Situated in the old Medici Arsenale, the Lungarno Simonelli Museum houses many interesting finds from ongoing excavations and restorations of ancient wooden Roman ships and riverboats, which were first discovered by builders in 1998 at the San Rossore train station.
Dating back to the 1st century and buried deep in silt where the docks were once located many years ago, these ancient boats are well preserved. Many other interesting artefacts have also survived from the boats and these include clay amphorae - still sealed with 2,000 year old contents such as olives, cherries, walnuts and wines, and also the belongs of the sailors, such as leather sandals, sewing kits, even a wax writing board.
