First millennium AD

Within the exhibition, special importance is given to the objects from the archaeological researches from the most famous sites in the territory of Buzău county. Thus, to illustrate the historical realities during the 2nd - 4th centuries AD (the presence of the Free Dacians and the Sarmatians, the vestiges of the Sântana de Mureș culture, the Romanization process) objects discovered in the necropolises and settlements from Buzău - East were chosen , Gura Nișcovului, Izvoru - Dulce, Luciu, Balta Albă, Pietrosu - Costesti, Pietroasele, Gherăseni and Vadu Sorești. The religious history of the area during this period is graphically reflected by the moment of the martyrdom of St. Sava the Goth during the persecutions initiated by Athanaric in the Curbură Subcarpathian area (372) and by the reproduction of the text of the Act of Martyrdom of St. Sava, drawn up in the years 375/376, text in which is mentioned for the first time and the name of the river Mousaios (Buzau).

The great Hunnic invasion and its consequences in the first half of the century. V AD are illustrated by a series of remarkable discoveries such as the treasure from Pietroasele, the tomb with a diadem from Gherăseni or the clothing accessories from Posta Calnău. For the second half of the 1st millennium AD, the selected objects have the role of presenting the contribution of the local population, but also that of the various migratory populations (Slavs, Avars, proto-Bulgarians) and the Byzantine Empire, to the establishment of the Ipotesti - Cândesti cultures (6th - 7th centuries) and Dridu (8th - 11th centuries), the most representative coming from Cândêşti, Pietroasa Mică, Sărata Monteoru, Dobrileşti, Clondiru de Sus, Pietroasele, Homeşti, Izvorul Dulce and Ulmeni.

The section dedicated to medieval history begins with the presentation of the most important rock hermitages in the Nucu - Bozioru - Aluniș area, testimonies of Christian life in the north-east of Muntenia, and continues with the presentation of the most important archaeological discoveries from some churches and monasteries in the county (Vadu Sorești , Vintilă-Vodă, Bradu, Cârnu, Râmnicu Sărat), the result of a flourishing spiritual life in the diocese of the bishopric of Buzău. The consequences of the economic development of the region in close connection with the permanent commercial activities with Brașov, as well as the establishment of the second diocese of Wallachia in Buzău during the time of Radu cel Mare (1500), are reflected in various aspects by the thematic grouping of the objects. Thus, the economic activity carried out in this era is illustrated with the help of agricultural and craft tools, household vessels, monetary treasures, etc. discovered on the territory of Buzău county, as well as through a map with the main localities involved in commercial activities with the Transylvanian city.

Being an era with numerous wars and military confrontations, the exhibition included pieces of different types of weapons, trying to illustrate their evolution over time from white weapons to firearms. Among them are the Western-type sword with a cross-shaped guard discovered at Stâlpu, dating from the 12th-14th centuries, a 15th-century spear, the 15th-century Pertuizan spear, a 15th-century halberd , a spear from the 16th century, a spear from the first half of the 16th century, chain mail from the 15th century and powder pistols from the end of the 17th century.

The daily life of the people of this period of time is suggested by the presentation of several household and household objects, discovered as a result of the archaeological research from the Brâncovenesc Ensemble from the Sărat Rm.: ceramic tableware (bowls, plates, fruit bowls, salt shakers, jugs, " pints") and candlesticks, made in local pottery workshops (we mention the plates marked with the logo of the Râmnic monastery - "RM"). To these, imported vessels were also added: Iznik pottery (coffee cups) and a silver kettle made in a Turkish workshop, important pieces in the ritual of serving coffee, which became a custom of princely and noble courts in the 18th century th. Clay pipes (pipes) decorated with geometric decoration and a night pot are also presented, coming from the "walk" of the Noble House from the monastery in Râmnicu Sărat.

The archaeological research within the Bradu and Carnu monasteries, providing data on the way of life of the monks and their funeral practices, is reflected by a series of tiles (ceramic tiles that covered the stoves), decorated with floral and geometric motifs, specific to the 16th- XVII, discovered in the bodies of cells, as well as through funerary bricks with inscriptions deposited in graves.

A last group of medieval objects present in the exhibition are ornaments and clothing accessories. Not missing from the clothing of those times, the bangles, earrings, wedding rings, rings, buckles, discovered in the graves in the cemeteries of Vadu-Soreşti, Bradu, Râmnicu Sărat, etc., are presented in a separate display case. Sealing rings are also exhibited, some simple (with floral or geometric motifs), others with the owner's name or insignia of rank, whose function was to put the "seal" on private documents, thus ensuring the authenticity of documents or preserving the secrecy of correspondence.