点评:As in all the museums we have seen in Turkmenistan, also in this museum the archaeological collections - which were the main reason for our visit - are only a small part of the exhibition.
We would have gladly visited - albeit quickly - the other sections of the museum; but a misunderstanding about the opening hours meant that the museum closed exactly as soon as our visit to the archaeological section ended.
We hired an English-speaking guide at the entrance to orient ourselves in the museum rooms. The price was relatively fair, so I consider it a good investment.
As I think happens everywhere in Turkmen museums, you also pay for the right to take pictures. I alone (there were two of us) purchased this extra charge, and I was able to take the photos I liked best.
The archaeological section of the museum collects finds from different excavation areas in Turkmenistan (unlike, eg, Mary's museum which is substantially based on the finds from Gonur Depe) and from different historical periods. If a specialization can be identified here, it's that concerning the marvelous finds - showing strong Hellenistic influences - from the Arsacid fortress-city of Nisa (3rd century BC - 3rd century AD), among which the incredible series of rhytons (horns of animal emptied and used as huge drink containers), beautifully sculpted and decorated.
But aside from the treasures of Nisa, many other places and eras are represented. Already the Mesolithic period (from 50,000 years BC) is represented by flint tools from Western Turkmenistan. The Neolithic period is much more widely represented, with finds developed by the early agricultural civilizations that flourished along the northern slopes of Kopet Dag: ceramics and various ornaments, semi-precious stones, metal artefacts, etc.
As for the Bronze Age civilization, it is well represented by selected but precious finds from the Merv area, dating back to over 1000 years BC.
In essence, a visit to the archaeological section of this museum is an extraordinary observation point on the past history of Turkmenistan, spanning millennia.
翻译:就像我们在土库曼斯坦参观过的所有博物馆一样,在这个博物馆中,考古藏品(我们参观的主要原因)也只是展览的一小部分。
我们很乐意参观博物馆的其他部分(尽管很快);但由于对开放时间的误解,博物馆在我们参观完考古部分后就关闭了。
我们在入口处聘请了一位会说英语的导游,以了解博物馆房间的情况。价格相对合理,所以我认为这是一笔不错的投资。
我认为土库曼博物馆的任何地方都是如此,您还需要支付拍照权。我一个人(我们两个人)支付了这项额外费用,我能够拍出我最喜欢的照片。
博物馆的考古部分收集了土库曼斯坦不同发掘区的出土文物(例如,与玛丽博物馆不同,玛丽博物馆主要基于 Gonur Depe 的出土文物)和不同历史时期的出土文物。如果这里可以确定一个专业,那就是关于来自阿尔萨息斯要塞城市尼萨(公元前 3 世纪 - 公元 3 世纪)的奇妙发现 - 显示出强烈的希腊化影响,其中包括一系列令人难以置信的角形器皿(动物的角被掏空并用作巨大的饮料容器),雕刻精美,装饰精美。
但除了尼萨的宝藏外,还有许多其他地方和时代的宝藏。西土库曼斯坦的燧石工具已经代表了中石器时代(公元前 50,000 年)。新石器时代的文物更为丰富,早期农业文明在科佩特山北坡蓬勃发展,其发掘出许多文物,包括陶瓷和各种装饰品、半宝石、金属制品等。
至于青铜时代文明,梅尔夫地区的精选珍贵文物可谓是其代表,可追溯到公元前 1000 多年前。
从本质上讲,参观该博物馆的考古部分是了解土库曼斯坦数千年历史的绝佳观察点。