page_title: National Archaeological Museum, Athens
section_title: Neolithic era and early and mid-Bronze Age collection
hierarchical_section_title: National Archaeological Museum, Athens / Collections / Prehistoric collection / Neolithic era and early and mid-Bronze Age collection
caption_attribution_description: English: Greek Prehistory Gallery, National Museum of Archaeology, Athens, Greece. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
context_page_description: The National Archaeological Museum in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide. It is situated in the Exarcheia area in central Athens between Epirus Street, Bouboulinas Street and Tositsas Street while its entrance is on the Patission Street adjacent to the historical building of the Athens Polytechnic university.
context_section_description: There are ceramic finds from various important Neolithic sites such as Dimini and Sesclo from middle Helladic ceramics from Boeotia, Attica and Phthiotis. Some objects from Heinrich Schliemann excavations in Troy are also on display.
  Key highlights of the collections include:
caption: Clay vase with polychrome decoration
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