Kayseri Archaeology Museum, Archaeological museum in Melikgazi, Turkey.
The museum spans 8704 square meters with two floors containing exhibition halls dedicated to different historical periods from the Chalcolithic Age to Ottoman times.
The institution started as a depot museum in Hunat Hatun Madrasa in 1930, then moved to a new building in 1969, and finally relocated to Kayseri Castle in 2019.
The collection includes artifacts from the Kültepe ruins, featuring some of Turkey's earliest written materials dating back to approximately 1900 BCE.
The museum operates daily from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM with an entrance fee of 75 Turkish Lira, offering guided tours through fourteen chronologically arranged exhibition halls.
The museum houses the Heracles sarcophagus, discovered during local construction work, along with numerous artifacts from ongoing excavations at the Kültepe Karum site.
Location: Kayseri
Location: Melikgazi
Inception: 1969
GPS coordinates: 38.72139,35.48861
Latest update: March 9, 2025 12:12
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