Archaeological Museum of Granada
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The Archaeological Museum of Granada is an archaeological museum in the Albayzín district, Granada, Spain. It was established in 1879.[1]
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Museo Arqueológico de Granada | |
Established | 1859 |
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Location | Granada, Spain |
Type | Archaeology museum |
Owner | General State Administration |
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The museum is located at 41, Carrera del Darro in the Castril palace, dating from the 16th century. It hosts many artefacts from a range of time periods, namely halls dedicated to Paleolithic and hominization process; Neolithic and Eneolithic; Bronze Age; Colonizations and Hispano-Roman peoples; Roman era, Late Roman and Paleo Christian; Hispano-Visigothic and Mozarab archeology; and Western Middle Ages and Hispano-Muslim Archeology.[2]
It includes a Renaissance patio. The building's façade was created in 1593.
- Iberian Lion of Daragoleja
- Bust of Ganymede
- Piece from Medina Elvira (c. 10th century)
- Astrolabe (15th century)