Museum of Antiquities (Newcastle)
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The Museum of Antiquities is an archaeological museum at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
The museum is jointly run by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the main archaeology museum in north east England. It covers the history of the region, especially Hadrian's Wall and the Roman period in general. It includes a full-scale reconstruction of the 3rd century temple dedicated to the Roman god Mithras at Carrawburgh. Overall, the period from early prehistory to the 17th century is covered.
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