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ASOR-AFFILIATED PROJECTS

ASOR offers two types of affiliation: one for civil society organizations and conservation projects, and one for archaeological fieldwork and publication projects.

 

ASOR-Affiliated Civil Society Organizations and Conservation Projects

Learn more about applying as a civil society organization or conservation project here. 

 

ASOR-Affiliated Archaeological Projects

Currently, 150 archaeological projects are affiliated with ASOR. This includes 114 field projects and 36 publication projects.

ASOR supports research in archaeology and related fields in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia. ASOR-affiliated projects adhere to ASOR policies, most notably the Non-Discrimination Policy, Policy on Professional Conduct, and Code of Conduct for the ASOR Annual Meeting and Other ASOR Sponsored Events. These policies affirm ASOR’s commitment to high standards for research integrity, academic mentoring, and ethical professional behavior. Project Principal Investigators may apply for ASOR affiliation for their projects through the Committee for Archaeological Research and Policy (CAP). Currently, more than 100 research projects in Armenia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Spain, Sudan, and Turkey have become ASOR-affiliated. Principal investigators for these affiliated projects include in-country researchers as well as scholars from Europe and North America.

ASOR-affiliated projects receive advice, encouragement, and constructive criticism from peer professionals through CAP. Principal Investigators of ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for ASOR Project Grants (Dana, Harris, Seger and Gold grants), and Shepard Urgent Action Grants. Dana, Harris, Seger and Gold grants support worthy field projects, particularly to help newer and smaller projects get started, as well as other ASOR-affiliated projects to support research and analysis leading to project publications. Shepard grants support urgently needed documentation, conservation or stabilization of important archaeological sites or features. Students working on ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation.

 Projects listed in italics have information available on 2026 field seasons.

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Armenia (1 publication)
Croatia (1 publication)
Cyprus (8 field projects, 2 publication)
Denmark (1 field project)
Egypt (14 field projects, 1 publication)
Ethiopia (1 field project)
Georgia (1 field project)
Greece (1 field project)
Iran (2 field projects)
Iraq (17 field projects, 1 publication)
Israel (23 field projects, 13 publications)
Italy (4 field projects)
Jordan (21 field projects, 13 publications)
Lebanon (1 field project)
Libya (1 field project)
Morocco (1 field project)
North Macedonia (1 field project)
Oman (1 field project)
Spain (1 field project)
Sudan (1 field project)
Tunisia (1 publication)
Turkey (14 field projects, 3 publications)

LocationP.I. / Director(s)
ARMENIA (1 Publication)
The Vayots Dzor Fortress Landscapes Project – publicationTiffany Earley-Spadoni (University of Central Florida), Arthur Petrosyan (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia), and Boris Gasparyan (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia)
 
CROATIA (1 Publication)
The Brač Island Project – publicationSarah James (University of Colorado – Boulder) and Verdan Barbarić (University of Split)
 
CYPRUS (8 Field Projects, 2 Publications)
Agrarian Life and Landscape at Politiko-Troullia – fieldSteven Falconer and Patricia Fall (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
American Expedition to Idalion – fieldPamela Gaber (Lycoming College)
Ancient Kition and Ayioi Omoloyites Bioarchaeological Projects – fieldNicholas P. Herrmann (Texas State University), Efthymia Nikita (The Cyprus Institute), Despina Pilides, Polina Christofi, and Yiannis Violaris (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus)
Kalavasos-Laroumena and Arkhangelos Archaeological Research Project – fieldMara T. Horowitz (SUNY Purchase)
Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environments Project – fieldKevin D. Fisher (University of British Columbia) and Sturt W. Manning (Cornell University)
Kissonerga-Skalia Bronze Age Settlement – fieldLindy Crewe (CAARI)
Makounta-Voules Archaeological Project – field (field school)Kathryn Grossman (North Carolina State University)
Prastio Mesorotsos Archaeological Expedition – publicationAndrew McCarthy (University of Edinburgh)
The Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project – publication/fieldR. Scott Moore (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), William Caraher (University of North Dakota), and David Pettegrew (Messiah College)
Vigla: Tom Landvatter (Reed College), Brandon Olson (Metropolitan State University, Denver), and R. Scott Moore (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
 
