The Museum of Archaeology and History of Nyons and the Baronnies presents objects and reconstructions (life size), vestiges of the civilizations that lived in our region. From ancient prehistory (Middle Paleolithic [-35,000 years BC] to the Middle Ages [13th-15th century], the objects displayed in our showcases will tell you about the lives of our ancestors. The exhibition follows the "red thread": cooking and trade in the Baronnies. The evocation of the "oldest village in Nyons" discovered during excavations in 2001 attests to the presence of a group of Chassean farmers on the banks of the Eygues about 5500 years ago. What did people eat during the Protohistory? You can find out by visiting a fireplace from the Copper Age [Final Neolithic] or a kitchen from the late Bronze Age around 800 BC. The Gallo-Roman vaissellier [an impressive collection of whole vessels] discovered in Dieulefit offers an unusual variety of ceramics used from the 1st to the 4th century AD. A 14th century parchment is the price [estimate] of the magnificent Romanesque bridge at Nyons. Vases called "pégau" found during the excavation of necropolises in Nyons or in the region attest to funeral practices during the Middle Ages. Rare, unique or unusual objects in the showcases are the highlights of our collections, such as this "Swiss knife", a set of flint strips contained in a bone case, or this double sarcophagus from the Roman period.
