Turkey for Christmas - Part 2

Anadolu Medeniyetieri Müzesi (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations)

At the base of the castle is the Museum. Right now only 40% of the museum is on display -- the remaining 60% is undergoing renovations. But the two galleries that were open were well-worth visiting. It's humbling looking at artifacts that go back to 1300 BCE -- the beginnings of human civilization.

The Museum is housed in a structure built as a bazaar in the mid-1400's.
It was destroyed by fire in 1881, but restored and opened as a museum in 1943.

The Museum contains many large stone pieces from ancient sites.

There were a lot of terra-cotta vessels. I particularly liked these boar-shaped ones.