During a research programme of geological survey and investigation of Quaternary ground levels in the Atella basin, a Paleolithic hunting site was discovered near the cemetery at Atella. A covering of 150 m2 has been put over the site. It was situated near a paleolithic lake, datable to between 650,000 and 480,000 years ago, which attracted both animals and prehistoric man (Homo Erectus) to its banks. The final phases of the lake coincide with the last paroxysmal phases of the Vulture volcano which filled the basin with erupted material thus causing the water to flood out. The excavations in 2006 re-opened investigations on the site of ancient Acheulea and looked at various sectors where groups of stone artefacts (bi-face acheulean) and bone remains were excavated. (MiBAC)