Colossal stone head statues on the summit of Mount Nemrut at golden hour

Traditional beehive mud-brick houses of Harran village

Balıklıgöl sacred fish pool with Halil Rahman Mosque in Şanlıurfa

Ancient Roman mosaic floor from the Zeugma archaeological site

Gaziantep citadel fortress on a hill at golden hour

Roman Cendere Bridge arching across a river in Adıyaman

Turkey · 2003

Turkey

Surveying weathered stone in the highlands of ancient Anatolia.

Gilgul's 2003 expedition to the Anatolian plateau surveyed weathered architectural fragments and recorded carved inscriptions across a remote highland site, working under permits from the relevant Turkish heritage authorities.

Field highlights

Permitted surface survey across multiple ridge sites
Photographic and epigraphic documentation of carved fragments
Field notes and findings released as an open-access report

Sites visited

The expedition surveyed and documented the following sites, grouped by region. Tap any section to expand the full list.

Photographs, video, and the full open-access report from this expedition are being prepared for publication. Check back soon, or contact us for early access.

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RegionGaziantepOnce the ancient city of Antep, Gaziantep guards a Byzantine-era citadel and an Old City packed with Ottoman mosques, hans, and the renowned Zeugma Mosaic Museum nearby.

Gaziantep

RegionKahramanmaraşA highland city below the Taurus Mountains, Kahramanmaraş preserves a hilltop citadel and a museum rich in Hittite and Late Roman material.

Kahramanmaraş

RegionZincirli, İslahiye, Tilmen Höyük & YesemekA cluster of Bronze and Iron Age sites in the İslahiye plain — including the Aramaean capital of Sam'al and the open-air sculpture workshop of Yesemek.

Zincirli, İslahiye, Tilmen Höyük & Yesemek

RegionCarchemish & the EuphratesAlong the Euphrates frontier — Hittite, Roman and medieval sites strung between the river and the Syrian border.

Carchemish & the Euphrates

RegionŞanlıurfaTraditionally identified with biblical Ur of the Chaldees and the birthplace of the prophet Abraham — a city of sacred pools, columns, and pilgrimage shrines.

Şanlıurfa

RegionHarranAn ancient caravan city on the Mesopotamian plain, mentioned in Genesis and home to the iconic beehive mud-brick houses.

Harran

RegionAdıyaman & Nemrut DağıProvince crowned by Mount Nemrut, where the Commagene king Antiochus I built a mountaintop sanctuary of colossal stone gods.

Adıyaman & Nemrut Dağı

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