Building y Galleries of Archaeological Museum of Granada
The House of Castril, where is located the Archaeological Museum was built by the heirs of Hernando de Zafra
(secretary of the Catholic Kings). Its facade was attributed to Sebastian de Alcantara in the year 1539.
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The Archaeological Museum of Granada has two floors and a beautiful courtyard.
There are seven galleries showing various archaeological periods.
The Paleolithic period gallery, where we can understand the economy and daily life of people in this period.
The materials of the room trying to explain the evolution of man, lifestyle and use of stone tools.
The second room displays the transition from a very basic economy to a food production economy.
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Room III - Bronze Age A.C. of the years 1900-1200 A.C. The fourth gallery presents the time of colonization
and contains the exotic and luxurious objects with which Fenice aristocracy were buried.
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The other rooms of the Archaeological Museum of Granada represent the Roman and Arabic culture:
weapons, vases, urns, small bronz items and pottery.
Opening Hours
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 14:30 to 20:30
Wednesday to Saturday: 9:00 to 20:30
Sunday: 9:00 to 14:30.
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