{"id":697,"date":"2020-02-05T22:14:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T21:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/?p=697"},"modified":"2020-02-06T00:01:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T23:01:50","slug":"the-equi-caves-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/the-equi-caves-museum\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Equi Caves Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"span3\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-700 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/grottelogo2019-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/grottelogo2019-2.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/grottelogo2019-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/grottelogo2019-2-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span9\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.it\/maps?q=44.166783,10.152792&amp;num=1&amp;hl=it&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=p&amp;ll=44.167922,10.154028&amp;spn=0.015392,0.034246&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"toggle style4\"><div class=\"toggle-title \"><div class=\"status-icon fright\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/div><span><i class='icon fa fa-map-marker'><\/i> Address<\/span><\/div><div class=\"toggle-inner\">Via Buca, 9 - Loc. Equi Terme - Fivizzano<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle style4\"><div class=\"toggle-title \"><div class=\"status-icon fright\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/div><span><i class='icon fa fa-mobile'><\/i> Contacts<\/span><\/div><div class=\"toggle-inner\">CEA Lunigiana Sostenibile - phone. +39 338 5814482<br \/>\nsegreteria@lunigianasostenibile.it - www.lunigianasostenibile.it<br \/>\nsito web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grottediequi.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.grottediequi.it<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle style4\"><div class=\"toggle-title \"><div class=\"status-icon fright\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/div><span><i class='icon fa fa-clock-o'><\/i> Opening Hour<\/span><\/div><div class=\"toggle-inner\">please see grottediequi.it<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='dropcap dropcap-square'>T<\/span>he Museum of the Equi Caves (Fivizzano, Ms), dedicated to Cesare Augusto Ambrosi, is located within a recovered ancient watermill within GeoArcheoPark. The museum features an educational viewing itinerary that also includes a faithful replica of the enormous cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) and of the Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis). The famous Tecchia di Equi, an internationally significant archaeological and paleontological site located not far above, features the original findings uncovered during excavation and made available to the public in a new, recently inaugurated display. The Tecchia is formed of a vast outer court called Riparo and by a 30 metre deep cave, favouring its use as a shelter by now-extinct animals who lived in temperate and cold climates, particularly the cave bear. However, the excavations have also unearthed evidence of human frequentation of the area, attested by stone artefacts produced by the Neanderthals who intermittently populated the site. Man continued inhabiting the Tecchia throughout the centuries, as attested by findings of various nature dating back to the Copper (3.600-2.200 a.C.), Bronze (2.200-900 a.C.) and Middle Ages (XII-XV sec.).<br \/>\nThe Equi GeoArcheoPark is recognised as a \u201cgeosite\u201d by the Regional Park of the Apuan Alps (UNESCO Geopark). It also offers an interesting and articulated guided tour of the karst subterraneous system of the Caves and geo-naturalistic itineraries.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Equi Caves form an extensive subterraneous system modelled during the course of millennia by the erosion of water, forming cavities, tunnels, chambers, stalactites, stalagmites, and extremely charming underground lakes. The viewing itinerary starts from a fossil depository studied since the 18th century and called the Buca, and continues towards a still active cavity known as the Grotte.<br \/>\nOutside these caves, geo-naturalistic paths set off from which to admire the vegetation and geological formations, such as the Buca, Barilla and \u201cgiant\u2019s mufflers\u201d karst springs \u2013 particular formations created by the joint action of water erosion and the mechanical erosion caused by rocks.<br \/>\nThe complex also features two halls devoted to educational workshops for hands-on activities pertaining to archaeology and palaeontology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hr dashed_light\" style=\"margin:15px 0px !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class='video-embed'><div><iframe src='\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sduwjczlsq0?HD=1;rel=0;showinfo=0' width='500' height='300' class='iframe'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"hr dashed_light\" style=\"margin:15px 0px !important;\"><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\"><div class=\"span4\"><div class=\"blog-item\"><figure class=\"thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/logo-reloaded43-470x240.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"blog-item-description\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/musei-in-valigia-reloaded-edition-il-gioco-del-sistema-museale-e-finalmente-in-versione-web\/\" title=\"Musei in valigia reloaded edition: il gioco del Sistema Museale \u00e8 finalmente in versione web!\">Musei in valigia reloaded edition: il gioco del Sistema Museale \u00e8 finalmente in versione web!<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"date\"><span>Febbraio 9, 2022<\/span><\/div><div class=\"blog-item-excerpt\"><p>NOVIT\u00c0! Da oggi sar\u00e0 possibile viaggiare virtualmente alla scoperta dei musei di Terre dei Malaspina e delle Statue Stele accompagnati da guide speciali che ci affiancheranno nella risoluzione di quiz e giochi.<\/p>\n<p>Non solo la versione on line del gioco distribuito. <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/musei-in-valigia-reloaded-edition-il-gioco-del-sistema-museale-e-finalmente-in-versione-web\/\">continua a leggere...<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"span4\"><div class=\"blog-item\"><figure class=\"thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bitmap3-470x240.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"blog-item-description\"><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/con-la-corona-in-testa-i-musei-da-colorare\/\" title=\"\u201cColorare\u201d i musei \u201cCon la corona in testa\u201d\">\u201cColorare\u201d i musei \u201cCon la corona in testa\u201d<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"date\"><span>Aprile 23, 2020<\/span><\/div><div class=\"blog-item-excerpt\">Un progetto per imparare e conoscere virtualmente i musei del sistema provinciale \u201cTerre dei Malaspina e delle statue stele\u201d\n<p>Massa, 23 aprile 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \nI tempi dettati dal Coronavirus ci consentono, con un gioco di parole, di avere pi\u00f9 tempo da dedicare. <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/con-la-corona-in-testa-i-musei-da-colorare\/\">continua a leggere...<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un progetto per imparare e conoscere virtualmente i musei del<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":709,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions\/709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museimassacarrara.it\/musk1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}