DENMARK (1 Field Project)
Vasagard ProjectfieldFinn Ole Nielsen, M. Nicolas Caretta, Michael Thorsen, Ditte Kofod, and Roxana Youkhana (Institute for Field Research/Bornholm Museum)
 
EGYPT (14 Field Projects, 1 Publication)
Archaeological Mission at Tell el-Ghaba – fieldEva Amanda Calomino (University of Grenada) and Agustina Scaro
Bioarchaeology of Deir el-Medina Research Project – fieldAnne Austin (University of Missouri—St. Louis)
The Deir el-Ballas Expedition – fieldNicholas Brown (Yale University)
Early Memphis Project – fieldSergio Alarcón Robledo (Harvard University)
Egyptian Italian Mission at West Aswan EIMAWA – fieldPatrizia Piacentini (Università degli Studi di Milano) and Abd el-Moneim Said (Ministry of Antiquities – Egypt)
Kom Firin Archaeological Project (KFAP) – fieldLuiza Osorio G. Silva (University of California, Irvine) and Oren Siegel (University of Toronto)
The Gebel el-Silsila Project – fieldMaria Nilsson, John Ward, and Patricia Coletto
The Middle Kingdom Theban Project – fieldAntonio J. Morales (Universidad de Alcalá), Raúl Sánchez (University of Grenada), and Sergio Alarcón (Harvard University)
The Ramesses III (KV 11) Publication and Conservation Project – fieldAnke Weber (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Rescuing Egyptian Labor Archives: Emergency Stabilization of Foreign Excavation Records (1890s–1970) – fieldAmany Abd El Hameed
Safeguarding and Documenting the Akhmim Tomb C4 – publicationWahid Omran (Fayoum University)
Sultan al-Ashraf Inal Complex: Emergency Stabilization and Safeguarding – fieldHossam Abd El Azeem (Shawāhid Miṣr/Witnesses of Egypt Heritage Initiative)
Tell Timai Project fieldJay Silverstein (Nottingham Trent University) and Robert Littman (University of Hawaii)
The Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV43) Research Project – fieldNicholas Brown (Yale University)
Wadi el-Hudi Expedition – fieldKate Liszka (California State University, San Bernardino), Meredith Brand (American University in Cairo), and Bryan Kraemer (Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art)
 
ETHIOPIA (1 Field Project)
Southern Red Sea Archaeological Histories (SRSAH) Project – fieldMichael Harrower (Johns Hopkins University) and Cinzia Perlingieri (Center for Digital Archaeology)
 
GEORGIA (1 Field Project)
Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition GRAPE) – fieldStephen Batiuk (University of Toronto)
 
GREECE (1 Field Project)
Athenian Agora Excavations – fieldJohn Papadopoulos (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) and Debby Sneed (California State University, Long Beach)
 
IRAN (2 Field Project)
Seeking Sultan Abad-e Chamchamal: Archaeological Excavation in the Site of Tepe Hala Bag – fieldMohammad Eghbal Chehri (Islamic Azad University-Tehran)
Tepe Ghabristan Belverdi – fieldMohammad Eghbal Chehri (Islamic Azad University-Tehran)
 
