Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum, Allahabad, India

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Archaeological Museum, Museum Department of ancient History, culture and Archaeology, university of Allahabad -211002.. Summer :7.00 A.M. to 12.00 noon; winter ; 10.00A.M. To 4.00 P.M.; closed: Sunday and other university holidays. Established in 1949, the Archaeological Museum at the university premises in Allahabad showcases prehistoric tools from earlier times to the end of the Pleistocene. The museum is under the department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology of Allahabad University. Fossils unearthed from Belan and Son Valley, Mesolithic tools, human and animal skeletons excavated from Vindhya area and the Ganga Valley are displayed here. Neolithic tools and other related antiques, collections from Ghositaram, the famous Buddhist monastery are other major artifacts here.