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The Prehistory Museum (''Musée de la préhistoire'') in Echternach, "Musée de la préhistoire, Echternach"
''Le petit futé''. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
Musée de la préhistoire website
The Prehistory Museum (''Musée de la préhistoire'') in Echternach, Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
, houses a collection of prehistoric artefacts principally from Luxembourg, northern Europe and France testifying to the history of mankind for more than a million years. It is located in the 15th century Hihof building in the centre of the town.''Le petit futé''. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
The Hihof
The Gothic Hihof building is adjacent to the church of Peter and Paul on the corner of the ''Rue du Pont''. At the beginning of the 19th century, it housed the local grammar school. The museum was inaugurated in 1984.. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
The collection
The stoneage artefacts displayed in some 30 showcases include chopping tools, arrow tips, axes, daggers and grinding stones. There are explanations of how the tools were produced and used in practice. Some of the tools are from as far afield asNorth America
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, Africa
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and Papua and New Guinea. Life in the various prehistoric periods is illustrated with prehistoric skulls and reconstructions of old machines for sawing, weaving and threshing. There are also a number of video presentations.
Opening hours
From 1 April to 15 November, the museum is open from 10 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm every day except Mondays. In July and August, it is open from 10 am to 5 pm without a break.See also
*List of museums in Luxembourg
This is a list of museums in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg City
*A Gadder
*Abbey Museum
*Am Tunnel
*Casino Luxembourg
*European Museum Schengen
*General Patton Museum
* Industry and Railway Park Fond-de-Gras
*Konschthal Esch
*Kulturhuef Asbl
*Luxemb ...
External links
Musée de la préhistoire website
References
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