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The Ka.Y.A. project began in Ahlat (East Turkey) in 2007, by Centro
Studi Sotterranei / Centre for Underground Studies of Genoa
(Italy), in the main project 'Eski Ahlat Sehri Kazis' (The Ahlat
ancient city excavation) directed from 2005 to 2010 by Dr. Prof.
Nakis Karamagarali (Gazi University, Ankara). The Ka.Y.A. project
aims to identify and study the rock-cut sites around Ahlat, as
completion of major archaeological excavations in the ancient city
located on the northern shores of Lake Van. The Ahlat region is a
huge area, at an altitude between 1,700 and 2,500 m, and wedged
between massive volcanic systems. During four years of research
(2007-2010) the archaeo-speleologist team documented 395 rock-cut
sites and underground structures most of which date back to
medieval and post-medieval times, relating to different cultures
and religions: Armenian, Seljuk, Ilkhanid, Kara Koyunlu, Ak Koyunlu
and Ottoman. The results of the first survey campaign were
completed in 2007 and published as BAR S2293 (2011), the second
campaign 2008 is available as BAR S2560 (2013). These volumes are
now supplemented by the new discoveries uncovered during the third
season in 2009, with the hope to publish as soon as possible the
results of the last mission completed in 2010.
Since 1991, the Centro Studi Sotterranei of Genoa has conducted the
exploration, survey and documentation of rock-cut and underground
structures located in different regions of Turkey. The Ka.Y.A.
project was begun in 2007, with the goal of the identification and
the study of rock-cut sites around Ahlat in eastern Turkey, as
completion of major archaeological excavations in the ancient city
located on the northern shores of Lake Van. It is a vast area, at
an altitude between 1,700 and 2,500 m.a.s.l. and wedged between
massive volcanic systems. During the four years of research the
team documented 395 rock-cut sites most of which date back to
medieval and post-medieval times and relating to different cultures
and religions: Armenian, Seljuk, Ilkhanid, Kara Koyunlu, Ak
Koyunlu, and Ottoman. The results of the first survey campaign were
completed in 2007 and published as BAR S2293 (2011). That volume is
now supplemented by the data obtained during the second season in
2008, with the hope to publish as soon as possible the results of
the subsequent missions completed in 2009 and 2010. Parallel
Italian and English text.
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