A museum where archaeological artifacts dating back to prehistory and tracing local history and culture are exhibited.
Malatya Museum, where artifacts from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Assyrian, Urartian, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, unearthed as a result of scientific excavations and studies carried out in Malatya and its surroundings, are exhibited, is located in Kernek Square. In the museum, artifacts from the excavations of Arslantepe Mound, Değirmentepe Mound, Cafer Höyük, İmamoğlu Höyük, Pirot Mound and Köşkerbaba Höyük and other rescue excavations carried out by the Museum Directorate are exhibited chronologically and thematically.
The majority of the works exhibited in the museum are Arslantepe finds. Swords, spearheads, seal prints, pottery, stone reliefs decorating the Late Hittite palace wall and other artifacts made of bone and stone are exhibited in Arslantepe showcases.
The artifacts obtained during the Karakaya Dam rescue excavations are located in the showcases of Cafer, Değirmentepe, İmamoğlu, Köşkerbaba and Pirot Höyük. The museum also contains glass artifacts obtained from the Yenice Maşattepe Tumulus, a gold mouth band, earrings, rings, mirrors, ornamental pins, and a container containing olive oil made from sedimented olives; Urartian jewelry such as belts, bracelets, anklets, seals, medical instruments and a copy of the Izollu Rock Inscription, which was submerged under the waters of the Karakaya Dam Lake, are exhibited. Coins from the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk, Principality and Ottoman periods, arranged chronologically, can also be seen in the museum.
The floor mosaic with a grazing roe deer motif, which was excavated from Doğanşehir Güne Doğru village and brought to the museum, and the grave monuments from different periods exhibited in the garden are also open to visitors.
Museum Visiting Hours (Summer/Winter): 08:00-16:45 / 08:00-19:00 (Closed on Mondays)
In the 1st Arslantepe Hall on the Ground Floor of the Malatya Archeology Museum; Following a historical chronology, pottery, swords-dames, spearheads, seals, idols, bone, stone and metal tools, jewelry unearthed from the cultural layers of Arslantepe Mound, starting from the Chalcolithic Age to the Late Hittite Age...
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Malatya has always been an important place due to its location between Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia, where the oldest and most advanced civilizations developed in the Ancient Age. Malatya has a special geopolitical importance due to its location where historical caravan routes are located and the roads provide natural passages.
The works in the Malatya Archeology Museum also shed light on the cultural history of the region.
The majority of the works exhibited in the museum are Arslantepe finds. Swords, spearheads, seal prints, pottery, stone reliefs decorating the Late Hittite palace wall and other artifacts made of bone and stone are exhibited in Arslantepe showcases.
Entrance is free with a museum card, if you do not have a museum card, the entrance fee is 12.5 lira. The museum is in an easy to reach location. There are various funerary inscriptions in the garden. The museum consists of two floors. Inside, there are many jars, tools made of various metals, a burial place, statues, a mosaic, an inscribed stone, jewelry and coins from various periods.
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