PREHISTORIC ROOM

THE FIRST EVIDENCE of human occupation in the territory of Alicante dates back to the Middle Palaeolithic, around 100,000 years ago.

The Prehistoric Hall begins its tour in this stage and ends with the Orientalising Period (8th century BC) when the indigenous peoples strengthened their relations with the Phoenicians to give way to the Iberian Culture.

The wide range of time covered by the Prehistoric Hall is resolved with the exhibition of a thousand pieces distributed in three themes:

- Hunters and gatherers
- Farmers and herders
- First metallurgists

PIECES FROM THE PREHISTORIC ROOM

Gold leaf
Gold leaf ................................................. Penya Negra (Crevillent) Gold h: 43,4 mm; w: 21mm Orientalising 7th century BC.
Halberd
Halberd ................................................. Laderas del Castillo (Callosa de Segura) Furgús Collection Arsenic copper h: 16.6 cm; w: 8.4 cm; h: 0.8 cm Argaric Bronze 2,300 - 1,600 BC.
Fibula "ad occhio
Fibula "ad occhio ................................................. Mola d'Agres (Agres, Alicante Bronze h: 7,2cm ; w: 2,8 cm ; e: 0.2 cm Final Bronze 800 - 500 b.C.
Axe casting mould
Axe casting mould ................................................. Penya Negra (Crevillent) Sandstone h: 16'7 cm; w: 8'3cm; d: 4'3 cm Final Bronze 800-550 BC.
Idol - Ancoriform Pendant
Idol - Ancoriform Pendant ................................................. Cova de la Barcella, (Torremanzanas)Bone38 x 13 x 3 mmCalcolithicFirst half of the 3rd millennium BC.
Cardial Glass
Cardial Glass ................................................. Cova de l'Or (Beniarrés) Ceramics h: 10 cm; w: 12'3 cm Neolithic Ancient Neolithic
Painted ceramics
Painted ceramics ................................................. Cova del Montgó (Xàbia) Ceramics h: 16 cm; w: 14.5 cm; e: 0.7 Neolithic. Ca. 4000 BC
Flat Rod
Flat Rod ................................................. Cova d'en Pardo (Planes) Worked bone h: 23 cm; w: 1.8 cm; d: 0.3 cm Chalcolithic 3,000 - 2,500 BC.
Engraved Rod
Engraved Rod ................................................. Cova de les Cendres (Moraira, Teulada) Bone h: 11.4 cm; w: 1.13 cm; d: 0.71 cm Upper Palaeolithic Upper Magdalenian Final Upper Magdalenian
Engraved Plaque
Engraved Plaque ................................................. Tossal de la Roca (La Vall d'Alcalá, Alicante) Chalky limestone h: 10.5 cm; w: 6.5 cm; d: 3 cm Upper Palaeolithic Late Upper Magdalenian
CRANE
CRANE ................................................. Beneito Cave (Muro d'Alcoi) Human bones h: 17.6 cm; w: 10 cm; d: 13.5 cm Upper Palaeolithic Solutreogravetian, 17.000 BP

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