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The
Museum of Underwater Archaeology
is located in the Bodrum Castle is worth visiting for its live
display of the historical times in forms of items and ships used by the sailors in
the historical periods. Some
of the popular sunken ships of historic times in the Mediterranean
sea recovered from excavations are on display like the
full scale
reconstruction of one third of an Eastern Roman wreck from the 7th
century A.D. excavated by Dr. Bass. Finds from the world's oldest
known shipwreck.
There is a shipwreck hall built for the display of the ships and its excavated items .Many organic materials are preserved under water much better than on land and this also was valid for the Uluburun shipwreck. Glands, almonds, figs olives and even pomegranates were found.
Gold- silver jewelry, copper items was found as tools and arms made from bronze. The Italian Tower houses coins and jewelry from all periods. Most impressive of all is the Glass Hall containing a spectacular cargo of medieval glassware from an 11th century Islamic wreck.
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology is owned, administered and
operated by the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums of
the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Turkey.
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