• Collections and Documentation
  • 20th/21st-Century Collection
  • Archaeological Collection
    • Palaeolithic to Bronze Ages
    • Iron Age to Antiquity
    • Roman Period to Early Middle Ages
  • Arms and Militaria Collection
  • Banner and Flag Collection
  • Carriage, Wagon, Sled Collection
  • Ceramics Collection
  • Coin and Medal Collection
  • Ethnographic Collection
  • Furnishings Collection
  • Glass Collection
  • Graphic Collection
  • Historic Photography Collection
  • Jewellery Collection
  • Painting Collection
  • Precious Metals Collections
  • Sculpture Collection
  • Seal Collection
  • Stained Glass Collection
  • Textiles and Costume Collection
  • Timepiece and Scientific Instrument Collection
  • Toy Collection
  • Uniform Collection
• Documentation Centre
• Sammlungszentrum
• Lending and Registration
• Scientific Publications
• Online Collections

The Archaeological Collection

The Prehistoric and Antiquities Collection covers the following periods: The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages, the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, the Iron Age. Antiquity begins with the Romans and ends in the early Middle Ages.

Prehistoric Collection

The Prehistoric Collection (from the Palaeolithic Age to the Iron Age) comprises important groups of finds mainly from Switzerland, as well as from beyond its borders. The objects provide information about the history of the first people in Switzerland, about the so-called «lake-dwellers», the Celts and the Helvetians.

From the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages to the Bronze Ages