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TheMusée archéologique ofStrasbourg,France is the largest of the numerousAlsacian museums displaying regionalarcheological findings from Prehistory to theMerovingian dynasty. It is located in the basement of thePalais Rohan.
The museum goes back to the legacy of the historianJohann Daniel Schöpflin (1694–1771), who bequeathed his collection to the city of Strasbourg. TheSociété pour la conservation des monuments historiques d’Alsace (Society for the Conservation of the Historical Monuments of Alsace), founded in 1855, expanded and publicly displayed the municipal collections, of which a large number was however destroyed in 1870, during theFranco-Prussian War. The museum has been located in the basement of theRohan Castle in Strasbourg since 1889.[1] During the reconstruction of the city and its museums, themusée archéologique moved to the premises that are still currently its own. In the 20th century, longtime directors Robert Forrer and Jean-Jacques Hatt worked on the systematic study of the Alsatian ground and the substantial enlargement of the collection. Between 1988 and 1992, themusée was thoroughly renovated. Its collections continue to grow steadily due to the numerous excavations made in and around Strasbourg since the beginning of the construction of the newTramway network.
The museum presents an overview of the human habitat in the region beginning with the earliest traces of Human dwelling and settling. A special focus is put onArgentoratum and its outposts along theRhine likeSeltz (Saliso). One of the museums most famous objects is the much studied stele of the legionaryCaius Largennius. The museum also displays findings from the Gallo-Roman sanctuaries on theMont Donon and inMackwiller, as well as Merovingian findings made aroundErstein.
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