themed tours and join workshops, while the annual program also includes evening visits, conferences, and workshops. A summer camp is offered during the summer holidays. Pile-dwelling tours and nature excursions are always guided, workshops are led by an educational staff member. All activities are scientifically correct and facilitate interaction and engagement, alwais emphasizing mutual exchange between staff and the public.
Livelet is open to school groups by reservation from mid-February to mid-November, Monday through Saturday. From April to October, it is open to the public on Sundays and holidays.
Institutional Representatives
Maura Stefani
Didactic activities coordinator