Mon, Apr 20, 2020
It is located next to the cave, at a distance of 2 kms from the village of Petralona. It features important discoveries, such as copies of the mausoleum of the European Archanthropus of Petralona, the oldest traces of fire ever discovered, the first stone and bone tools (11 million years old) and findings from open spaces before the time of the caves. The museum also has a conference room, geological and paleontological conservation laboratories and a library.
The Museum is a traditional two-storey building ~ 1000m2, built with a tile roof, while on its north stone wall is represented the map of Cave along with the tourist route inside it – designed by Panos Polydropopoulos. On the ground floor are the warehouses of the finds, the maintenance and recording workshops, as well as in the separate room the library of the Museum. The upper floor, in addition to the Exhibition Hall, there is also a spacious decorated Anteroom, the Lecture Room (above the library) and the Office of the Directorate.
The Antelope is located in the center of the 2nd floor and features two statues of Armanthrone, one of the artefacts (Buthieraxpouliani – according to MiklosCretsi), five large frescoes, and a countertop with the visitor’s book and a showcase with the publications of SA .and the Anthropological Museum.