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The Municipal Antiquarium

This is situated in Via Pisacane and contains exhibits discovered by the Agropoli Archaeoligical Group (founded in 1975) and the Archaeological Service: in the vicinity of San Marco (1976), the castle (1982) and near the Vigna Grande (1984). Other items were discovered by a group from the Ecole Francaise de Rome around Sauco and Punta tresino (1978-80).
the oldest artefacts go back to the 11th and 10th century BC, and are relics from a village of the late Bronze Age. Then come items from the 7th and 6th century BC, left by the Greek who lived on a promontory at the same time as Poseidonia was founded and where there was a temple here, dedicated to Artemis. This was also linked to the mythical tale of Hercules' travels in the south after carrying off Geryon's oxen, and with Poseidon, the divine protector of sailors.
The objects found around Moio and Cupa date from the 4th century BC, when the Lucanians conquered Poseidonia, from the subsequent increased population of the plain and from a different type of economy based on specialized farming.
Of particular importance was the discovery of an early Christian necropolis, consisting of sarcophagi and vaulted tombs, in an area which had been built over. A slab which had been reused as a tombstone bore, a 5th century inscription, with the typical Christian formula "hic requiescit... (here lies...). It was dedicated to a young man called Peter, with a request not to desecrate the tomb.
There was also a 3rd or 4th century marble sarcophagus engraved with the typical pattern of wavy lines (strigilated). It had been re-used and is now kept in the Antiquarium. Its lid had an erotically decorated frieze and on the front is depicted a scene linked to the Dionysiac cult.
There are numerous marine exhibits, including two stone anchors, one long and curved (7th-4th entury BC) and the other of Phenician type. These, along with other items found around the promontory, confirm the existence of a sizeable harbour to the north of it, sheltered from the south winds and at the mouth of the river, which was then much wider.
There are also lead anchor-flikes (4th-2nd century BC); mostly recovered off thePunta Tresino and Sauco, which were also the sites of ancient harbours.

(source: GuidAgropoli)

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