IRAQ (17 Field Projects, 1 publication)
Asingeran Excavation Project – fieldMarco Iamoni, Riccardo Valente (University of Udine) and Maddalena Scattini (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia)
Protecting the Archaeological Site of Umm al-Aqarib from Climate Change Impacts: Documentation, Capacity Building, and Scientific Publication – publicationAqeel Almansrawe (Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage)
Crafting Landscape: Resources Exploitation and Production Strategies in Iraqi Kurdistan during Urbanisation and State Formation (CraftLand) – fieldClaire Padovani (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Early Stages of Sumerian Civilization at Tell Zurghul/Nigin – fieldAndrea Polcaro (University of Perugia) and Davide Nadali (Sapienza University)
Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey – fieldJason Ur (Harvard University)
Gird-I Matrab Archaeological Project (gMAP) – fieldRocco Palermo (University of Pisa)
Kani Shaie Archaeological Project (KSAP) – fieldSteve Renette (University of Cambridge)
The Kurd Qaburstan Archaeological Project – fieldTiffany Earley-Spadoni (University of Central Florida) and Glenn Schwartz (Johns Hopkins University)
Lagash Archaeological Project – fieldHolly Pittman (University of Pennsylvania)
MAIKI, the Italian Historical-Archaeological Mission in Kurdistan – fieldCarlo G. Cereti (Sapienza University and University of California, Irvine)
MiSAK – Missione Archeologica Italiana nel Kurdistan Iracheno – fieldLuca Colliva (Sapienza University)
Nineveh East Project – fieldTimothy Harrison (University of Chicago) and Abu Khaled Jayyab (University of Toronto)
Paths to Urban Growth in the Nineveh Plain (PUG) – fieldKhaled Abu Jayyab (University of Toronto)
ReLand: Resurfacing Landscapes. Mosul Dam Archaeological Project – fieldPaola Sconzo (University of Palermo)
Rural Landscapes of Iron Age Imperial Mesopotamia – fieldPetra Creamer (Emory University)
Sealands Archaeology and Environment Program – fieldJennifer Pournelle (University of South Carolina)
Sealands II: Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironment Laboratory Analyses – fieldJennifer Pournelle (University of South Carolina)
The Sebittu Project – fieldTimothy Matney (University of Akron)
 
