The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Although much of the museum is currently under renovation what we did see was amazing. We were offered English audio guides for 5 tl a piece. These are usually very informative but take away from our ability to share the wonder of our discoveries. So we skipped them. I think all of the signs were in both Turkish and English, so we never felt like we were missing anything.
All of the artifacts we saw were from the Hittite, Phrygian and Early Bronze peoples living in Turkey; with the exception of one display case with a few pieces of jewelry from Troy.
Early Bronze 3000 - 1950 BC Hittite 1750-1200 BC Phrygian 1200-700 BC
All of the artifacts we saw were from the Hittite, Phrygian and Early Bronze peoples living in Turkey; with the exception of one display case with a few pieces of jewelry from Troy.
Early Bronze 3000 - 1950 BC Hittite 1750-1200 BC Phrygian 1200-700 BC
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| Lots of bulls |
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| This is a replica of a statue of one God standing on another God |
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| Ancient history is soooo funny! |
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| Lots of headless statues outside. |
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| My favourite bas relief. Lion hunting from a chariot! |
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| Here kitty kitty kitty. There were actually two of these little guys. |
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| I love this pot. The stand has cloven feet. Wouldn't it be perfect for hobo soup or beef stew? |
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| Book in its case. The barely visible squiggles are actually some sort of ancient script. |
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| Johanna |
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| Johanna and Nicole |
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| Nicole and Johanna |
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| There were a few of these pots with animal heads. |
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| Lots of these antlered creatures on display. |
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| Super model? |
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| Warrior |
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| Sam - still smiling! |
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| The caption says "God in a temple" - but honestly it looked like model for the "new" bathroom design. |
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| Stand like a Hittite. |
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| And we're done! |
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