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THE COLLECTION.
The archaeological funds of this museum come almost entirely from the catalogued sites within the township area of Jerez, one of the largest in Spain.
After its reopening to the public , the museum retakes one of its main aims, to let the people know and appreciate the archaeologic patrimony of Jerez. With that in mind the museum offers a pedagogical approach to History by means of archaeologic pieces displayed in a chronological and cultural order and accompanied by explanatory texts, photographs, scale models and drawings that illustrate the historic sequence of the township area of Jerez.
Besides this permanent exhibition area, the Museum offers a temporary exhibition room, library, Department of Education and Cultural Action, Department of restoration and Research, etc.
CULTURAL-CRONOLOGICAL RUN
COURTYARD.
Sculptures and large sized architectonic elements from pre-roman, roman and visigothic periods.
GEOGRAPHY. ROOM 1.
Your visit starts with a descriptive introduction to the different geographic environments in and around Jerez.
Visitors are shown a scale model displaying the location of the archaeological sites from which most of the exhibited pieces come.
PALEOLITHIC (STONE AGE). ROOM 2.
The first stages of Paleolithic are presented through carved tools coming from the terraces over the Guadalete river.
Reproductions of paintings and engravings from the cave "La Motilla" are good examples of the cave art during the Upper Paleolithic.
NEOLITHIC. ROOM 2.
The use of pottery with different decoration techniques are among the innovations brought about during the Neolithic period.
Pieces coming from excavations in caves "La Dehesilla" and "El Parralejo" are of great interest.
COPPER AGE. ROOM 3.
A wide variety of materials (pottery, stone, bone, metal) coming most from settlements and necropolis in the "campiña" (farmlands).
The most important piece being a cylinder-shaped oculated idol from the "Cerro de las Vacas".
PROTOHISTORY. ROOM 4.
Exhibition of pieces from the first millenium B.C. among them those coming from the sites "Mesas de Asta" and "Los Garciagos".
You can apreciate in this room one of the most remarkable pieces of the museum, the Greek helmet (seventh century B.C.) found under the waters of the Guadalete river.
ROMAN PERIOD. ROOMS 4, 5 AND 6.
Most of the objects exhibited here come from the ancient city of Asta Regia.
A wide variety of amphoras and funeral stelae illustrating different aspects of roman culture.
An old man's head with a kind-hearted gesture is a perfect representative of the republican period portraits.
VISIGOTHIC PERIOD. ROOM 6.
Architectonic elements and ceramic recipients characteristic of this period.
The most relevant piece an engraved belt plate coming from the necropolis in "Haza de la Torre".
NUMISMÁTICS. ROOM 7.
Display of coins showing the evolution of minting through History.
Coins from the third century B.C. up to hte early nineteenth century are exhibited.
MOORISH AND LOW MEDIEVAL PERIODS. ROOM 8 AND 9.
All throughout the moorish period Jerez was a city of special importance and even today its medieval configuration still semains evident in the Alcazaba (Moorish castle), the remains of the fortified wall and the layout of many of its streets.
Material coming from excavation works done within the old part of the city is exhibited beside architectonic elements and arabic lettering.
A caliphal bottle with epigraphic decoration from the nearby site of Mesas de Asta is a most exceptional piece.
The itinerary ends in room 9 with a selection of ceramics and pottery belonging to low medieval and modern age(14th. to 18th. centuries).
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