Welcome to the Website of the Gerçin Höyük Excavation Project!
The Gerçin Höyük excavation project is at present being set up and will be carried out by the Institut für Vorderasiatische Archäologie of the Freie Universität Berlin in cooperation with the Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo of the Università degli Studi di Firenze and the Turkish Antiquities Service (Türkiye Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü’ne). It is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The following pages provide information about the significance of the archaeological site, the history of research on it, and the goals of the excavation project, which is the first planned at this location.
We hope you enjoy your visit to this website. We will be grateful for any comments and suggestions.
The Gerçin Team