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.).
Aims to create, maintain and make available to the international community a complete inventory of all archeological sites within Turkey. English and Turkish. tayproject.org
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. www.luthersem.edu/ckoester/Revelation/main.htm
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. www.museum.upenn.edu/Sinop/SinopIntro.htm
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) tayproject.eies.itu.edu.tr
Illustrated descriptions of excavations at the rich prehistoric and later sites of Bakla Tepe, Liman Tepe and Panaztepe. Includes location map and bibliography. www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8635
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. www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/bilici.html
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. oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/AMU/Amuq.html
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 groups.yahoo.com/group/anatolian-arch
Excavations at the ancient city of Aphrodisias by New York University. Location map, plan, history and detailed report with bibliography. www.nyu.edu/projects/aphrodisias
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. www.sfca.unimelb.edu.au/NETurkey/BTH.html
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. www.telesterion.com/catal1.htm
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