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Zonal Anthropological Museum at Shillong, Meghalaya
The Zonal Anthropological Museum at Shillong is a storehouse of cultural and physical anthropology.

The Zonal Anthropological Museum at Shillong in the state of Meghalaya was established in the year 1954. As the name suggests, it was formed to store the anthropological items. It is exactly located in the Nongrim Hills.

The items that have been exhibited in the museum include physical anthropology including paleoanthropogy, cultural anthropology including ethnographic specimens. The museum remains open from 10am to 4:30pm except Sundays, second Saturdays and other public holidays.

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(Last Updated on : 31/08/2009)
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