Lipariis the largest
of the Aeolian islands off the northern shore of Italy, with an area of
almost 37 square kilometers. Its numerous places of interest include the Luigi Bernabo Brea museum, located in the
"Castello", the historical center. The institution was created in the
1950s to accommodate the artifacts unearthed by Bernabo Brea during his excavations. It now consists of 6
pavilions: the Prehistoric Section, the Epigraphical Section, the
Section of the Minor Islands, the Classical Section, the Vulcanological
Section, and the Section of Paleontology of the Quaternary. In
addition, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions and conferences of
international level. The
Conference will be held in the museum complex.
Also on Lipari are later Greco-Roman sites,
a Renaissance citadel, a Baroque cathedral, Romanesque cloisters, an archaeological
park, a museum, a geological interpretation center, and exquisite
beaches.
There are several distinct obsidian sources
on the island, and a tour will be arranged. Most of the obsidian which
is accessible today is from eruptions dating to medieval times,
covering over most of the obsidian outcrops which formed ca. 8.7-8.4
kya and were extensively used in the Neolithic. Details on the Lipari
volcanic complex may be found in:
Forni, F., Lucchi, F., Peccerillo, A.,
Tranne, C. A., Rossi, P. L., & Frezzotti, M. L. (2013).
Stratigraphy and geological evolution of the Lipari volcanic complex
(cental Aeolian archipelago). In F. Lucchi, A. Peccerillo, J. Keller,
C. A. Tranne & P. L. Rossi (Eds.), The Aeolian Islands Volcanoes
(Vol. Memoir No. 37, pp. 213-279). London: Geological Society.