School Center
The XVII International Summer School in Archaeology is to be held in the congress centre of Villa Lanzi, near Campiglia Marittima (South Tuscany). This facility is located in the middle of the outstanding Archaeological-Mines Park of San Silvestro. The central feature of the park is the medieval castle of San Silvestro excavated during the eighties and nineties by the Archaeology Department of the University of Siena.

Accommodation
The sleeping facility for the International Summer School in Archaeology will be Palazzo Gowett, a nice hostel few meters far from Villa Lanzi and from the castle.


Rocca San Silvestro, a medieval village of miners and smiths, was founded by village lords between the tenth and eleventh centuries in order to exploit the abundant local deposits of copper and silverbearing lead ore. The metals were to be used for coin production principally in the mints of Lucca and Pisa.
The village lords enjoyed close commercial relations with these cities during the period. In medieval times this village was known by the name of Rocca a Palmento (a millstone, or 'palmentum', has been discovered in the oil press below the church) and owes its present name to the saint to whom the church was dedicated.