Archaeological actions carried out by Turkish and international excavation groups and museum directorates throughout Türkiye in 2022 introduced in some 10,500 new artifacts to the nation’s museums.
With the permission and supervision of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, completely different excavation actions had been carried out final 12 months, each by Turkish and international delegations to disclose the previous cultural heritage.
A complete of 249 archaeological excavations had been carried out, with 160 of them being carried out by Turkish scientific delegations, 32 by international scientific delegations and 57 by museum directorates.
In addition to the exploration of the cultural belongings on land, excavation and analysis actions continued within the underwater areas and shipwrecks that should be protected inside the scope of the regulation. In this context, seven excavations and three analysis research had been carried out underwater final 12 months.
A complete of 713 archaeological initiatives had been realized in 2022 by means of archaeological surveys, geophysical and geo-radar analysis and restoration work. With the work carried out, roughly 10,500 works had been delivered to the museums.
For the aim of the archaeological excavations, a direct allocation of TL 95 million ($5.05 million) was offered by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, the Presidency of the Turkish Historical Society, the Central Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Revolving Funds. This determine exceeded TL 240 million with the assist appointed for the professional personnel engaged on yearlong excavations, restorations, conservations and landscaping works.
Yahya Coşkun, deputy director basic of Cultural Heritage and Museums, in his assertion to Anadolu Agency (AA) acknowledged that 20 archaeological excavations in 2019 had been included within the scope of their work, persevering with all year long. This determine stood at 42 in 2020, 65 in 2021 and 16 final 12 months, therefore totaling 143 excavations that continued by means of the previous 12 months.
Coşkun, who famous that they connect nice significance to the sharing of findings associated to human historical past, stated that the International Excavation, Research and Archeometry Symposium – which has been held uninterruptedly since 1979 however had a brief break because of the COVID-19 outbreak – was held final 12 months in Denizli. He additionally touched upon the restoration of the theater within the historical metropolis of Laodikeia in the identical metropolis, highlighting it has been internet hosting new cultural occasions since May 2022.
Emphasizing the general significance connected to initiatives regarding cultural heritage, Çoşkun stated in addition they pay particular consideration to underwater excavations. He defined they organized particular licensed coaching for the professional personnel in coastal museums to realize diving abilities.
He additionally acknowledged that 92 undergraduate college students had been supplied with Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK) scholarships inside the scope of the Neolithic Age Research Project being carried out in websites at Göbeklitepe-Karahantepe, Sefertepe, Gürcütepe, Sayburç, Çakmak Tepe, Harbetsuvan and Biris Cemetery/Söğüt.
Providing info on the targets regarding this 12 months’s archaeological actions, Coşkun stated: “We expect archaeological activities to reach 750 in number this year. Planning and evaluations regarding field studies are continuing. We plan to directly transfer a total of TL 200 million to the excavations.”
He additionally hinted on the group of the worldwide symposium “World Neolithic Congress,” with the participation of about 1,500 individuals, prone to be held in Şanlıurfa – chosen because the 2023 tourism capital of Islamic international locations.
