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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Unearthing the early history of Istanbul

"Unearthing the early history of Istanbul

Press release issued 20 August 2009

An international project to excavate sites in and around Istanbul is providing remarkable new insights into the ancient history of an area that has long been the bridging point between Europe and Asia.

The research initiative on pre and protohistoric settlement of the European part of the Istanbul province is led by Dr Volker Heyd of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol with Dr Şengül Aydıngün of Kocaeli University, Turkey and Dr Emre Güldoğan of Istanbul University, Turkey."

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