contact with the prehistoric culture not only of Greece and this particular area, but of the entire world. These artifacts also indicate the extent of the entire palaeoanthropological area of Greece.
Among the exhibits, the replica of the mausoleum of Archanthropus Europeus Petraloniensis is the most outstanding one. Another very interesting sight is the oldest traces of fire ever found which is evident from the 24th geological stratum in the Petralona Cave, which has been calculated to be about one million or more years old.
Other exhibits include primitive tools made of stone and bones, dating from 11 million years ago, and artifacts from the pre cave-dwelling era, all found in the area of Nea Ttriglia village in Halkidiki, while there are many more items from the island of Evvia, the area of Ptolemaïda in Halkidiki, the Aegean Islands, as well as from various other parts of Greece, and Africa.
The museum also includes murals made by the painter Christos Kagaras showing the emergence of life on Earth, and others with the Archanthropus teaching children how tools of stone and bone can be made, with the evolution of life according to Aristotle, and the progress of human life over the last 11 million years according to Poulianos. The museum boasts of a library, a conference room, as well as geological and paleoanthropological conservation workshops.
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