Halle State Museum of Prehistory

Halle State Museum of Prehistory

Nebra sky disk

Eulau family graves

The State Museum of Prehistory (Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte) in Halle (Saale) is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Founded in Naumburg in 1819, it was moved to Halle in 1825, and within Halle to its present location in 1918.

Its collection, comprising more than 15 million items, is among the most extensive and important in Germany. Among its most famous exhibits are the Nebra sky disk (Unetice culture), the Eulau family graves (Corded Ware culture) and the Hornhausen rider stele (Francia).

External links

• http://www.lda-lsa.de/

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Coordinates: 51°29′54″N 11°57′45″E / 51.49833°N 11.96250°E / 51.49833; 11.96250