The PARC museum, Paleo Archeo Centro, was founded in 2009, following the discovery and excavation of one of the mostinterestinggeopaleontological sitesin Sardinia, the Duidduru quarry.

At the museum there are 180 fossils of the inlandSardinia, pecten, echinids and a rare crinoid over 250 million years old. A large blow-up allows us to travel back in time and reconstruct Sardinian geology and tectonics, especially the Miocene period, when Sardinia was crossed by the sea. An image of a present-day tropical sea can help us understand the scenery that coloured our land in those ancient times, a clear and shallow seabed inhabited by large urchins, scutellas, clypeasters, sand dollars, large sharks, aurochs, corals and many other forms of life yet to be discovered.

The PARC museum also has an archaeological section, where you can admire the reconstruction, size 1:1 of the bottom of the well of Santu Antine, the deepest in Sardinia, 39 meters. Reproductions of the bronzes found in the well crown this part of the museum.

The jewel in the museum’s crown is the extensive educational workshop, the final moment of the visit and an important support for the cultural growth of both the new generation and adults. The laboratory allows us to get to know in depth the work of the palaeontologist and the understanding of Sardinian fossils. With the micro-chisel we can simulate the work of the researchers and dream of the discovery of the new species of the century.

The museum is open all year round and offers tours suitable for schools, families and all kinds of visitors. Located within a large green area on the hill of Santu Antine in a panoramic point that offers a breathtaking view of the Giara di Gesturi, Marmilla and Sarcidano.