Museo Arquológico del Instituto de Arquología y Etnología, Mendoza

Museo Arquológico del Instituto de Arquología y Etnología, Mendoza

The Archaeological Museum is located in the Cuyo University Center, at the Philosophy and Humanities Faculty (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras). The museum features archeological materials of the Old and New world history. It also concentrates on the history of the national territories, especially the Northwest, Cuyo and Patagonia. The Archaeological Museum is famous for exhibiting the mummy layette, found in the Aconcagua. The separate part of the exhibition is dedicated to the ethnographic materials from the northwest part of the country, as well as the history of the Cuyo folk.

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Sight Name: Museo Arquológico del Instituto de Arquología y Etnología
Sight Location: Mendoza, Argentina (See walking tours in Mendoza)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery

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