The Anatolian Civilizations Museum

An extensive and unique collection of stunning artefacts from Anatolia’s significant archaeological sites can be seen in the Anatolian Civilizations Museum which is located on the south side of Ankara Castle. It has a unique collection installed in chronological order starting with the Paleolithic era, and continuing through the Neolithic, Early Bronze, Assyrian trading colonies, Hittite, Phrygian, Urartian, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuq and Ottoman periods. It is worth visiting the museum to see the 3000 years old writing table of King Midas, known with his ears of donkey, which was found in Ulus, the letter written by Egyptian Queen to Hittite King in 1235 BCE, the first map of the world, the drawing of Mountain Hasan and the world's oldest mirror made of Obsidian or Dragonglass, found on 6000 BCE.