The Arslantepe archaeological site in eastern Turkey’s Malatya province is poised to enter the UNESCO World Heritage Permanent List during a meeting of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) scheduled for this spring.
While the first excavations at the archaeological site, which dates back to 5000 B.C., was carried out by a French team headed by Louis Delaporte in 1931, teams from the Sapienza University of Rome have been excavating the site on a regular basis since 1961. The conservation works at the site continue under the control of the Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and in coordination with the Malatya Provincial Directorate of…