Aşağı Pınar is an ancient settlement located in the Thracian region of modern-day Turkey. This site, with coordinates 41.721294, 27.225606, offers potential insights into life and interactions in the region during antiquity, as part of Anatolia's historical landscape. This ancient settlement...

Kobrys is an ancient settlement located in western ancient Anatolia, within the borders of present-day Çanakkale province, and forming part of the historical Troad/Mysia regions. Believed to have existed throughout the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this settlement gained regional importance due...

Located at the strategic entrance of the Dardanelles (Hellespont), on the Thracian Chersonese (Gallipoli Peninsula), Kardia was an important ancient Greek city founded in the 7th century BCE. It was later rebuilt in 309 BCE by Lysimachus, one of Alexander the Great's generals, renamed...

Imbros was an important settlement in antiquity, located on the island of the same name in the northwest of Anatolia, near the Dardanelles (Hellespont). Its strategic location allowed it to play a key role in the maritime trade routes between the Aegean and Black Seas. Throughout its history, it...

Ide, a small settlement belonging to the regions of Troas or Mysia, is located in the northwest of ancient Anatolia, on the strategic coast of the Çanakkale Strait (Hellespont). Although it remained overshadowed by larger cities in its vicinity, especially during the Roman and Byzantine...

Hadrianoupolis was an important Roman city located in the ancient region of Thrace, within the borders of modern-day Turkey. Named during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, its strategic location made it a key point in the region, both militarily and commercially. The city played a critical role on...

Drabos is an ancient settlement located in the northwest of ancient Anatolia, within the borders of modern-day Turkey. It is believed to have been a center that existed during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, forming part of the historical geography of the Troas or Mysia region. Within the...

Deris is a small ancient settlement located on the Thracian Chersonesos (Gallipoli Peninsula) near the strategic Hellespont (Dardanelles) in northwestern ancient Anatolia. As part of the region's rich historical and geographical fabric, Deris was influenced by various ancient civilizations and...

Aphrodisias is an important ancient city located in the Carian region of Western Anatolia, in the valley of the Dandalas River. It is particularly renowned for its magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, its world-famous school of sculpture, and its privileged relationship with the...

Alopekonnesos was an important Greek settlement located on the western coast of the Thracian Chersonese (modern Gallipoli Peninsula) in antiquity. Thanks to its strategic location, it had the potential to control the maritime trade routes over the Hellespont (Dardanelles). The city was founded in...

Ainos was an important port and trade city located on the southern coast of ancient Thrace, at the strategic confluence of the Hebros (Meriç) River with the Aegean Sea. Founded by Aeolian colonists in the 7th century BCE, it remained under the dominion of Hellenistic kingdoms, the Roman and...

Hirbemerdon Tepe is an ancient settlement located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, forming part of Anatolia's rich historical landscape. This tell, which sheds light on the region's long history of occupation, has the potential to contain cultural layers from various periods. Based on current...

Hamamköy is a modern Turkish village near Erzurum, particularly associated with the Urartian period. It has attracted the attention of the scholarly world due to the discovery of an important inscription belonging to Urartian King Argishti I, dating to the 8th century BCE. This inscription sheds...

Located within the provincial borders of Gaziantep, approximately 2 kilometers southeast of Tilbaşar Castle, Dede Harabeleri is a rural settlement dating to the Late Antique Period. Uncovered through salvage excavations conducted between 2016 and 2018 prior to the construction of the Doğanpınar...

The region where the modern Muradiye district center is located, east of Lake Van, held strategic importance, particularly during the Urartian Kingdom period. A stele fragment belonging to Urartian King Minua, dated to the late 9th and early 8th centuries BCE, documents the construction of the...

Ayanis is an important Urartian fortress founded in the 7th century BCE by Urartian King Rusa II on a strategic rock outcrop north of Lake Van. Named "Rusahinili Eidurukai" in honor of its founder, this settlement stands out not only as a military center but also as a cult and administrative...

Kurban Höyük is an important ancient mound (höyük) located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, on the banks of the Euphrates River, exhibiting continuous settlement from the Neolithic Period to the Middle Bronze Age. It was brought to light by salvage excavations conducted in the early 1980s,...

The Yeşilalıç rock niche, located approximately 60 km east of Van at an altitude of 2600 meters, contains an important inscription commissioned by the Urartian kings Išpuini (9th century BCE) and Minua (9th/8th century BCE). This inscription records the construction of a "susi temple" dedicated...