Follow the archaeological excavations at Ziyaret Tepe, the Assyrian city of Tushhan, in southeastern Turkey with daily updates on the latest discoveries, journal entries from the excavators and scientific specialists, and a candid snapshot of life on a real dig in the modern Middle East
Children at play along a village street.View towards the village from our field camp. Cotton fields are found in many places within the village itself.A kebap shop along the main street of Tepe. On Fridays, we sometimes give our cook the day off and get lunch in the village.
By matney
Dr. Matney is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies at the University of Akron. He is the Director of the Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Expedition.
