This room displays a significant selection of ceramics of indigenous and Greek production, dated between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC, which constitute one of the most important nuclei of the Archaeological Mu-seum of Bari.

This conventionally defines the vast time span of human history that extends back as far as 1.5 million years, from the first use of stone tools to the mastery of metals (Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic or Copper Age).

The room on the first floor of the Museum is dedicated to the Peucetians, people who in pre-Roman times occupied the territory of the present - day Province of Bari, as well as part of the territory of Taranto and part of the in- land of Basilicata.

The Polese collection was acquired by the Provincial Administration in 1925 on a proposal from the Committee for Archaeology and local history, with the aim of enriching the collections of the Archaeological Museum of the Province of Bari established in 1875.

The section Archaeology of Bari aims at illustrating, by and large, the development of the city by means of the underground traces, leafing through the archaeological strata from the Middle Ages to the Bronze Age.

This room has been reserved for the exhibition, contextual to the place of discovery, of a selection of artifacts found in the deep well in the centre of the hall. The artifacts are grouped according to types including uncoated tableware and storage ware.

The story of the foundation of the monastery willed by the king of the Franks, Pepin, in 755 seems to be legendary, while the first document mentioning the monastery is da- ted 1102, suggesting the monastery already existed in the previous century. ...

The imposing bastion of Santa Scolastica, overlooking Largo Nino Lavermicocca-lungomare Imperatore Augusto, constitutes the monumental “sea gate” of the Museum. ...

The area of S.Pietro is an integral part of the Museum. Adjacent to the the western facade of the monastery of S. Scolastica it can be accessed directly from the Bastion or from piazza S. Pietro.