Bronze Age artifacts on display at the Historical Museum
Tonight at the Historical Museum presents "The Bronze Age. Europe without borders. IV - early I millennium BC "
Historical Museum , 16 October 2013 - 13 January 2014
Exhibition Hall Historical Museum ,
Moscow, Revolution Square , 2/3
Today at the State Historical Museum presents " The Bronze Age . Europe without borders. IV - early I millennium BC . " This is a continuation of the exhibition project , which began at the State Hermitage Museum in June 2013 .
the first time in one exhibition area museums of Russia and Germany will present visitors with its unique collection depicting the birth and development of the primitive civilizations in Europe .
Bronze Age - a time of great change, technological discoveries , journeys and migrations of peoples, traditions and distinctive appearance religious beliefs , the echoes of which were sealed for the objects of material culture and the arts , in the stelae with faces of nameless gods and monumental megalithic tombs that were built by the architects of the first projects .
The real revolution was the spread of metallurgy. Came into use copper, bronze and precious metals - gold and silver. Metal tools and weapons were much more sophisticated stone and bone . Increased technical capabilities of the primitive branches of production. In many regions, has been expanding agriculture and animal husbandry. There are wheel and the cart . Crossed the river and sea trade routes , combining vast Eurasian space. She was born a new mythology .
« Treasures of the World" - ceremonial gold and silver weapons , expensive jewelry are symbols of wealth and prestige .
habitual way of life changed. The new military class supported and sustained by the rule of primitive leaders. This has stimulated the development of military affairs , strategies of attack and defense , led to the emergence of new types of weapons : battle chariot , short of a complex bow , spear, bronze daggers , axes , protective armor .
Ask cult centers were created earthen mounds , stone tombs , steles and the sanctuary. On the historical stage were "heroes" , which glorified the exploits of epic works . Became iconic Trojan War and the capture of Troy. Echoes of these historical events has come to Northern Eurasia. The heroic epic of the era goes back to the legendary days of Achilles and Hector , Priam and Paris . Gradually transformed into a primitive society civilized . Economic and social development of the peoples of the Bronze Age contributed to a gradual loosening of the traditional foundations of primitive societies . In the I millennium BC an era of the Early Iron Age .
The project , which involved the largest Russian and foreign museums - to present profound economic , cultural, social , and ideological changes that transformed the cultural space of primitive Europe. Archaeological materials - amazing works of ancient masters sculptors , masons , painters, jewelers , potters , weavers , gunsmiths - help to see the real events of European history and shows how the changes in the lives of people that connects them and what divided us . 
