Adana Archaeology Museum

Adana Archaeology Museum

Adana Arkeoloji Müzesi
A statue from Tel Halaf at the Museum
Location within Turkey
Established	1924
Location	Fuzuli Street, Adana, Turkey
Coordinates	36°59′30″N 35°19′53″E / 36.991667°N 35.331389°E / 36.991667; 35.331389
Type	Archeological
Area	588,000 sq ft (54,600 m2) in 94 Galleries[1]

Adana Archaeology Museum, (Turkish: Adana Arkeoloji Müzesi), located just west of the Sabancı Mosque in Adana, houses the historical heritage of Çukurova region. It is one of the oldest ten museums of Turkey.

History

The museum was established at the Police Department building just after the formation of the Republic in 1924. It initially started with the collection of the columns, column capitals and sarcophagi found in the vicinity of the building. Alyanakzade Halil Kamil Bey from Adana was appointed as the museum director and with his successful work, the accumulated material was moved in 1928 to the madrasah section of the no longer existing Cafer Pasha Mosque and then opened to the public.

The museum was moved to the building presently occupied by the Ethnography Museum at Kuruköprü in 1950. Material from the early ages of Çukurova which was discovered during the excavations carried out at Tarsus/Gözlükule (1934), Mersin/Yumuktepe (1936), Ceyhan/Sirkeli (1938) and Yüreğir/Misis(1958) in particular, was collected at the museum. The museum eventually was filled to the brim with the ethnographic material collected by the museum director Ali Rıza Yalman (Yalkın) during the investigations he carried out between 1933 – 1940, and as it was the only museum of the region with material obtained either through purchases or court decisions from a large area reaching from Kahramanmaraş to Gaziantep, the museum moved to its current premises on January 7, 1972.

The museum

At the museum entrance, there is a gate lion from the Hittite period and two Augustus statues from Silifke/Taşucu and Uzuncaburç. The exhibited material includes sarcophagi with rich garland decorations, jugs, catapult shots, inscriptions, altars and various architectural elements.

The ground floor is the hall of stone-cut artefacts. A marble sarcophagus depicting the Trojan wars in high relief is from Tarsus and is known as the Akhilleus sarcophagus. There is also a sarcophagus with a medusa from the antique city of Augusta which was submerged because of the Seyhan Dam Reservoir, and a human size bronze Karataş Statue from the Magarsus ancient city in Karataş, both of which are the most popularly viewed pieces of this hall.

At the Hall of Chronological Objects, a large variety of findings are exhibited from the very early ages to the Ottoman period, including offerings, pottery, oil lamps, gods, goddesses and animal figurines. The Mosaic of Orpheus Playing the Lyre, discovered at Tepebağ in Adana, is also in this hall.

At the Hall of Regional Objects, works from the Adana museum's own collection obtained from the excavations and through purchases are exhibited. Glass object samples with rich forms, Seljuk tiles and seals from various civilizations are also displayed.

At the Hall of Coins, Seals and Jewellery, starting with the Lydians, who were the first to mint coins, jewellery and buried treasures discovered in the districts of Adana are exhibited.^[2]

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References

City of Adana
Subdivisions	Districts Seyhan Yüreğir Çukurova Sarıçam Quarters İncirlik Karşıyaka Misis Mahalle İstiklal Kurttepe Kurtuluş Reşatbey Şakirpaşa Tepebağ Yeşiloba
Bridges	Taşköprü Demirköprü Misis Bridge
Museums	Archaeology Ethnography Misis Mosaic Cinema Atatürk
Mosques & Churches	Great Mosque Yağ Mosque Sabancı Central Mosque Saint Paul Church Kuruköprü Church
Arts & Culture	Venues Adana Center for Arts Ramazanoğlu Hall Metropolitan Theatre Orhan Kemal Theatre Sabancı Theatre Seyhan Theatre Ramazanoğlu Theatre Yüreğir Conference Performers Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra State Theatre Events Altın Koza Film Festival Sabancı Theater Festival Orange Blossom Carnival World Rakı Festival
Sports	Venues 5 Ocak Stadium Menderes Sports Hall Serinevler Arena Aksungur Sports Hall Yeşiloba Horseracing Adana Equestrian Atatürk Swimming Serinevler Athletics Gençlik Stadium Clubs Adanaspor Adana Demir Adana İdmanyurdu Botaş Adana Aski Adanaspor Basket ABB Şakirpaşa Events Adana derby Adana Half Marathon Adana MTB Cup
Education	Universities Çukurova Adana BTU Kanuni Çağ Schools Adana American College Dârüleytâm
Transportation	Airport Şakirpaşa Military: İncirlik Railway Adana Central Şehitlik Şakirpaşa Kiremithane İncirlik Yakapınar Local Adana Metro
Parks & Nature	Merkez Park Seyhan River Seyhan Dam Ceyhan River
Category:Adana

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