Zalău County Museum

Zalău County Museum of History and Art
Muzeul Judeţean de Istorie şi Artă

Front entrance of the County Museum
Location within Romania
Established 1951 (1951)
Location Zalău, Romania
Coordinates 47°10′55″N 23°03′06″E / 47.182042°N 23.051805°E / 47.182042; 23.051805
Website Museum website

The County Museum of History and Art (Romanian: Muzeul Judeţean de Istorie şi Artă) is a museum in Zalău, Romania, established in 1951.[1]

Archaeologists from the museum take part in excavations in the region. In 2015, a stone sarcophagus was discovered during restoration of a sacred area at Porolissum. The find was unusual because it was not found in the cemetery that had been previously excavated. The sarcophagus contains skeletal remains of a young peron, and the limestone lid has carvings that were common in Roman times. A hole in the lid suggests that the grave was robbed in antiquity.[2]

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  1. ↑ Muzeul Judetean de Istorie si Arta Zalau
  2. ↑ "Un sarcofag roman a fost descoperit în complexul arheologic Porolissum, o fostă tabără militară din timpul războaielor daco-romane ale lui Traian". Descopera.ro. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016. (Romanian)

47°10′55″N 23°03′06″E / 47.182042°N 23.051805°E / 47.182042; 23.051805

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