Zalău County Museum
Muzeul Judeţean de Istorie şi Artă | |
Front entrance of the County Museum | |
Location within Romania | |
| Established | 1951 |
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| Location | Zalău, Romania |
| Coordinates | 47°10′55″N 23°03′06″E / 47.182042°N 23.051805°E |
| Website | muzeuzalau |
The County Museum of History and Art (Romanian: Muzeul Județean de Istorie și Artă) is a museum in Zalău, Romania, established in 1951.[1]
Archaeologists from the museum took 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 the sarcophagus was not 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]
References
- ^ "Muzeul Județean de Istorie și Artă". muzeuzalau.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "Un sarcofag roman a fost descoperit în complexul arheologic Porolissum, o fostă tabără militară din timpul războaielor daco-romane ale lui Traian". Descopera.ro (in Romanian). July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.