Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques
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Coordinates: 43°40′36″N 4°37′40″E / 43.676650°N 4.627803°E
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| Established | 1995 |
| Location | Arles, France |
| Type | Archaeology |
| Website | Arles Museum of Antiquity |
The Musée de l'Arles antique or Musée départemental Arles antique or Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence antiques is an archeological museum housed in a modern building designed and built in 1995 by the architect Henri Ciriani, at Arles in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France.
[edit] Exhibits
The museum houses a large collection of antiquities, including monumental Roman sculptures from the local region. Among the exhibits is a model of the multiple overshot water mills which existed at Barbegal, and have been been referred to as "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world".[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kevin Greene, "Technological Innovation and Economic Progress in the Ancient World: M.I. Finley Re-Considered", The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 1. (Feb., 2000), pp. 29-59 (39)
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