Oiasso Roman Museum

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The Oiasso Museum, inaugurated in 2006, gathers the most significant archaeological remains from the Roman era that have been recovered in the area through excavations carried out in recent decades. Archaeological research has made it possible to identify the port and its warehouses, the baths, the necropolis, and the surrounding mining operations.

The archaeological collections, which highlight organic materials with objects worked in leather and wood, tell us about an urban settlement developed during the first centuries of our era thanks to the activity of its port, located on the Atlantic route, and the nearby mines.

The collections are organized into three rooms: Impact, Port, and Oiasso. The Impact Room presents the indigenous Vascon world and the first contacts between it and the Roman colonizers. In the Port room, the display cases house archaeological materials that tell us about trade and fishing, the two main economic activities associated with the port. Finally, the Oiasso room discusses the daily aspects of a Roman city from the early imperial period: diet, clothing, writing, leisure, and religion.