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<p>The Museu de Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava is adjacent to the town’s Archaeological Park.</p>

01. Introduction

<p>Area at the entrance where the visitor is invited to take a trip from contemporary Guissona to Iesso.</p>

02. The Museum and Archaeology in Guissona

<p>A ploughshare made of iron. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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03. Agriculture. Iron tip and rotating mill

<p>The history of the Roman settlement explained with illustrations, texts and objects.</p>

04. Prehistory in La Segarra

<p>Prehistoric stone axe. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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05. Stone axe

<p>An ornamented drinking cup from the prehistoric site of Auditori. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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06. Ridged cup

<p>Central area of the museum: the Roman settlement of Iesso.</p>

07. The city of Iesso

<p>Bronze Roman horse soldier from the High Imperial period. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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08. Roman rider

<p>This coin, initially equivalent to 25 silver denarii, 100 silver sesterces and 400 bronzes asses, was gradually devalued over time. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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09. Coins

<p>Fragment of the Dressel 1A wine amphora which has a consular mark on its neck. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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10. Amphora

<p>Small globular, locally-produced jug coated with a layer of slip. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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11. Pottery

<p>Nuts, grapes, plums and peaches from the Roman period. Recovered from a well in the city of Iesso. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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12. Preserved fruits from Roman times

<p>Some of these loomweights have certain marks such as geometric incisions and markings from a ring stone. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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13. Home-made cloth making

<p>Pompeian-style paintings that decorated the walls of rooms in the <em>domus</em>. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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14. Paintings

<p>A tombstone for Lesbia, 1st to 3rd centuries AD. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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15. A tombstone for Lesbia

<p>Lead piping. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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16. Lead pipe

<p>The <em>natatio</em>, the large outdoor pool at the thermal baths of Iesso. Museum of Guissona Eduard Camps i Cava.</p>

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17. Farewell

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