| TITLE | DATE CREATED | COLLECTION(S) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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… | ||
| 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… | ||
| 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… | ||
| 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 peri… | ||
| 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 i… | ||
| 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 düzey… | ||
| 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 a… | ||
| 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… | ||
| Drawings | 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… | ||
| 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, f… | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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… | ||
| 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),… | ||
| 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… | ||
| 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, dra… | ||
| 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 implemente… | ||
| Connecting Archives Connecting People Project Archive | |||
| 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 p… | ||
| 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 r… | ||
| 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 engage… | ||
| 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, fro… |