Karkamis at Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum

Artifacts of the Ancient City of Carchemish (Karkamis) located at the crossroads of Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Syria displayed for the first time at the Ankara Anatolian Civilizations Museum.

Titled “Carchemish of the Hittites on the Banks of the Euphrates: New Discoveries and New Contributions,” the exhibition brings together 57 artifacts dating from 1300 to 700 BCE, a period dominated by Hittite culture. The exhibition highlights Carchemish’s political, military and religious power.