ISRAEL (23 Field Projects, 13 Publications)
Aegean Interactions with the Levant at Tel Kabri – fieldEric H. Cline (George Washington University) and Assaf Yasur-Landau (University of Haifa)
Austrian Expedition to Tel Lachish – fieldFelix Höflmayer and Katharina Streit (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Birsama Exploration ProjectfieldAlexandra Ratzlaff (Brandeis University) and Tali Erickson-Gini
The Carmel Coast Marine Archaeology Project – fieldAssaf Yasur-Landau (University of Haifa) and Thomas E. Levy (University of California, San Diego)
Caesarea Coastal Archaeological Project (C-CAP) – fieldA. Asa Eger (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Beverly Goodman (University of Haifa), and Andrea de Giorgi (Florida State University)
Desert Chiefdom – The Shiqmim Chalcolithic Project, Negev Desert, Israel – publicationThomas E. Levy (University of California, San Diego)
Early Desert Cities: An Investigation into 3rd Millennium BCE Urbanism at Tel Arad at the Macro- and Microscales – fieldZachary Dunseth (Brown University), Ruth Shahack-Gross (University of Haifa), and Israel Finkelstein (Tel Aviv University)
Excavations at Tel Mevorakh – fieldPaula Waiman-Barak (University of Haifa) and Sveta Matskevich (Hebrew University)
Galilee Prehistory Project – fieldYorke Rowan (University of Chicago)
The Hazor Excavations-Selz Foundation – fieldIgor Kreimerman (Hebrew University)
Hazor Lower City Excavation – fieldShlomit Bechar (University of Haifa)
Hippos Excavation Project – fieldMichael Eisenberg and Arleta Kowalewska (University of Haifa)
Horvat Midras (Israel) Excavation Project, Israel – fieldOrit Peleg-Barkat (Hebrew University) and Gregg E. Gardner (University of British Columbia)
Jezreel Expedition – publicationJennie Ebeling (University of Evansville) and Norma Franklin (University of Haifa)
Jezreel Valley Regional Project-Legio – fieldMark Letteney (University of Southern California), Matthew J. Adams (Albright Institute), Yotam Tepper (University of Haifa), and Susan Cohen (Montana State University
Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi – publicationJeff Blakely (University of Wisconsin)
Tell el-Hesi Archaeological Excavation Project – fieldKara Larson (University of Michigan), Geoffrey Ludvik (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and James W. Hardin (Mississippi State University)
Khirbet Beit Loya Excavations and Terrace Study – fieldBethany J. Walker (University of Bonn) and Oren Gutfeld (Hebrew University)
Lahav Research Project, Phases I-III – publicationJoe D. Seger (Mississippi State University)
Omrit Settlement Excavation Project – publicationJennifer Gates-Foster (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Michael Nelson (Queens College), Benjamin Rubin (Independent Scholar), Daniel Schowalter (Carthage College), and Jason Schlude (St. John’s University)
The Shikhin Excavation Project – fieldJames Riley Strange (Samford University)
Tel Abel Beth Maacah Archaeological Project – fieldRobert Mullins (Azusa Pacific University), Naama Yahalom-Mack, and Nava Panitz-Cohen (Hebrew University)
Tel Beit Mirsim Project – fieldMichael Freikman and Igor Kreimerman (Hebrew University)
Tel Beth-Shemesh Excavations – publicationShawn Bubel (University of Lethbridge), Shlomo Bunimovitz, and Zvi Lederman (Tel Aviv University)
Tel Burna Archaeological Project – publicationSteven Ortiz (Lipscomb University) and Itzhaq Shai
Tel Dan – Phase II – fieldDavid Ilan (Hebrew Union College)
Tel Gezer Publication Project – publicationSteven Ortiz (Lipscomb University) and Sam Wolff (Albright Institute)
Tel Hadid Archaeological Project – fieldIdo Koch (Tel Aviv University) and Jim Parker (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary)
Tel Miqne-Ekron Publications Project – publicationSeymour Gitin (Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Hebrew University)
Tell el-Wawiyat Excavation Project – publicationBeth Alpert Nakhai (University of Arizona) and J.P. Dessel (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
The Fourth Expedition to Lachish – publicationMichael Hasel (Southern Adventist University)
The Gezer Gateway Project – publication John S. Holladay Jr. (University of Toronto) and Stanley Klassen (University of Toronto)
The Huqoq Excavation ProjectpublicationJodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
The Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition – fieldAzekah Excavations
The Promontory Palace at Caesarea Maritima – publicationBarbara Burrell (University of Cincinnati) and Kathryn Gleason (Cornell University)
The Role and Significance of Egyptian Impact on Socio-political Development of the Southern Levant in the Period of Early Bronze I – fieldEliot Braun (Independent Researcher)
The Tel Shaddud Archaeological Project in the Jezreel Valley – field Omer Sergei (Tel Aviv University), Karen Covello-Paran (Israel Antiquities Authority), William Schniedewind (UCLA), Joachim Krause (Ruhr University Bochum), and Hannes Bezzel (Friedrich-Schiller University Jena)
The Zeitah Excavations – publication Ron E. Tappy (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary)
 
ITALY (4 Field Projects)
Landscape Archaeology of Southwest Sardinia Project – fieldElizabeth A. Murphy (Florida State University)
The Casa della Regina Carolina (CRC) Project, Pompeii – fieldCaitie Barrett (Cornell University), Kathryn Gleason (Cornell University), Annalisa Marzano (University of Bologna)
The S’Urachi Project: Cultural Encounters and Everyday Life around a Nuraghe from the Iron Age to the Roman period – fieldPeter van Dommelen (Brown University), Dr. Alfonso Stiglitz
University of Palermo Archaeological Research Project at Motya (Sicily) – fieldPaola Sconzo (University of Palermo)
 
