The collection of the National Archaeological Museum revolves around the origin of the inhabitants of northern Germany and the history of the city of Hamburg itself. The object has one of the largest archaeological collections of northern Germany. The facility also has the Archaeological Museum Library, which is the largest of its kind in the northern part of the country.
The permanent exhibition presents the cultural and historical development of the population of northern Germany over 200,000 years. Exhibits are divided into six areas: food, materials and tools, innovation, mobility, violence and death. The ground floor part of the exhibition is styled as an excavation landscape, making it a major attraction for children and young people. Exhibits included in the exhibition include the oldest preserved cake in Europe, remains of plants and objects from the Mesolithic or Iron Age periods, as well as skulls and tombs.
An interesting solution is also stylization of museum rooms referring to the theme of a given exhibition, such as rooms resembling the interior of caves with paintings or a room depicting the ice age built of 25,000 ice cubes.
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