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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Ankara, Turkey

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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations

Archaeology museum in two 15th-century Ottoman buildings below Ankara Castle, laid out chronologically from the Paleolithic to the Phrygians and Urartians. It was European Museum of the Year in 1997.

Highlights

  • Hittite stone reliefs
  • Çatalhöyük wall paintings
  • Mother Goddess figurines

Good to know

  • Museum card accepted
  • Allow two to three hours
  • A guide or audio guide helps

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