Milas Museum ( tr, Milas Müzesi) 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 landsca ...

and ethnography in Muğla Province of Turkey. It is situated in

Milas Milas ( grc, Μύλασα, Mylasa) is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy and very rich in history and ancient remains, the ter ...

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

Muğla Province Muğla Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, ...

at . It was established in 1987. The museum is in a two-story building with a yard. Most of the exhibited items are from Stratonicea,

Iasos Iasos or Iassos (; el, Ἰασός ''Iasós'' or ''Iassós''), also in Latinized form Iasus or Iassus (), was a Greek city in ancient Caria located on the Gulf of Iasos (now called the Gulf of Güllük), opposite the modern town of Güllük, T ...

, Damlıboğaz (Hydai), and

Beçin Beçin (also known as Berçin or Peçin) was a historical fort in Turkey. Geography Beçin is situated on a low hill just south west of a modern village bearing the same name, in Milas ilçe (district center) of Muğla Province at . Its distance ...

. The number of exhibited items are 3,025 archaeological items, 164 ethnographic items and 1,174 coins.Museum page
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Gallery

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References

{{authority control Archaeological museums in Turkey Tourist attractions in Muğla Province Milas District Museums established in 1987 1987 establishments in Turkey