Troy is one of the monumental sites in archaeology. Not only because of the connections to Greek mythology, but especially because of its significance for the development of archaeological fieldwork. Excavations have been conducted at the site since the 1860’s and several new methods, approaches and techniques have been introduced at Troy.
Since 2018, a research project has been conducted at Troy to investigate the traces of archaeological excavations. The aim of the project is to assess archaeologically the development of field methods. In this seminar, we hope to discuss whether such an Archaeology of Archaeology is indeed helpful in developing a critical reflection on the process of archaeology itself.

Seminar program
13.30 – 13.45 Opening
13.45 – 14.25 Archaeology of Archaeology – Gert Jan van Wijngaarden (University of Amsterdam)
14.25 – 15.05 The stratigraphy of Troy according to H. Schliemann– Göksel Sazcı (Çanakkale On Sekiz Mart University)
15.05 – 15.45 A view on the Korfmann excavations (1988-2005) – Rüstem Aslan (Çanakkale On Sekiz Mart University)
15.45 – 16.10 Coffee Break
16.10 – 16.50 Digitally reconstructing excavations in 3D – Jitte Waagen (University of Amsterdam)
16.50 – 17.30 History of the Exhibition of the Troy Department of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum – Gülcay Yağcı (Istanbul Archaeological Museums)
17.30 – 18.00 Discussion

Please note that some lectures will be in English and others will be in Turkish.
Seminerdeki sunumların bazıları İngilizce bazıları Türkçe yapılacaktır.