The exhibit space for Archeology of the Pistono Lake was inaugurated in November 2012 inside the town halls, documenting the Prehistory of the inframorainic lakes of Ivrea from the Neolithic period to the Metal Age. The culture and lifestyle of these first inhabitants of a land between mountains and water are told through archeologicalartifacts of significant scientific importance.
The exhibit develops between themed units corresponding to display cabinets and explanation panels used to help understand how and with what peoples from the Neolithic lived and in what way cultural progress influenced their daily life.
Properly inserted in the reference chronological context, the showcases present the archeological material that was found during the studies carried out at the Pistono Lake and the result of research in progress. The prehistoric settlement is characterised by the presence of a cultural horizon involved in at least two structures, of which one was residential, which can be referred to the Middle Neolithic (4900-4500 AD).
Ceramic elements make it possible to place it in the Isolino type Square Mouth Vases culture that characterises the sites near the lake, with pile-dwelling structures in Piedmont and Western Lombardy.
The municipality of Montalto Dora, along with the scientific guidance of the Piedmont Superintendence of Archeological Heritage, proposes an in-depth and dynamic reading of the site, offering the scientific community, but especially a heterogeneous public, a precious building block that is part of a reconstruction of the settlement all the way back to the Prehistoric Era.
The final project will be full of ideas that go beyond the framework of the site within its territorial context and are the inspiration for an in-depth analysis of the themes related to problems of the North-Western Italian Neolithic, with ample references that also go outside of the limited geographical boundaries. The unity of the setting for the entire communication system within the exhibit makes it possible to create a bond between the publicised territorial promotion initiative, a very important and effective aspect in order to build a coordinated image within the entire archeological, environmental and cultural information system.