Archaeological Museum of Ancash, Archaeological museum in Huaraz, Peru
The Archaeological Museum of Ancash "Augusto Soriano Infante" occupies a three-level building facing the Plaza de Armas of Huaraz. Inside, four exhibition rooms hold ceramics, textiles, metals, lithic material and animal and human bone remains, including mummies, from the pre-Hispanic period (10,500 BC to 1532 AD). Pieces from the Guitarrero Cave and the Chavín, Moche, Recuay, Wari, Chimú and Inka cultures are displayed, along with goldwork and ceramics from the Jancu tomb.
The museum was founded in 1935 to gather and display discoveries from archaeological work in the region. It preserves objects from cultures like Chavin and Recuay that thrived in these mountains over many centuries.
The exhibits reveal how ancient peoples in this region made and used everyday objects and sacred items. Decorated pottery and ritual objects show what mattered to them and how they organized their communities.
The museum faces the Plaza de Armas of Huaraz, so it is easy to reach on foot from the city centre. Its three levels hold four exhibition rooms and an inner garden with the stone park, so allow time to move between floors and the courtyard.
The museum holds one of the largest collections of worked stone sculptures in the Americas, featuring figures of warriors and musicians. These carvings from the Recuay culture are rarely gathered in one place like this for visitors to study.
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