**Ceramic object from the 1st–3rd century CE at the dig in Berlin-Biesdorf** © ABA Schirmer & Bräunig GbR

Berlin’s Largest Excavation

Research Area Biesdorf

Neues Museum

02.10.2019 to 19.04.2020

On view is: The ‘Crown of Kerch’. This diadem of a noble lady was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Kerch, in the ancient city of Panticapaion, Crimea. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century AD. — The ‘Crown of Kerch’. This diadem of a noble lady was discovered in a Migration-period tomb in Kerch, in the ancient city of Panticapaion, Crimea. It is inlayed with red, garnet gemstones. Late 4th/1st half of 5th Century AD. © Römisch-Germanisches Museum/Rheinisches Bildarchiv Cologne

The Crown of Kerch

Treasures from the Dawn of European History

Neues Museum

19.10.2017 to 25.09.2022

On view is: A cross-section sample of the finds from the Treasure of Neupotz, 2nd half of the 3rd century CE — **A cross-section sample of the finds from the Treasure of Neupotz, 2nd half of the 3rd century CE** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Klein

Treasures from the Rhine: The Barbarian Treasure of Neupotz

Neues Museum

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**Schwerter und Lanze, Bronze. 9.-8. Jh. v. Chr., Stölln, Deutschland** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Klaus Göken

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

Neues Museum

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The Berlin Gold Hat is decorated with various types of circular ornamentation, which can be explained as a lunisolar calendar, i.e., a calendar based on both the sun and the moon. It represents the connection between cult, knowledge and material wealth. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Plamp

Prehistory and early history

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**Sechseckschild mit Buckel, Fessel und Randbeschlägen aus Wachow, Westhavelland, 1. Jh. n. Chr.** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte

The Germanic Tribes

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James-Simon-Galerie

September 2020 to March 2021

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