Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
EXPLORE
Among archaeologists, there's a humorous saying: when you're not sure what something is, it's probably cult-related. The fact is, humans have always believed in “something” that helped them make sense of the phenomenon of life. Archaeological evidence for this includes findings associated with beliefs, superstitions, protection, and offerings to gods. The exhibition To All Gods and Goddesses presents a chronological overview of discoveries from the broader Maribor area that can be attributed with more than just practical value.
Until the adoption of Christianity, it was customary among peoples who believed in an afterlife to place objects in graves. These items served the deceased as provisions for their journey to the afterlife. In the Late Bronze Age, graves varied in the number and richness of vessels and metal objects included. Among the bronze items, jewelry predominates, with fewer tools and weapons. Men were typically buried with razors and needles, while women were accompanied by fibulae, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and ceramic spindle whorls.
Ceramic urn, 10th–8th century BCE, Maribor.
In the extensive urn cemeteries in Maribor and its surroundings, men's graves were typically furnished with pottery, bronze clothing pins, and razors, while tools and weapons were only rarely included.
Bronze knife, 10th-8th century BC, Maribor.
A characteristic part of women's attire was the fibula – a clasp used to fasten clothing. A richly decorated fibula indicates the high social status of its owner.
Bronze fibula, 10th-8th century BCE, Pobrežje, Maribor.
