A few years ago, a group of Bronze Age artifacts was found in Kallerup (Denmark). While preparing to expand the gravel pit, archaeologists came across a figurine of a two-faced man wearing a horned helmet. Following her, the researchers extracted a ceremonial ax and a figurine in the form of two horse heads from under the ground. The conservation of the finds took several months, and in January 2020 they were shown to the general public for the first time at the National Museum of Denmark.
Now these artifacts belong to the National Museum, but in the future they will be exhibited at Museum Thy in Thisted, which opens on June 24. Three buildings have been allocated for exhibition space, where items related to Thisted are displayed. During the Middle Ages, it was a major trading center, which received the status of a city in 1500. Here is the largest burial rampart in Denmark - a 175-meter burial mound of the Bronze Age.
In addition to artifacts from Kallerup, the museum will also show other rarities related to the history of the region: amber jewelry, dishes, the Ydby rune stone. A total of seven expositions will be presented, the earliest specimens belong to the Stone Age.
