Anamur Museum is a museum of
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
and
ethnography
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...
in
Anamur
Anamur is a town and district in Mersin Province, Turkey, the westernmost district of that province, bordering on Antalya Province. Anamur contains Anatolia's southernmost point, It is a coastal resort known for its bananas and peanuts.
Etymolog ...
ilçe
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the ''kaza''.
Most provinces bear the same name as their respectiv ...
(district) of
Mersin Province
Mersin Province ( tr, ), formerly İçel Province ( tr, ), is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of fo ...
, southern Turkey.
Location
The museum is the Yalıevleri (coastal) neighborhood of Anamur at . Mouth of
Dragon Creek
Dragon Creek is a creek located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geog ...
is to the to the east of the museum. Its distance to Anamur centrum is about and to
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
is .
History
In 1976, the building area of was allocated for the planned museum. But construction was delayed and the museum building was opened in 1992. Anamur area is rich in archaeological remains. Up to the establishment of the museum the finds were displayed in other museums, notably in
Silifke
Silifke ( grc-gre, Σελεύκεια, ''Seleukeia'', la, Seleucia ad Calycadnum) is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey, west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of Çukurova.
Silifke is near the Mediterranean coast ...
and
Alanya Museums. After 1992 Anamur based articles were returned to Anamur.
The building and the displayed items
The upper floor of the two storey building is reserved the administration, library, photo lab and a conference room. The archaeology and ethnography display halls as well as the stock room and the cafeteria are in the ground floor. In the museum section in addition to finds in Anamur area, the finds in
Bozyazı
Bozyazı is a town and district of Mersin Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.
Geography
Bozyazı is a remote coastal district with the Taurus Mountains as a backdrop; The roads over the mountains or along ...
and
Aydıncık (ancient Nagidos and Kelenderis respectively) are also displayed.
In the archaeology hall there are coins, mosaics, oil lamps ornaments and the like from the Roman Empire era and earlier. Some examples in the ethnography hall are carpets, various equipment about coffee treat, powder horn, swords, metallic cookware, copper caldron, clocks etc.
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References
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Buildings and structures in Mersin Province
Anamur District
Archaeological museums in Turkey
1992 establishments in Turkey
Museums established in 1992
Museums in Mersin Province