The Kerkenes Project / Kerkenes Projesi

The Kerkenes Project / Kerkenes Projesi The Kerkenes Project brings together archaeology, ethnography, and heritage studies to understand the daily lives of the people who once lived here.

In the later seventh century BC a new capital, protected by 7 km of stone defences, was built on Kerkenes Mountain in central Turkey. The founders were bearers of Phrygian culture, a very considerable number of who had moved into this region of central Anatolia from the west. Their urban concepts, cults, architectural traditions, arts and crafts display distinct Phrygian qualities. Inscriptions an

d graffiti were in the Phrygian language. This city is almost certainly to be identified with ancient Pteria. In the 540s BC, Croesus king of Lydia crossed the Red River to capture the city. It was perhaps Croesus who was responsible for looting and burning the city in events connected with war between Lydia and Persia that were soon to result in the destruction of Sardis and the extension of the Persian Empire to the west coast of Turkey. Today Kerkenes remains one of the largest ancient cities in central Anatolia and current archaeological investigations promise to shed light not only on these historical problems, but also more fundamental aspects of human behavior, including social organization, urban planning, political economy, long-distance trade, and religion.

Kazi ve Arastirma Sonuclari 43 Kerkenes 2022
17/10/2023

Kazi ve Arastirma Sonuclari 43
Kerkenes 2022

29/07/2023

💡 Don't miss the 4-day hybrid conference, organised by ICOMOS España, Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, and the Spanish National Plan for Emergencies and Risk Management in Cultural Heritage (Plan Nacional de Emergencias y Gestión de Riesgos en Patrimonio Cultural)!

🌐 This conference aims to provide essential training for individuals involved in the development and implementation of emergency for . The programme will cover threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, preventive measures, and immediate responses to various risk situations. It includes engaging theoretical sessions, practical exercises and in-depth examination of real-life examples.

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⚠ The conference will be held in Spanish only.

🗓️ 13 - 16 September, 2023
📍 Salón de actos del Palacio de Carlos V – La Alhambra (Granada)
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Kerkenes News 2016-2017 - Kerkenes Haberleri 2016-2017
08/11/2018

Kerkenes News 2016-2017 - Kerkenes Haberleri 2016-2017

Overview of the Project The very large Iron Age city located on the high ridge of Kerkenes Dağı in Yozgat Province of Central Turkey was briefly the subject of archaeological investigations by the University of Chicago in the 1920s.

18/06/2018

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The 2018 season has started! We bring this year new digital technologies, geophysical survey, and excavations. Stay tune...
12/05/2018

The 2018 season has started! We bring this year new digital technologies, geophysical survey, and excavations. Stay tuned!

We have been working on something quite fun in the last months! Enjoy ;)
08/02/2018

We have been working on something quite fun in the last months! Enjoy ;)

The ancient city at Kerkenes Dağı, located in central Turkey in the province of Yozgat, is the focus of the Kerkenes Project. The city was built and inhabited for…

19/12/2017

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The Kerkenes Project brings together archaeology, ethnography, and heritage studies to understand the daily lives of the people who once lived here.

Kerkenes'te Demir Çağı'na ait köpek motifli levha bulundu...
21/11/2017

Kerkenes'te Demir Çağı'na ait köpek motifli levha bulundu...

Daha önce frig kültürüyle ilişkili buluntulara rastlanan kerkenes arkeoloji kazısında bu sene demir çağı'na ait olduğu tahmin edilen kurt figürü bulundu. bulunan kurt betimlemesi yakın doğu'da ve.

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