Prehistory
There are 280 items in Prehistory:
![]() Smintheum, Prehistoric ceramics |
Sofia, National History Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology is situated in the very center of Sofia, in one of the oldest preserved buildings in the city – Buyuk (the Big) mosque, built in the fifteenth century. The permanent exhibition is displayed in several halls…
![]() Snake amulet |
Split, Archaeological Museum
Museum with a small collection of Prehistoric and a larger collection of Graeco-Roman and Christian objects. Great lapidarium. There are 17 items in Split, Archaeological Museum: …St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée des Antiquités nationales
The French Musée des Antiquités nationales (National collection of Antiquities) can be visited in St-Germain-en-Laye, a bit west of Paris. The museum is in an old castle with a nice garden. If you expect the main archaeological finds from France,…St. Petersburg, Hermitage
Large collection of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. There are 1 items in St. Petersburg, Hermitage: …Stara Zagora, Regional Museum of History
Splendid modern museum, with objects documenting Prehistory, the Thracians, the Romans, up til the nineteenth century.Strasbourg, Palais Rohan
Three museums in one building. The large archaeological department in the basement documents the past of the Alsace from the Stone Age until Late Antiquity. There are 50 items…Sulaymaniyah Museum
Archaeological Museum of the Kurdish part of Iraq, with finds from the Prehistory until Ottoman times. Includes finds from Hatra. There are 3 items in Sulaymaniyah Museum: …
![]() Susa, Relief with the sacrifice of goat |
Synesius, Eulogy of Baldness (5)
Synesius of Cyrene (c.370-c.413) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher who became bishop of Ptolemais in the Cyrenaica. He left behind a small corpus of texts that offer much information about daily life in Late Antiquity, and about the christianization of the…Tabriz, Azerbaijan Museum
The Azerbaijan Museum in Tabriz, situated next to the famous Blue Mosque, may be the nicest museum in Iran. It consists of three parts. When you enter, you will find the archaeological department, which tells the story of Azerbaijan from…