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The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of Turkey through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).

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• Alexander
• Byzantine Architecture
• Celtic
• Hellenistic
• Minoan and Mycenaean
• Organizations
• Publications
• Schliemann, Heinrich
• Troy

Resources in This Category

• anatolian-arch

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anatolian-arch/
  Limited access YahooGroup. Mailing list is for enabling discussion and communication amongst archaeologists working/interested in pre-classical Ancient Anatolia, and related regions. English/French/German/Turkish

• Ancient Anatolia and Asia Minor

  http://www.ancientanatolia.com/index.htm
  Discover the ancient civilizations and sites of Anatolia. Includes: maps, bibliography, images, and articles.

• Ancient City of Ephesus

  http://www.ephesus.us/
  History, information and pictures of Ephesus, an ancient city.

• Antiquity: A Major New Megalithic Complex in Europe

  http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/erdogu297/
  Article by Rabia Erdogu on a large megalithic complex that has been discovered in the Istranca Mountains in Turkish Thrace.

• Aphrodisias

  http://www.turizm.net/cities/aphrodisias/
  Illustrated history and description of the archeological sites in Aphrodisias.

• Aphrodisias

  http://www.nyu.edu/projects/aphrodisias/
  Excavations at the ancient city of Aphrodisias by New York University. Location map, plan, history and detailed report with bibliography.

• Aphrodisias

  http://www.armory.com/~turkiye/turkey/ege/aphrodisias/aphrodisiashist.html
  The city of Aphrodisias, the birth place of the goddess of love. Includes images and maps.

• Aphrodisias

  http://www.aphrodisias.info/english/
  All about antique city of aphrodisias with images, videos and introduction.

• Archaeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY)

  http://www.tayproject.org/enghome.html
  The TAY Project is designed to build a chronological inventory of the cultural heritage of Turkey. Includes: news, database, survey, and links. (In Turkish and English)

• Bronze door-knockers of Cizre Great Mosque: A New Example

  http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/bilici.html
  An article by Z. Kenan Bilici. One of the most remarkable examples of the Anatolian Medieval Islamic metal works is the bronze cast door-knockers from the Cizre2-Great Mosque, that are in the form of a dragon.

• Catal Hoyuk

  http://www.focusmm.com/civcty/cathyk00.htm
  Copiously illustrated article from Focus Online Magazine on the oldest and largest Neolithic city found.

• Çatalhöyük Excavations

  http://www.catalhoyuk.com/
  Official site on the excavations carried out at this neolithic site in Turkey. Excavation reports and newsletters on the work of the international team of archaeologists.

• Dionysos Statue To Be Given Back To Turkey

  http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=7416
  From the Turkish Press Daily News, Turkey won the legal fight for bringing the bronze Dionysos Statue back in.

• Ephesos

  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Ephesos&object=Site&redirect=true
  Entry from Tufts Perseus Site Catalog. Includes images, maps, buildings and history.

• Ephesus

  http://www.turizm.net/cities/ephesus/
  History and sites of the city of Ephesus.

• Ephesus Guide

  http://www.kusadasi.biz/ephesus/
  Virtual tour by a travel company. Includes 3D and normal images of the monuments.

• Ephesus.biz

  http://www.ephesus.biz/
  Ephesus guide including information about Ephesus, tours to Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary, pictures, Goddess Artemis, Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, Miletus, and Priene.

• Hacimusalar Excavations

  http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~arkeo/haci.html
  Bilkent University describes its excavations on this mound in the central Lycian plateau, which epigraphic evidence suggests was the site of the ancient city of Choma.

• International Nemrud Foundation

  http://www.nemrud.nl/
  Provides an overview and a virtual tour of the Nemrud, the throne of the gods, in the Taurus Range in Turkey. Includes photos, a history, inscriptions, and literature about this World Heritage Monument. [English, Turkish, German, and Dutch]

• Kerkenes Dag Project

  http://www.kerkenes.metu.edu.tr/kerk1/12propub/articles/ancanat/
  Summaries of the main aspects of the project, illustrations of methods employed and results obtained, and a selection of reports and research papers.

• Mysteries of Çatalhöyük

  http://www.smm.org/catal/
  The Science Museum of Minnesota explores the multitude of questions surrounding the findings at this archaeological dig in Turkey. Includes a virtual tour and timeline.

• Scientific Enterprise in Pursuit and Discovery of Ancient Cultures

  http://angel-strike.com/sepdac/5MICHELSONArcheology.html
  Discusses findings in eastern Anatolia pertaining to the Durupinar site, artifacts found, and ekistics.

• The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey Project

  http://tayproject.org/
  Aims to create, maintain and make available to the international community a complete inventory of all archeological sites within Turkey. English and Turkish.

• The Lycian Federation

  http://www.lycianfederation.co.uk/
  A pictoral survey of Lycian Turkey, by David Cunliffe Pointer.

• The Virtual World of Nemrud Dagi

  http://www.learningsites.com/NemrudDagi/nemdagi-2.htm
  Description of Learning Sites virtual re-creation of the Hellenistic Sanctuary of Nemrud Dagi, Turkey.

• University Archaeologists Return to Amuq

  http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/040205/amuq.shtml
  Inundations and other natural disasters usually spell the end for important archaeological projects, but in a rare example of a fortuitous flood, the Oriental Institute is recovering important additional artifacts from a site abandoned 55 years ago in Turkey.

• Zeugma

  http://www.classics.uwa.edu.au/about/research/zeugma_on_the_euphrates/zeugma_in_the_late_1990s
  David Kennedy, University of Western Australia, describes the flooding of the remains of the ancient city of Samosata and the similar threat to Zeugma. Includes bibliography.

• Ziyaret Tepe

  http://www3.uakron.edu/ziyaret/
  During the late Iron Age (c. 900-600 BCE), Ziyaret Tepe was an important urban center on the northern edge of the Assyrian Empire. Contemporary cuneiform texts suggest that during this time Ziyaret Tepe was the Assyrian provincial capital of Tushhan.

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