JORDAN (21 Field Projects, 13 Publications)
‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project – fieldErin Darby and Robert Darby (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Abu en-Ni`aj: Early Bronze IV Village Life – publicationPatricia Fall (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
The Ad-Deir Monument and Plateau Project – field/restorationCynthia Finlayson (Brigham Young University)
Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar and its Environs, Jordan – fieldSuzanne Richard (Gannon University), Jesse C. Long (Lubbock Christian University), and Marta D’Andrea (Sapienza The University of Rome)
Ba’aja Survey and Excavations – fieldDavid Graf (University of Miami)
Balu’a Regional Archaeological Project – fieldKent Bramlett (La Sierra University), Monique Roddy (Walla Walla University), and Friedbert Ninow (La Sierra University)
Bir Madhkur Project – publicationAndrew M. Smith II (George Washington University)
Dhiban Excavation and Development Project – fieldDanielle Fatkin (Knox College)
Eastern Badia Archaeological Project – fieldYorke Rowan (University of Chicago)
Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain – publicationMeredith S. Chesson (University of Notre Dame) and Morag M. Kersel (DePaul University)
Exploring Continuity and Transition in Southern Jordan – field Jennifer Ramsay (SUNY Brockport), Bjorn Anderson (University of Iowa), and Craig Harvey
(University of Alberta)
Hellenistic Petra Project IV – fieldDavid Graf (University of Miami)
Hisban Cultural Heritage Project – fieldOystein LaBianca (Andrews University), Bethany Walker (University of Bonn), and Maria Elena Ronza (Andrews University and Sela for Vocational Training and Protection of Cultural Heritage)
Humayma Excavation Project – fieldCraig A. Harvey (University of Alberta) and Sarah E. Wenner (University of Cincinnati)
Humayma Excavation Project – Nabataean and Roman Period Settlements – publicationM. Barbara Reeves (Queen’s University)
Karak Resources Project (KRP) – publicationGerald Mattingly (Johnson University) and James H. Pace (Elon University)
Khirbat al-Mukhayyat Archaeological ProjectfieldDebra Foran (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Khirbet Ghozlan Excavation Project – publicationJames Fraser (Albright Institute of Archaeological Research)
The Kites in Context Project – fieldChad Hill (University of Pennsylvania) and Yorke Rowan (University of Chicago)
Khirbet Safra Excavations – fieldPaul Gregor (Andrews University)
Landscapes of the Dead: Aerial and Pedestrian Site Monitoring at Fifa, Jordan – fieldMorag Kersel (DePaul University)
Lowlands to Highlands Edom Project – publicationNeil Smith (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri Publication Project – publicationLarry Herr (Burman University)
Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project (MRAMP) – fieldDouglas R. Clark (La Sierra University), Marta D’Andrea (Sapienza The University of Rome), Andrea Polcaro (University of Perugia), and Suzanne Richard (Gannon University)
Mudawwara Ottoman Fort – fieldAndrew Petersen (University of Wales Trinity Saint David)
Petra Garden and Pool Complex – publicationLeigh-Ann Bedal (Penn State University, Behrend)
Petra North Ridge Project – publicationMegan A. Perry (East Carolina University)
Pottery and Communal Identity: Archaeometric Study of Islamic Ceramics from Northern Jordan – fieldHussein Al-Sababha (Bonn University)
Tell Madaba Archaeological Project – publicationDebra Foran (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Timothy P. Harrison (University of Toronto)
Umm el-Jimal Project – fieldDarrell Rohl (Calvin University), Elizabeth Osinga, and Jenna Morton
Understanding the visibility of archaeological sites in satellite imagery through the analysis of soils and their reflectance – fieldSayantani Neogi
University of California San Diego Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project (ELRAP) – publicationThomas E. Levy and Mohammad Najjar (University of California, San Diego)
Zahrat adh-Dhra’ 1: Middle Bronze Age Settlement on the Dead Sea Plain – publicationSteve Falconer (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
Zeighan Ancient Landscapes Project – fieldHanna Erftenbeck (Grinnell College) and Natalia M. Handziuk (University of Toronto)
 
