Prehistory
There are 280 items in Prehistory:
Assen, Drents Museum
The beautiful museum of the Dutch province of Drente has an excellent archaeological department with important finds from the Stone and Bronze Age. There are also "bog people" from the Roman period and very early Frankish finds from Wijster.Aubéchies, Archéosite
Reconstructions of Prehistoric, Celtic (Gallic), and Roman sites. Very much worth a detour.Bactria
Bactria (Old Persian: Bâkhtriš): country in northern Afghanistan, in Antiquity famous for its fierce warriors and its ancient religion, which was founded by the prophet Zarathustra.Prehistory …Baghdad, National Museum of Iraq
The National Museum of Baghdad was looted in 2003 but has been reopened and is now accessible to visitors. The collection contains finds from Prehistory, Sumer (e.g., Ur), Assyria, Babylonia, and more recent periods (e.g., Hatra). Many objects are still…Barcelona, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
Prehistoric artefacts, Iberian and Egyptian objects, works of art from Greece and Rome, Medieval and Renaissance objects. There are 1 items in Barcelona, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya: …Beirut, Archaeological Museum of the American University
What is the best archaeological museum in the world? If size matters, it’s not unreasonable to mention the Louvre and the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. For art historical impact, go to the Vatican. The quality of the information? Maybe the…Belgrade, Military Museum
Museum of warfare from Prehistory until today, including a small department of ancient (especially) Roman military equipment. There are 3 items in Belgrade, Military Museum: …
Beringen, Tüllenbeil |
Berlin, Neues Museum
The Neues Museum was, for me, the main reason to visit Berlin last week. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, although I must add immediately that there were so many interesting objects that I had to…
Bistrița, Gold cup (Middle Bronze) |
Bonn, Rheinisches Landesmuseum
Large museum with a great collection of ancient art from the Roman Rhineland: Bonn itself of course, but also Cologne, Xanten, and so on. Among the Roman objects is the famous cenotaph of Marcus Caelius. Even more famous (but not…
Bottle from Tepe Hesar level II |