Madrid: Archaeology Museum

 

The room that really stood out to me was the room dedicated to the prehistoric age (caveman era). This room really opened my eyes to how inventive they were back then. They weren't wasteful and made sure everything they collected had a use to it. Animals bones and rocks were use to make weapons and tools to help out their society. They were also very creative and incorporated artwork into their society. They painting in cave told stories important to them and craved images into bones to shows their status in their society. They cared about pottery and used objects to show off their status just like we do in modern times.

I think the prehistoric ages are important to Madrid historically because it is literally dedicated to how the people back then used their environment to function in society. That era shows the deep history of Madrid and give example of what's tools they used to get food and to make art. It also bring people a deeper understanding on what was important to Spain back them. They valued art the same way we value art to u show off their status and tell stories and their beliefs. The Museum shows the deep history of Madrid and that Madrid had to start from somewhere.

The archaeology museum contribute to Madrid status as a cultural capital by bringing attraction to their history and showing where their city came from.  Being a culture capital holds a lot of history because it takes a long time for a city to deserve the title of the cultural capital. The museum attracts people to visit it so they can learn about the history that Madrid has. It shows that people back in the prehistoric ages weren't that different from modern times. The history helps people understand how far Madrid has come. To sum it up, archaeology contribute the status of a cultural capital by bringing people to see it, showing off there history, and showing that art has always been apart of the city.