| TITLE | Description |
|---|---|
| Alan Hall Archive | During his time at the BIAA, Alan Hall worked as an epigrapher in the Aşvan (1970) and Regional Epigraphic Catalogues of Asia Minor (1978, 1981) projects. He then went on to serve as project director of the Oenoanda Survey (1974-1983), and the Kibyratis Epigraphy Project (1984-1985). The archive includes photographic collections from his projects, and a squeeze collection which includes classical inscriptions from the ancient sites of Kibyra, Bubon, Balbura and Oenoanda. |
| Animal Bone Reference Collection | The Institute houses a reference collection of animal bones assembled between the 1970s and the 2000s. The collection has only modern material and was first established by Sebastian Payne to be used as a source of reference for zooarchaeological and environmental studies. In later years, the collection was reassessed and expanded by Evangelia Pişkin. The collection consists of mostly domestic mammals as well as several birds and reptiles. |
| Archaeological Documents | The BIAA has retained documentation from excavations and surveys carried out at a range of sites under the auspices of the institute. This collection includes archival documents such as notebooks, field notes, forms, letters and information on team members. |
| Aşvan Archive | Aşvan Project (Çayboyu, Taşkun, Aşvan Kale) was set up by David French for a more in-depth study of the site before it was submerged. Material was found from the Early Bronze Age, the Hellenistic period, and the Roman and medieval periods. The archive includes botanical specimens, animal bones, field notes, drawings and photographs. The latter depict subjects including excavation scenes, small finds, pottery, and local landscapes. |
| Beycesultan Archive | Excavations at Beycesultan took place over six seasons from 1954 to 1959, overseen by the then director of the Institute, Seton Lloyd. The site, close to Çivril in Denizli Province, was revealed to be a Bronze Age city, complete with a central palace-like structure. It was continuously inhabited from around 2300 BCE right up until the city’s abandonment in around 1000 BCE. The archive includes photographs, maps, drawings, and archaeological documents (field notes, reports and notebooks) concerning the project. |
| Botanical Reference Collection | The botanical reference collection was first established by Gordon Charles Hillman (1943-2018) between 1970 and 1974 to be a source of reference for archaeobotanical and environmental studies of the region. Until the mid 1990s, improvements and additions to the botanical collection, and identification of Hillman’s herbarium specimens, were made by several scholars. The collection includes herbarium, wood (xylarium) and charcoal collections. |
| Can Hasan Archive | Can Hasan, ancient site near Karaman, was excavated over nine seasons from 1961 to 1970, under the direction of David H. French. A very successful water-sieving system and an air house were implemented during the excavations, which made the recovery and extensive study of grains, seeds, animal bones, and plant remains possible. The archive includes photographs, maps, drawings and field notes, as well as bones and botanical specimens from the excavations. |
| Connecting Archives Connecting People Project Archive | |
| David French Archive | As the longest-serving director of the BIAA (1968-1994), David Henry French conducted multiple large-scale rescue excavations in eastern Turkey. The archive comprises photographs as well as maps, drawings and field notes from projects including Aşvan Kale, Tille Höyük and Can Hasan; the majority of the institute’s squeeze collection content, including RECAM and Ancyra Epigraphy research projects; reference collections of pottery sherds, and botanical and faunal specimens collected under his direction. |
| Drawings Collection | This collection includes archaeological plans (e.g. of architectural features and trenches) and drawings of small finds and inscriptions from BIAA-sponsored fieldwork, such as the Adıyaman Survey and excavations at Tille Höyük, Altıntepe and Kırşehir. |
| Events | The ever-growing events collection includes records of lectures, workshops, symposiums, conferences, and book launches held in person and/or virtually since 2012. These events explore a wide range of topics including the history and archaeology of Anatolia and Black Sea region, Ottoman and contemporary Turkish history, social anthropology and political science concerning both ancient and modern Turkey. |
| Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Initiative Project Archive | The collection includes materials generated by the Feriköy Protestant Cemetery Initiative, an academic working group formed in 2018 and composed of representatives of the American Research Institute in Turkey, British Institute at Ankara, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Netherlands Institute in Turkey, Orient-Institut Istanbul and Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. The Initiative aims to preserve, document, and study the historic Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, which was established in Istanbul in 1859 and continues to operate under the management of the consuls general of Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, and Switzerland. |
| John Garstang Archive | John Garstang was the founder and the first director of the BIAA (1948-1949). The archive features drawings, field notes, letters, documents and photographs from his surveys of Hittite and Classical Anatolia, and excavations in Sakçagözü (1908, 1911) and Yümük Tepe (1948), which form the oldest part of the photographic collection of the Institute. |
| Official Documents | This collection consists of BIAA official documents and papers since 1940’s. It is not digitized yet, please contact resource.manager@biaa.ac.uk for your request. |
| Photographic Collection | The BIAA photographic collection comprises a large number of images in various formats, including slides, negatives and prints. They depict archaeological monuments, sites, artefacts, landscapes and people in Turkey. The majority of the photographs date from the 1950s to the early 1990s and were taken in connection with projects sponsored by the BIAA. |
| Pottery Reference Collection | The BIAA pottery reference collection (Tr. Etütlük) was assembled between the 1940s and the 1970s. The majority is fragmentary pottery (and occasional stone items) from excavations and surface surveys carried out in Turkey under the auspices of the BIAA. The material is organised into four main categories: survey, excavation, study, and published material. All periods are represented, from the Neolithic to the Ottoman, and examples of most Anatolian pottery types can be found. |
| Research Projects | This collection provides information, bibliographic references, and sources for projects carried out under the auspices of the BIAA from 1947 until today. Throughout the years, researchers have engaged in projects in the fields of cultural heritage management, Ottoman and contemporary Turkish history, social anthropology, sociology, political science, museum studies and archaeology spanning a diverse range of topics, territories, disciplines, and eras. |
| SARAT Arşiv / SARAT Archive | Türkiye'nin Arkeolojik Varlıklarının Korunması (SARAT) Projesi (2017-2020), Türkiye'nin arkeolojik mirasının korunması ve değer verilmesi yönünde ilgili meslek grupları ve genel toplum düzeyinde bilgi, beceri ve farkındalığın artırılması amacıyla programlar yürütmüştür. Bu programların materyalleri, BIAA Dijital Veri Sistemi'nde bulunmaktadır. Safeguarding Archaeological Assets of Turkey (SARAT) Project has undertaken various programmes for protection and appreciation of Turkey's rich and diverse archaeological heritage to strengthen the skills and increase knowledge and awareness amongst heritage professionals, heritage-related people and general public. |
| Seton Lloyd Archive | Seton Lloyd, the second director of the BIAA (1949-1961), was an active field archaeologist who surveyed in Harran (1950) and Alanya (1953) and led excavations at several sites such as Polatlι (1950), Sultantepe (1951-1952) and Beycesultan (1954-1959). The archive includes photographs, drawings, field notes, letters, documents and reports from these surveys and excavations. |
| Squeeze Collection | The BIAA houses a unique collection of paper squeezes of inscriptions from all over Turkey. This collection was assembled by various epigraphists, including David Henry French, Stephen Mitchell, Alan S. Hall, Michael Gough and Richard Harper. The inscriptions are mainly in Ancient Greek and Latin. Highlights of the epigraphic collection include the Pisidian Epigraphy Project, The Roman Roads and Milestones of Asia Minor Project, and The Ancyra Epigraphy Project. |
| Tille Höyük Archive | Tille Höyük was an ancient mound site located near the village of Geldibuldu (formerly known as Tille) in Adıyaman Province. Excavations at the site took place under the direction of David French, from 1978-1990, as the BIAA took part in a rescue project aimed at preserving archaeological material in anticipation of the construction of the Karakaya Dam. The archive includes a photographic collection from the excavations as well as maps, drawings, field notes and reports. |