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MuseumsSite Name: Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 14.386 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Istanbul  Nearest Village: Istanbul
Latitude: 41.011700N  Longitude: 28.980300E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
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3Ordinary
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by AlexHunger : This part of the Istanbul Museum, built about 1902 houses the Hellenistic, Roman and byzantine artifacts as well as the items from Lebanon. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Istanbul Province, Turkey

The museum contains findings from the mesopotamian era, Hittite era, Ephesus, Milletus and Aphrodisias, Hellenistic statues, sculpture from Marsias, Meander, and finally Hellenistic-influenced, Roman statues and Byzantineas well as other artifacts.
The museum also has many sarcophagi from Sidon and other parts of Lebanon. Of note are the Porphiry Sarcophagi of the Bizantine emperors in the courtyard.
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Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Stone lion in Istanbul Archaeology Museum Site in Turkey Image copyright: r.monroy (Rafael Monroy), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeology museum garden Image copyright: mike vaughan, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Bronze statue of a woman Cyprus 6th BCE Image copyright: ukdamian (damian entwistle), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeology Museum Image copyright: gsz (Garrett Ziegler), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeology Museum Turkey Image copyright: 180DegreesWest (Jordan and Skyler McDonald), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : At the Archaeology Museum Site in Turkey Image copyright: Insignifica, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Pot in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum Site in Turkey Image copyright: Kyle T., hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Babylonian statue, Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Image copyright: bageltam, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeology Museum Image copyright: TauronNA (Vita), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul University Archaeological Museum Image copyright: Nejdet Duzen (nejdet düzen), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Sarcophagus in Istanbul Archaeological Museum (sarcophagus) Image copyright: jbonfil52 (Jozef Bonfil), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Sidamara Sarcophagus Site in Turkey A régi kultúrák tárgyi maradványainak, a szobroknak, antik alkotásoknak a gy Image copyright: ottilia dozsa (Ottilia Dózsa), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : At the Istanbul Archaeology Museum Site in Turkey Image copyright: Kyle T., hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeological Museum Site in Turkey Image copyright: gerard eder (Gerard Eder), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Sarcophagus of Tabnit. Egyptian king of Sidon. 6th century BC Image copyright: east med wanderer, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Turkey - Istanbul - Archaeological Museum Site in Turkey A régi kultúrák tárgyi maradványainak, a szobroknak, antik alkotásoknak a gy Image copyright: ottilia dozsa (Ottilia Dózsa), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Kadesh Treaty - Archaeological Museum, Istanbul Site in Turkey Image copyright: Monceau, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by h_fenton : The 'Alexander Sarcophagus', it gets it name from a scene on it that depicts 'Alexander the Great' winning a victory over the Persians. The sarcophagus came from the 'Royal Necropolis of Sidon' in what is now Lebanon and was made in the last quarter of the 4thcenturyBC (325-300BC). there is some argument amongst scholars about who's sarcophagus it was but the traditional view is that it belonged t...

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : Istanbul Archaeology Museum in Turkey Image copyright: mbell1975, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by Flickr : stanbul Archaeology Museum, Istanbul, Turkey Image copyright: Flint Hasbudak (Flint Hasbudak), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from the days of Constantinople, from "Babylonian Expedition...." via archive.org Site in Turkey

Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by AlexHunger : This part of the Istanbul Museum, houses the Mesopotamian and early Anatolian artifacts, in articular the neo Hittite orthostats. Note Sam'al Gate lion next to the stairs. (3 comments)

Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by h_fenton : Detail of a hunting dog on the 'Alexander Sarcophagus'. see other photo of the sarcophagus for more information The Alexander Sarcophagus is on display in Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey.

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Ruins from Neolithic age found in Istanbul by davidmorgan on Thursday, 07 February 2013
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Some of Istanbul’s first inhabitants called the city’s contemporary district of Pendik home, according to archaeological findings.

Workers helping to upgrade Istanbul’s Marmaray railway project have discovered the priceless ruins of a Neolithic settlement dating back well over eight millennia in the city’s Pendik district.

The 8,500-year-old foundations of ancient houses, cemeteries and various tools such as spoons, needles and axes were found during the construction process of the Gebze-Haydarpaşa section of the Marmaray. The Istanbul Archaeology Museum is currently leading a dig to shed light on the district’s past inhabitants.

Culture and Tourism Provincial Manager Ahmet Emre Bilgili said discovering the ancient history of Istanbul, which dates back thousands of years, was a cause for great joy, adding that a new museum was required for the discoveries belonging to the Neolithic period.

The excavations revealed that the ancient residents placed mussel shells below their houses in order to provide permeability. Likewise, a waste area found in the site indicated that the ancient residents consumed a great deal of seafood, according to archaeological officials.

Researchers also discovered personal effects in the cemeteries, including axes, spoons, needles, presses to grind barley and wheat, ground stones, fire stones and some pottery dating back to the Byzantine period. The remains in the graveyard, meanwhile, were found in the fetal position.

The ancient site is located 1.5 kilometers east of Pendik’s district center and about 50 meters northwest of a bay on the coast.

Previous excavations
The site was discovered during railroad construction in 1908. The first scientific excavation of the area was conducted in 1961 by Professor Şevket Aziz Kansu, during which a limited amount of data was obtained on the ancient settlement.

Another excavation was conducted in the area in April 1981 because a mound had been severely damaged due to new construction.

Specialists returned to the area in 1992 for new excavations, revealing three settlement layers. In the upper layer, a surface containing many pots and pans belonging to the classical age was found, while eroded architectural remnants and cemeteries were found in the middle layer. On the lowest level, researchers discovered evidence of settlement from the Neolithic age.

Previously, another ancient city with similar features was discovered in Istanbul’s Yenikapı neighborhood. Officials from the Archaeology Museum said they were currently working to determine where there was any relationship between the residents of the two sites.

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