The key was not hard to find. Hidden under a flat stone, he kneeled down to pick it up and…
Surp Giragos Church
Diyarbakır today is a large Kurdish city of more than 1 million inhabitants located on the banks of the Tigris…
The Armenian Cemetery of Arapgir
Dams in the Munzur Valley
Just as Gezi Park’s Interclass Istanbul Gas Festival began in June 2013, another protest for the environment, smaller in scale,…
Signs of the Time
According to the WRD (World Register of Dams), Turkey has over 741 dams in operation, as well as several dozens…
Fragment of a Whole
Sensational discoveries of mosaics periodically make the headlines of newspapers in Turkey. After being discovered, unearthed, cleaned, and removed, these ancient floors…
Digging Tepe – A Funeral
Archaeologists often come across ancient human burials during their excavations. It is less often, however, that human burials come across…
Contested Heritage
The southeastern provinces of Turkey will soon be home to a series of new, state-of-the-art, archaeology museums. Such buildings are…
Emotions in Archaeological Science
Science, in its practice, is full of sound and fury, but it is hushed, pacified, sanitized, in its writing, almost…
Scramble for the Past
All around Turkey, antiquities are being closely watched and monitored. To prevent thefts, Istanbul’s Süleymaniye mosque has placed surveillance cameras and tightened security by hiring more…
