Recently the conservation team made a site visit to Büklükale to get a better sense of the context of the objects being treated in the lab. The visit was also a great opportunity for the conservation interns to learn more about the archaeology of the region.
The name for the site means bend castle, as the site is located at the bend of a river.
Excavation on this massive fortification wall believed to date to the Hittite Empire Period, began last season. The bottom of the wall has yet to be identified even after reaching 7 m last season.
The zig-zag fortification wall shown here is typical of Hittite architecture.
Although excavation this season is focussed on the main fortification at the top of the hill the old city extends far below and is now mostly covered in fields of sunflowers.
