Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum is one of the most important museums
in Turkey. It is made up of two buildings, Caravansary and Bedesten
which were
built around
1464 - 1471. Its valuable
collection encompasses the story of all the
various civilizations established in Asia Minor.
Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum houses artifacts from the
Hittites, Urartians, Assyrian Colonies,
Phrygians, Greeks and Romans. The exhibits are displayed chronologically beginning with
a collection of stone utensils for daily use
dating from the Paleolithic period and semi-precious jewels from the
6th millennium.