Archaeological collection
focuses on collecting artefacts documenting the oldest history of the Chojnice district - from the late Paleolithic period through the Roman period to the end of the Middle Ages. Noteworthy among them are objects related to the Goths and the Wielbark culture represented by them. Of particular importance are collections confirming the continuity of settlement in the area of interest. The archaeological collections come from excavations and supervisions carried out in the area of Chojnice and the district (Lesno, Odry), from the museum's archaeological interventions and finds donated. The archaeology department has functioned as one of the basic ones since the museum's inception in close scientific cooperation with the Department of Pomeranian Archaeology of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Lodz. Among the most valuable collections are the furnishings of the prince's tomb and the priests' tombs: gold and silver jewellery, amber and glass beads, a Celtic coin, a scarab, toiletries, and elements of clothing. A special place in the collection due to its form and state of preservation is occupied by two Roman vessels Terra Sigillata made around 178 AD in workshops in Reihnzabern on the Rhine, a bronze fluted cauldron, which is a Roman import, and rare numismatic specimens, including those dating to the 2nd half of the 1st century AD: a silver Celtic coin and a gold aureus of Emperor Vitellius.
