Obsidian: cutting stone, exchange stone

Obsidian: cutting stone, exchange stone

The Obsidian Museum. A museum outside the museum.

By: Menabò Cultural Association

Interactive workshop to learn about obsidian, the rare natural glass of volcanic origin, present in Sardinia in Monte Arci. Its chemical composition, physical structure and fracture method make it a unique stone, of extraordinary interest in the varied panorama of rocks that characterize the geological formations of our island. An interest that was also shown by the ancient communities that inhabited Sardinia in the Neolithic period, who used obsidian to create diversified tools, useful for daily life, managing to organize a system of collection and exploitation of the material which involved distant lands, located beyond the sea, up to distant Catalonia. The activity involves the analysis of the raw material, knowledge of chipping techniques and individual experimentation with the use of obsidian as a cutting stone.

Menabò Cultural Association The proposers Maria Cristina Ciccone and Giulia Balzano are archaeologists and museum educators, engaged in dissemination and communication projects of a scientific and cultural nature, with particular reference to historical and archaeological issues.

The proposers Maria Cristina Ciccone and Giulia Balzano are archaeologists and museum educators, engaged in dissemination and communication projects of a scientific and cultural nature, with particular reference to historical and archaeological issues.

November 10, 2023

9am - 1pm | 

Event location:
EXMA Teaching room
Via San Lucifero, 71 Cagliari

Access to the Cagliari FestivalScienza activities is free for everyone. Reservations are required only for schools and organized groups.