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.

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.

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.

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.

Description of Learning Sites virtual re-creation of the Hellenistic Sanctuary of Nemrud Dagi, Turkey.

Culture Without Context 7. Article on the archaeological looting crisis in Turkey and its relationship to modernization.

From Backdirt, the Phrygian Sanctuary of Gordion at Dmrek Project addresses both the nature of Phrygian cult practice and the regional extent of Gordion's cultural influence.

A pictoral survey of Lycian Turkey, by David Cunliffe Pointer.

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.

An investigation of the upper Gksu River valley in southern Turkey, using intensive and extensive survey techniques to examine changes in settlement patterns over time.

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

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.

Article by Richard Bayliss on the excavation, survey and reconstruction of a late Roman basilica in Cilicia.

Guide to the ancient Pisidian city of Termessos (Termessus), near Antalya, Turkey. Includes a short history and pictures.

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.

Discusses findings in eastern Anatolia pertaining to the Durupinar site, artifacts found, and ekistics.

Article by Sarah Yeomans on this ancient Greek city and its history.

Preliminary results of fieldwork at Urartian sites in the Lake Van Basin.

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.

Summaries of the main aspects of the project, illustrations of methods employed and results obtained, and a selection of reports and research papers.

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]

Showing the Roman ruins of this biblical site and museum pieces.

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.