Troy
Calvert's Heirs Claim Schliemann Treasure, Excavating Troy (Truva), Project Troia, Troy, Troy : 4000 Year old Ancient City, Troy VI, Troy VII and the Historicity of the Trojan War, Troy, Treasure and the Truth, Virtual Troy, Was Troy a Metropolis? Homer Isn't Talking
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
Discover the ancient civilizations and sites of Anatolia. Includes: maps, bibliogrphy, images, and articles.
Ancient City of Ephesus
History, information and pictures of Ephesus, an ancient city.
Aphrodisias
Illustrated history and description of the archeological sites in Aphrodisias.
Aphrodisias
Excavations at the ancient city of Aphrodisias by New York University. Location map, plan, history and detailed report with bibliography.
Aphrodisias
The city of Aphrodisias, the birth place of the goddess of love. Includes images and maps.
Archaeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY)
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)
Archaeological Sites in Turkey
A complete list of sites by area from tour guide Resat Suthan, with bibliography and background information.
Black Sea Trade Project
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is using new archaeological techniques and a holistic approach to explore Sinop from mountaintop to ocean bottom. Includes: reports, journals, and links.
Briton Unearths Herodotus' Lost City of the M
From the Times, a lost city described by the Greek historian Herodotus has been identified by a British archaeologist in central Turkey.
Bronze door-knockers of Cizre Great Mosque: A New
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.
Buyuktepe Huyuk
University of Melbourne excavation of a mound with deposits from the Early Bronze to the Medieval periods. Includes: a summary of the excavation seasons, illustrations, pottery drawings and trench plans.
Catal Hoyuk
Copiously illustrated article from Focus Online Magazine on the oldest and largest Neolithic city found.
Catal Huyuk, Temple City of Prehistoric Anatolia
An article by William C. Eichman on the first true city, including speculations on the religious and esoteric philosophy suggested by its artworks and burial customs.
Çatalhöyük Excavations
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.
Central Anatolian Neolithic e-Workshop (CANeW)
An archaeological project on Internet, set up to debate some specific issues concerning the prehistory of Central Anatolia.
Cities of Revelation
Craig Koester's virtual tour of places of the era and culture in which Revelation was written: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Sardis, Patmos, Laocidea, Philadelphia and Thyatira.
Dionysos Statue To Be Given Back To Turkey
From the Turkish Press Daily News, Turkey won the legal fight for bringing the bronze Dionysos Statue back in.
Ephesos
Entry from Tufts Perseus Site Catalog. Includes images, maps, buildings, and history.
Ephesus Guide
Description of site by travel company. Numerous 3D and normal images of different monuments at Ephesus.
Ephesus: An On-line Panoramic Virtual Tour
Panoramic pictures of Ephesus.
Gordion
Excavation, study of material excavated 1988-1996, regional surface survey, and ethnographic survey.
Gordion Archaeological Project
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has been excavating at the ancient Phrygian capital in central Turkey since 1950. Discoveries, pottery research, staff, bibliography, dig life.
Greek and Roman Cities of Western Turkey
A book proposal by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University, with selected chapters on-line.
Hacimusalar Excavations
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.
Hacinebi Archaeological Excavations
The 6000 year old site of Hacinebi, in the Euphrates river valley of southeast Turkey is the focus of an ongoing research by an international team of archaeologists, art historians, and materials scientists.
Images of Ephesus
Showing the Roman ruins of this biblical site and museum pieces.
International Nemrud Foundation
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]
Izmir Region Excavations and Research Project
Illustrated descriptions of excavations at the rich prehistoric and later sites of Bakla Tepe, Liman Tepe and Panaztepe. Includes location map and bibliography.
Kerkenes Dag Project
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
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.
New Foundations in the Ancient Near East
Preliminary results of fieldwork at Urartian sites in the Lake Van Basin.
Noah's Flood Hypothesis May Not Hold Water
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor part of international research group refuting popular theory.
North-Eastern Anatolia Archaeological Project
University of Melbourne: Illustrated introduction and reports on sites and current projects.
Phrygians
Explore life in pre-Roman Phrygia, includes articles, maps, photo gallery, chronology, and discussion board.
Pisidian Antioch, Yalvac
ArchaeoExpeditions aimed to restore an ancient Roman imperial city gate in summer 2001. History, work plan, project directors.
Project Zeugma
Luxembourg University Department of Electrical Engineering uses Zeugma to urge the use of satellites to aid archaeology. Includes a history of Zeugma and image gallery of the area.
Project Zeugma
Archaeological rescue project documenting the remarkably well-preserved Roman frontier city of Zeugma on the Euphrates river in advance of flooding by the Birecik Hydroelectric Dam.
Tayinat Archaeological Project (TAP)
Covers University of Toronto excavations at the Bronze and Iron Age site of Tell Ta'yinat, ancient Kunulua, in southeastern Turkey. Includes previous and current excavations, and reports.
Temple of Artemis
Short description and images of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Kusadasi.
The Amuq Valley Project
Excavations by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago in this valley which has been densely occupied since at least 6000 B.C.E. to the present day.
The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey Project
Aims to create, maintain and make available to the international community a complete inventory of all archeological sites within Turkey. English and Turkish.
The First Metropolis?
This article describes archaeological research at Catalhoyuk, in southern Turkey. Dated to 9,000 before present, the site is the oldest urban center ever discovered.
The Goltepe/Kestel Project
This project is an investigation of a Bronze Age mining district and the associated town where metallurgical installations, including evidence for tin smelting have been discovered.
The Lycian Federation
A pictoral survey of Lycian Turkey, by David Cunliffe Pointer.
The Phrygian Sanctuary of Gordion at Dümrek
From Backdirt, the Phrygian Sanctuary of Gordion at Dümrek Project addresses both the nature of Phrygian cult practice and the regional extent of Gordion's cultural influence.
The Plunder of Zeugma
Culture Without Context 7. Article on the archaeological looting crisis in Turkey and its relationship to modernization.
The Virtual World of Nemrud Dagi
Description of Learning Sites virtual re-creation of the Hellenistic Sanctuary of Nemrud Dagi, Turkey.
Turkey to conduct new excavations in Troy
From Xinhua, new excavations at Turkey's western ancient site of Troy will start on 15 July 2002, reported the Anatolian News Agency on Saturday.
University Archaeologists Return to Amuq
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.
Unluckiest church in the world' is found
From Ananova, the church was wrecked by two earthquakes, a flood, and a landslide, all of which happened while it was still being built.
Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean
A lesson on the archaeology of Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age.
Zeugma
The history and importance of this Greek and Roman town in Turkey and the excavations there. Includes images and descriptions of the fine mosaics, press stories, maps. Courtesy of Gaziantep Chamber of Industry.
Zeugma
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
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.