The Department of Archaeology's location in Anatolia, the historical crossroads connecting the so-called Oriental and Occidental cultures, offers a unique opportunity to study in depth the emergence, flowering, and transformation of prehistoric, classical, and medieval societies. Modern Turkey possesses an astounding variety of remains from the past 10,000 years of human history, a cultural legacy unparalleled in its richness. With its multinational faculty and wide-ranging scholarly activities, the Department explores this heritage through a multidisciplinary approach, combining traditional archaeology with analytical contributions of the natural sciences.