Archaeological Excavation of Nerik

Nerik was the religious center of tthe Hittites. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey to the borders of Egypt.

Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey (Troja belonged to the Hittite empire) to the borders of Egypt.
Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey (Troja belonged to the Hittite empire) to the borders of Egypt.
Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey (Troja belonged to the Hittite empire) to the borders of Egypt.
For the excavation campaign 2013 the excavation house was enlarged. Here is the Hittite religious center of Nerik. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey (Troja belonged to the Hittite empire) to th...
Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire:In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey to the borders of Egypt.
Short after sunrise work started at the excavation area. Now in the fifth year of the archaeological excavations in Oymaagac, we hope for the final proof that this is the Hittite religious center of Nerik. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ru...
For aerial photography there was a multicopter in use with a camera underneath. The only problem was landing because of very gusty wind. Here you can see a child trying to catch the landing multicopter.
Now in the fifth year of the archaeological excavations in Oymaagac, we hope for the final proof that this is the Hittite religious center of Nerik. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey to the bor...
In 2012 the Turkish ministry of culture had withdrawn the permissions to do an active arch. excavation from all foreign archaeologist. All we could do was a documentation of the last years work and cleaning of the arch. areas to do some aerial pho...
In 2012 the Turkish ministry of culture had withdrawn the permissions to do an active arch. excavation from all foreign archaeologist. All we could do was a documentation of the last years work and cleaning of the arch. areas to do some aerial pho...
Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire:In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey to the borders of Egypt.
Archaeologic excavation of Nerik, the religious center of the Hittite empire. In the 2nd millenium B.C. the Hittites ruled an empire that reached from western Turkey (Troja belonged to the Hittite empire) to the borders of Egypt.