This is an updated tool for gaining your bearings on a visit to the Prehistory and Protohistory section of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples and offers a stimulating introduction to the subject.

After 20 years and following a lengthy rearrangement and modernisation process, this major collection has finally reopened and is presented to visitors in a new exhibition design – nearly 3000 artefacts in a permanent exhibition spread over approximately 1000 m2.

Written by MANN’s archaeologists, the guide represents a full-scale introduction to the subject. A brief reference to the history of the collection is followed by general information, serving as a good starting point for learning more about Prehistory and Protohistory, their eras and ages, activities and most importantly their typical artefacts, all with a special but not exclusive focus on the Campania area.

Short profiles offer exhaustive descriptions of all the archaeological sites in the exhibition and the glossary and short bibliography at the end of the book provide readers with helpful insight.