LEBANON (1 Field Project)
Tell Douris Excavation Project – fieldHanan Charaf (Lebanese University)
 
LIBYA (1 Field Project)
Local and International Protection of Cyrene’s Archaeological Heritage from Threats – fieldRizq Khalid (Mohammed bin Ali Al Sunoussi Islamic University)
 
MOROCCO (1 Field Project)
Unveiling the Farming-Herding Communities of III-I Millennium B.C. Mediterranean Western Maghreb, Kach Kouch – fieldHamza Benattia
 
NORTH MACEDONIA (1 Field Project)
Neanderthal Crossroads Project – fieldDarko Stojanovski (Balkan Heritage Foundation), Sarah Lacy (California State University Dominguez Hills), and Tracje Nacev (University of Goce Delchev)
 
OMAN (1 Field Project)
 Archaeological Water Histories of Oman (ArWHO) Project – field Michael Harrower (Johns Hopkins University)
 
SPAIN (1 Field Project)
Torre d’en Galmés, Menorca Archaeological Project – field Alexander Smith (SUNY Brockport) and Amalia Pérez-Juez (Boston University)
 
SUDAN (1 Field Project)
 International El Kurru Archaeological Project – field Geoff Emberling (University of Michigan) and Rachael J. Dann (University of Copenhagen)
 
TUNISIA (1 Publication )
Carthage, The Precinct of Tanit (tophet) and Ba’al: The ASOR Punic Project: The Stager Excavations (1975-1979) – publicationJ.A. Greene (Harvard University), B.K. Garnand (Harvard University, NINO-Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten), L. E. Stager (Harvard University)
 
TURKEY (14 Field Projects, 3 Publications)
A Clash of Kings – South-central Anatolian Political Geography Between Phrygia and Assyria – fieldMichele Massa (Bilkent University)
Antiochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research ProjectfieldMichael Hoff (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Bioarchaeology of Syedra: Reconstructing lived experiences through human skeletal remains at Syedra Antik Kenti (Syedra Archaeological Site) – fieldKathryn Marklein (University of Louisville) and Ertug Ergurer (Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi)
Building Rome Away From Rome: The Emergence and Impact of the Roman City in the Upper Sakarya River Valley (Central Anatolia)fieldPaolo Maranzana (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi)
Chicago-Tübingen Expedition to Zincirli Höyük – fieldVirginia Herrmann (Tubingen University) and J. David Schloen (University of Chicago)
Cadır Höyük Archaeological Excavations – fieldSharon Steadman, Jennifer Ross, and Burcu Yldr (SUNY Cortland)
Ethnobotany as Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of Kazdağı National Park’s Plant Species’ Ethnobotanical Uses from Past to Present – publicationMelis Taner (Özyeğin University) and Beyza Şat (Özyeğin University)
The Kerkenes Project – field (field school applications open Aug-Nov)Scott Branting (University of Central Florida) and Joseph W. Lehner (University of Sydney)
Kinik Hoyuk Archaeological Project – fieldLorenzo d’Alfonso (New York University)
Küçükyalı ArkeoPark Project – fieldAlessandra Ricci (Koç University)
Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) – fieldAsil Yaman (İzmir University of Economics)
Polatlı Landscape Archaeology and Survey Project (PLAS) – publicationMüge Durusu-Tanriover (Temple University)
Tayinat Archaeological Project – fieldTimothy P. Harrison (University of Toronto) and Elif Denel (American Research Institute in Turkey, Ankara)
Tell Atchana, Alalakh Excavations – fieldMurat Akar (Hatay Mustafa Kemal University)
Tell al-Judaidah 2000 BCE and Later Publication Project – publicationLynn Dodd (University of Southern California)
Türkmen-Karahöyük Archaeological Project (TKAP) – fieldMichele Massa (Bilkent University) and James Osborne (University of Chicago)
Yalburt Yaylasi Archaeological Landscape Research Project (Konya Province) – fieldÖmür Harmanşah (University of Illinois at Chicago)