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Mersin Archaeological Museum is a museum in
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 ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...


Location

The museum is at to the east of Mersin Naval Museum, to the south of
Muğdat Mosque Muğdat Mosque ( tr, Muğdat CamisiCamisif mosque in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Miqdad ibn Aswad, one of the early Muslims. Geography The mosque was built in 1980s in the Yenişehir second-level district of Mersin. Although the official ...
and to the north of
Adnan Menderes Boulevard Adnan Menderes Boulevard ( tr, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı) is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Adnan Menderes (1899-1961), the prime minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. Geography The eastern end of the boulevard is a juncti ...
. Its total land area , including the yard is . It is a two storey building. In addition to exhibit halls there is a library, a conference room, a children's play room and a market in the museum.


History

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 ...
has many ancient sites.
Yumuktepe Yumuktepe (or Yümüktepe) is a tell (ruin mound) at within the city borders of Mersin, Turkey. In 1936, the mound was on the outskirts of Mersin, but after a rapid increase of population, the mound was surrounded by the Toroslar municipality o ...
and Soli in
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 ...
city and
Gözlükule Gözlükule is a tumulus within the borders of Tarsus city, Mersin Province, Turkey. It is now a park with an altitude of with respect to surrounding area. History Initially settled in the Neolithic Period, Gözlükule became an important set ...
in Tarsus are among these. But prior to the foundation
Mersin Museum Mersin Museum is the main museum of Mersin, Turkey. It is operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. However after establishing a new museum, i.e., Mersin Archaeological Museum most of the exhibits were moved to the new museum. History ...
, the findings were exhibited in other museums. Mersin Museum was founded in 1978. Its former location was in
Mersin Halkevi Mersin Halkevi is a building in Mersin, Turkey originally built within the scope of the project Halkevleri, but currently used as a cultural center and opera house. History Halkevleri was an important enlightenment project in the early years o ...
Building. However the exhibition hall of the former museum building was insufficient for the Mersin-area-archaeological items and the new building was constructed. It was opened on 18 May 2017.


Exhibits

The visitors enter a time tunnel, in which various stages in paleolithic, neolithic, chalcolithic, bronze and iron ages are displayed in chronological order. Then there are replicas (diorama) of neolithic dwellings, ancient olive presses and a pool of amphoras. In the upper floor, findings from
Yumuktepe Yumuktepe (or Yümüktepe) is a tell (ruin mound) at within the city borders of Mersin, Turkey. In 1936, the mound was on the outskirts of Mersin, but after a rapid increase of population, the mound was surrounded by the Toroslar municipality o ...
, Soli,
Elaiussa Sebaste Elaiussa Sebaste or Elaeousa Sebaste ( el, Ελαιούσα Σεβαστή) was an ancient Roman town located from Mersin in the direction of Silifke in Cilicia on the southern coast of Anatolia (in the modern-day town of Ayaş (there is a like-n ...
and many other places are exhibited. Some items are exhibited in showcases. There is also a Hellenistic inscription from
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 ...
, i.e., ancient Nagidos and various statues as well as column headings. In ethnography section, exhibits about later-era-
Yörüks The Yörüks, also Yuruks or Yorouks ( tr, Yörükler; , ''Youroúkoi''; bg, юруци; mk, Јуруци, ''Juruci''), are a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia ...
(nomadic Turkmens) and the replica of a ''hug'', a primitive dwelling found close to Yumuktepe are exhibited. The total number of exhibits is 1435.Mersin Culture portal


Gallery

File:Mersin Archaeological Museum, 1.jpg, Ottoman tombstone File:Mersin Archaeological Museum, 2.jpg, Hellenitic sculpture (Dionysos-Pan-Panther) File:Mersin Archaeological Museum 3.jpg, Nagidos inscription File:Mersin Archaeological Museum, 4.jpg, Mersin findings


References

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Archaeological 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 ...
Yenişehir, Mersin Archaeological museums in Turkey 2017 establishments in Turkey Museums established in 2017