The Neolithic

The most important Neolithic remains in Vicenza area come from the Berici lakeside wetlands, particularly Fimon Valleys. Here, hut villages developed on reclaimed land, whose inhabitants practiced agriculture and livestock farming alongside traditional hunting and gathering activities.

Flint tools and ceramic vessels from the Early Neolithic period have been found at Ca' Bissara in Pojana Maggiore and Pianezze di Arcugnano.

In the Middle Neolithic, the settlement of Molino Casarotto developed on the shores of Fimon Lake, with huts built on consolidated log soil (reclaimed land), equipped with fireplaces and waste areas. These huts contained, among other things, piles of shells, fish, and turtle remains, testifying to the exploitation of the lake's food resources.

Among the numerous finds, noteworthy are fine ceramic square-mouthed glasses, large round-mouthed jars in coarse-textured clay, saddle-shaped querns, polished greenstone axes, and flint tools and arrowheads.

Finally, the Late Neolithic is documented by stone and ceramic materials from Le Fratte di Arcugnano and Villa del Ferro.