#Fossils

100,000 People Visited the Museum Housing 545-Million-Year-Old Fossils

The Samsun Museum, which exhibits historical artifacts such as the Amisos Treasure, 2-million-year-old South Mamudi fossils, and a skull that underwent surgery 5,000 years ago, has been visited by over 100,000 people since its opening. Inspired by the waves of the Black Sea and being the largest museum in the Black Sea Region, the Samsun Museum was inaugurated by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on March 13. In addition to artifacts moved from the former archaeology and ethnography museum, the museum features many unique historical and cultural items, attracting considerable interest from both domestic and international tourists. According to official figures, over 100,000 people have visited the museum within less than four months of its opening. The Samsun Museum features an array of unique artifacts, including the 545-million-year-old sea lily fossil and other fossils, the skull with traces of a brain surgery performed 5,000 years ago, the Amisos Treasure, which is considered the second most valuable treasure after the Karun Treasure, the Amisos Mosaic, Bronze Age weapons and hunting tools, artifacts from the first human settlement in the Black Sea Region, clay sarcophagi, volcanic glass rock artifacts from around 5900 BCE, and mysterious tablets and artifacts from the Hittite Religious Center of Nerik.