Rabat - Archeological Museum

Built in 1932 and enlarged a few years later to display the finds resulting from intense archeological research, this museum has housed the National Museum collections since 1986 and is one of the richest in Morocco. The prehistoric section brings together human remains from the middle Paleolithic period to the Neolithic, illustrating the continuity and size of the population at this time. The Islamic archeology section is constantly growing with finds coming from excavations of eighth and ninth century sites. Mauritanian potters, herdsmen, surgeons and bakers left a legacy of their tools while their womenfolk have left their jewelry. Pre-Roman and Roman civilizations are well represented by some of the finest pieces to have survived from those periods. There is also an exceptional collection of Hellenistic style bronzes.