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The excavations in Via della Nave

The territory of Bagno a Ripoli is also rich in archeological remains: the handmade stone objects that have been excavated so far in fact show that the first traces of human settlements at Bagno a Ripoli date from Neolithic times, followed by a real settlement in the Hellenistic period.

The excavations carried out in Via della Nave have brought to light several complex structures, most of which can be dated as built in Imperial Roman times, with various alterations and rebuilding in later periods, some of them fairly recent; the site however is concentrated in an area that was already inhabited from at least the 3rd century B. C.
These include parts of a Roman building, remains of paving in opus signinum and in opus reticolatum, with brick arches and vaults.
The finds, which include a large number of coins and glass works, date the use of this group of buildings as from the Augustan period to the 3rd century A.D., at least as far as the Roman era is concerned.
The most likely theories consider that this settlement was a small town that stood on the same site as Bagno a Ripoli today.

The town of Antella also contains several archeological remains: experts believe that the structures that have been excavated so far were part of a country villa dating from Imperial Roman times. In particular the site under study has brought to light an area that was used for some sort of productive activity, containing a large tub, a olive mill in local stone and a raised area which could be heated from below, elements that indicate that it was probably once an oil mill. Study of these discoveries has moreover made it possible to establish the date of the building, which was certainly functioning in the late first century B.C. until probably being definitely abandoned in the late Imperial period