Web Directory

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

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

» Antiquity: A Major New Megalithic Complex in Europe
   Article by Rabia Erdogu on a large megalithic complex that has been discovered in the Istranca Mountains in Turkish Thrace.
   http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/erdogu297/

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

» 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)
   http://www.tayproject.org/enghome.html

» 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.
   http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Sinop/SinopIntro.htm

» Bronze door-knockers of Cizre Great Mosque: A New Example
   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.
   http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Articles/bilici.html

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

» 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.
   http://www.telesterion.com/catal1.htm

» 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.
   http://www.luthersem.edu/ckoester/Revelation/main.htm

» Classic Archaeology
   Photographs from the ancient cities in Turkey.
   http://www.fotografcilar.com/classic/A.htm

» 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.
   http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=7416

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

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

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

» 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.
   http://www.ephesus.biz

» Ephesus: An On-line Panoramic Virtual Tour
   Panoramic pictures of Ephesus.
   http://www.sailturkey.com/panoramas/ephesus/

» Gordion
   Excavation, study of material excavated 1988-1996, regional surface survey, and ethnographic survey.
   http://web.wm.edu/anthropology/faculty/voigt/gordion3.html?svr=www

» Greek and Roman Cities of Western Turkey
   A book proposal by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University, with selected chapters on-line.
   http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raider4/turkey/turkeybook/toc.html

» 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.
   http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~arkeo/haci.html

» 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.
   http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/anthropology/stein/index.html

» Images of Ephesus
   Showing the Roman ruins of this biblical site and museum pieces.
   http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/Ephesus/Ephesus.html

» 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]
   http://www.nemrud.nl/

» 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.
   http://www.kerkenes.metu.edu.tr/kerk1/12propub/articles/ancanat/

» 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.
   http://www.smm.org/catal/

» New Foundations in the Ancient Near East
   Preliminary results of fieldwork at Urartian sites in the Lake Van Basin.
   http://www.reed.edu/~harmanso/PDFs/aamw-talk.pdf

» Pergamon: City of Science and Satan?
   Article by Sarah Yeomans on this ancient Greek city and its history.
   http://www.bib-arch.org/e-features/pergamon.asp

» Scientific Enterprise in Pursuit and Discovery of Ancient Cultures
   Discusses findings in eastern Anatolia pertaining to the Durupinar site, artifacts found, and ekistics.
   http://angel-strike.com/sepdac/5MICHELSONArcheology.html

» 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.
   http://www.utoronto.ca/tap/

» Termessos on the Web
   Guide to the ancient Pisidian city of Termessos (Termessus), near Antalya, Turkey. Includes a short history and pictures.
   http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/termessos/

» The Alacami in Kadirli: Transformations of an Sacred Monument
   Article by Richard Bayliss on the excavation, survey and reconstruction of a late Roman basilica in Cilicia.
   http://www.tc.umn.edu/~cmedst/gmap/uploaded/The%20Alacami%20in%20Kadirli%20Transformations%20of%20a%20Sacred%20Monument.pdf

» 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.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/AMU/Amuq.html

» 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.
   http://tayproject.org/

» The Goksu Archaeological Project
   An investigation of the upper Göksu River valley in southern Turkey, using intensive and extensive survey techniques to examine changes in settlement patterns over time.
   http://www.cofc.edu/~gap/

» 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.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GOL/Goltepe.html

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

» 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.
   http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Spr00/dumrek.html

» The Plunder of Zeugma
   Culture Without Context 7. Article on the archaeological looting crisis in Turkey and its relationship to modernization.
   http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/projects/iarc/culturewithoutcontext/issue7/acar.htm

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

» 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 Tur
   http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/040205/amuq.shtml

» 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.
   http://www.zeugmaweb.com/zeugma/english/engindex.htm

» 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.
   http://www3.uakron.edu/ziyaret/

» 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
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anatolian-arch/

» 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.
   http://www.catalhoyuk.com