Flysch is a succession of clastic sedimentary rocks with ancient origins: the orogeny, the era when mountain ranges were formed, which typically consists of cyclic alternations of sandstone and clay layers. The word’s Swiss origin means ‘slippery slope’ and is an integral part of the old Geosyncline theory, developed between the late 19th century and the 1960s, which posited precise stages in the formation of mountain ranges. Specifically, Flysch comprises the sedimentary deposits formed during the deformation process by the sediments eroded by the rising mountain chain. According to modern tectonics, Flysch roughly corresponds to so-called foredeep and thrust-top successions. A characteristic feature of Flysch-type successions is that they are deposited at high sedimentation rates. Flysch is generally deposited in the marine environment by gravitational deposition: mainly submarine landslides and turbidity currents.

In the Ligurian Alps, Cretaceous flysch is characterised by typical fossil traces, called Elmintoids: these are fossil tracks left on the seabed by epibenthic, presumably limivorous life forms, living along the water/sediment interface and preserved as fossils in lithified sediments.

Antroposcene was born on these mountains, to bring people closer to the nature that surrounds them and remind them of the riches they’ve received from by these lands. These ancient lands have characterised our local area for thousands of years and must be protected and respected, as did our ancestors, who lived on them despite the difficulties of these harsh and steep terrains. With a lot of willpower, they made the area into a perfect cradle for human civilisation, which was able to blend with the land and reap its fruits without irreparably damaging it. This is Antroposcene: an open-air ethnographic museum with guided tours to rediscover the precious resources that surround us.