The museum has many collections. First we looked at the Hunter Stone Age section, which lasted in Denmark from 12,500 to 3900 BCE. We saw the skeletons of Aurochs from Vig and the hunter's tools.
We saw bones that have decorative patterns carved into them. At the time there was land connecting Denmark and Britain, such that people could walk across what is now the north sea. We saw finds that came from the north sea.
We saw the remains of a neolithic dug out boat and a replica. We saw some amazing Neolithic amber jewellery and beautifully decorated pots.
Next we looked in the Bronze Age section. In Denmark the bronze age covers the period from 1700-500 BCE. The collection includes many remarkable objects such as a folding chair, items used as bronze offerings, and pieces of a chariot.
The Bronze Age section included a room dedicated to (presumed) religious artefacts. Important symbols included the sun, the ship, and the horse (the tame horse being introduced to Denmark during this period). The Viksø horned helmets were found in Zealand, but may have been made in northern Germany. They were probably deposited into a bog as an offering.
We saw bronze age lurs (horn like wind instruments) and the remains of prehistoric burials.
In the Iron Age section we saw the awesome Gundestrup silver cauldron.
We also saw an amazing iron age wagon from Dejbjerg.
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