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Neolithic Survey • Sanliurfa, (Urfa) Museum • 30 April 2024
Şanlıurfa (Urfa Museum) The schedule we’ve kept for the last days has been quite demanding, physically. We decided to spent the day in...

Arnold Hermann
Apr 30, 20245 min read


Neolithic Survey • Harran, Ancient Sogmatar, Bazda Caves, and Ancient Suayb City • 29 April 2024
Harran Harran is one of the most important cities in human history. Located near the Syrian border, and about 40 km south of Urfa and...

Arnold Hermann
Apr 29, 20246 min read


Neolithic Survey • Karahan Tepe • 28 April 2024
Karahan Tepe Following up on the survey of Karahan Tepe. Parts of the site are reportedly older even than Göbekli Tepe going Bach to...

Arnold Hermann
Apr 28, 20243 min read


Neolithic Survey • Göbekli Tepe • Archaeological Site • 28 April 2024
Göbekli Tepe Big day. Spent almost all of it at Göbekli Tepe, both at the archeological site and the nearby cultural multi-media center....

Arnold Hermann
Apr 28, 20243 min read


Neolithic Survey • Kahramanmaraş to Domuztepe to Şanlıurfa (or, Urfa) • 27 April 2024
Departed from Kahramanmaraş in the morning to travel to Domuztepe—a late Neolithic site showing early Halaf culture traits—close to...

Arnold Hermann
Apr 27, 20243 min read


Neolithic Survey • Sofia, Bulgaria to Instanbul, Turkey • Museum of Anatolian Civilizations • 24-26 April 2024
A sometimes difficult even arduous journey, considering that they woke us around midnight to prepare us for a 2 a.m. disembarking of the...

Arnold Hermann
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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