Museu de Prehistòria de València, Archaeological museum in La Beneficència Cultural Centre, Valencia, Spain.
The Museu de Prehistoria de Valencia is an archaeological museum in the La Beneficència Cultural Centre and presents finds from the Stone Age through the Visigothic period. The collections include stone tools, pottery, bones, and human remains that document life in the region over tens of thousands of years.
Valencia Provincial Council established a Prehistoric Research Service in 1927, which led to the formation of today's archaeological collections. Since then, excavations in local caves have systematically uncovered evidence of human settlement in this area from prehistoric times through the early medieval period.
The museum displays objects from local caves like Bolomor and Parpalló that show how early people lived and worked. Visitors can see stone tools, carved bones, and pottery that reveal the daily lives of inhabitants from thousands of years ago.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and visitors can explore the exhibition at their own pace. Guided tours are available on certain weekdays and help explain the archaeological finds and their significance more clearly.
The museum oversees archaeological sites beyond its walls, including the Iberian settlement of La Bastida de les Alcuses in the nearby town of Moixent. These additional locations allow visitors to understand settlement patterns and development across the wider region.
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