National Archaeological Museum, France

The Musée d’Archéologie Nationale is the French National Archaeology Museum, covering pre-historic times to the Merovingian period. It is located in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris.

The museum houses about 3 million archaeological objects, of which about 30,000 are exhibited. These finds, discovered on the French territory, are presented by chronological periods: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman period (Roman Gaul), and the first Middle Ages (Merovingian Gaul). A collection of foreign archaeological and ethnological objects are presented in the comparative archaeology room.

Highlights of the National Archaeological Museum, France

Venus of Brassempouy
Avanton Gold Cone
Harpoons and sculpted bones, Magdalenian
Head of a horse, Magdalenian
Bronze armlets and gaiters
Bronze breastplates from 950 BC to 780 BC

National Archaeological Museum, France

Name: National Archaeological Museum, France
City: Paris
Country: France
Created: 1862
Type: Archaeology Museum
Address: Place Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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