Archaeological Museum - Downtown - Gdansk

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Address: ul. Mariacka 25/26 , 80-958 Gdańsk

The museum contains, among others : - Permanent exhibitions such as: - Prehistory of Gdańsk Pomerania - the presentation of the oldest history of Gdańsk Pomerania, introduces the specific character of local prehistoric societies. Numerous exhibits were obtained from donors, cooperating with the institution, - diseases of prehistoric population in Poland - an overview of the issues related to the health of our ancestors. The exhibits shown at the exhibition represent various lesions, they come from the cemeteries of the younger Stone Age (Neolithic), the period of Roman influence and the Middle Ages, -1000 years of Gdańsk in the light of excavations - the remains of the wooden buildings of the city of the 10th-13th century were discovered in 1948 around 2 m. under the street surface. They reached 5 m deep. Remains of houses, streets and ramparts survived in very good condition, as well as a wealth of small tools, fragments of home appliances, parts of clothing and decorations. During 27 years of archaeological research, approximately 70,000 monuments have been excavated, showing the occupations and living standards of the inhabitants, - With amber for millennia - the first permanent exhibition of amber in Gdańsk after World War II. It refers to the old Gdańsk traditions. The monuments are presented in two sections (amber in nature and amber in culture), - Secrets of the Nile Valley The exhibition "Secrets of the Nile Valley" is the result of many years of MAG's activity in Sudan. Created on the basis of collected collections of archaeological monuments and ethnographic exhibits, it presents the rich history of this country. Archeology from prehistory to Islam is shown: tools and drawings from thousands of years ago, ruins of temples and churches, mysterious tombs, forgotten settlements and cities, and ethnography: households and everyday objects, amulets and weapons, costumes and jewelry of various Sudanese peoples.

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