The museum has a valuable collection of archaeological objects, tools of stone and bone, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures, pottery found during archaeological excavations in 1983 – 1985.
The oldest artifacts found so far in the Razlog valley are from the village of Eleshnitsa. Houses, religious buildings and ceramics from VI millennium BC are found here.
Valuable for the researchers are many small ceramic female figurines, evidence of the cult of the Great Mother Goddess – one of the most ancient human cults widespread in matriarchy. The finding in Eleshnitsa actually shows the way of spreading the Neolithic culture in Central and Western Europe – from Mala Asia to the valleys of Mesta, Struma, Maritsa and Vardar rivers.
Ethnographic funds contain materials from wood, metal, ceramics, and also photos and documents showing all aspects of the life from the late 19th century. Presented crafts are typical for the means of livelihood, home life, the typically for the region traditional costumes and ornaments.
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