MuSA Museum to exhibit 28,000-year-old Gravettian human remains

The Museo Storico-Archeologico dell’Università del Salento (MuSA) in Lecce, Italy, is inaugurating a new exhibition featuring human remains from a Gravettian burial at the Grotta delle Veneri in Parabita. Dating back approximately 28,000 years to the Upper Paleolithic period, the remains were originally discovered in 1968 by Professor Giuliano Cremonesi.

The exhibition, curated by Professor Jacopo De Grossi Mazzorin and Director Grazia Maria Signore, follows recent research and re-examinations of the materials conducted in 2020. The display includes the anatomical remains, grave goods such as deer teeth coated in ochre, and scientific illustrations reconstructing the lives of the hunter-gatherers. Visitors can access bilingual audio and text via QR codes to learn about the age, sex, and lifestyle of the individuals.