R.J. Braidwood

 

Well
then I shall have to take you back
with me
a long way in time
(Manowar)


2008

April 21 - October 31 TAYEx Byzantine Period - Marmara Region
February 15, 6:00 PM Iron Age Inventory Cocktail
January 28, 7:00 PM

“14 Years of Voluntary Studies for the Archaeological Settlements Inventory in Turkey: TAY Project and the Boundaries of the Archaeological Destruction”, Conference Hall of The Turco-British Association (Kavaklidere/Ankara/Turkey)

January 24 Iron Age Inventory Volumes published

2007

October 19 “TAY Report '07” - Updates, additions...
June 4-8 “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Sisli Terakki Primary School (Istanbul/Turkey)
May 3 "14 Years of TAY Project and the Documented Destruction" Conference, Anadolu University, Archaeology Department, Conference Hall (Eskisehir/Turkey)
April 12, 6:00 PM Byzantian Period, Marmara Region Inventory Volume Cocktail
April 3 Byzantian Period, Marmara Region Inventory Volume published
February 16, 6:00 PM Pisidia and Caria Regions of the Greek-Roman Period Inventory Volume Cocktail
February 12 Pisidia and Caria Regions of the Greek-Roman Period Inventory Volume is published

2006

Devember 22 The Cave Inventory of Turkey on the net
November 10, 10:00 AM Iron Age Inventory Team, third meeting (TAYKokpit/Istanbul/Turkey)
August 24 “TAY Report - August '06” - Updates, additions, renovations...
August 7 TAY News Archive is online
May 15 Settlements updated, databases spruced up...
May 11 TAY Chronicle online
May 1 New Web Server (MacMini/MacOS X) startup
April 22, 4:00 PM “13 Years of Experience in Archaeological Inventory of Turkey: TAY Project and Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction”, Institute of History and Humanities Sciences (Beyoglu/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 17 The Cave Inventory of Turkey volumes published
March 25, 2:30 PM - April 18 “Contribution to Cultural Inventory of Turkey: TAY Project” and “Snapshots of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Local Agenda 21 Youth Council, UFTADE Exhibition Hall, Metropolitan Municipality City Library (Bursa/Turkey)
March 10, 3:30 PM “Long Live Yesterday!” Conference, Gazi University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Archaeology Group (GAMMAT), Academy Conference Hall (Ankara/Turkey)

2005

December 29, 7:00 PM "The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project and a GIS Application in Cultural Inventory Area: TAYGIS", Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Chamber of Survey and Cadastre Engineers, Istanbul Branch (Mecidiyekoy/Istanbul/Turkey)
November 23, 3:30 PM "TAY Project and the Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction", Inanc Turkes Private High School (TEVITOL), History Club (Gebze/Kocaeli/Turkey)
November 18, 10:00 AM Iron Age Inventory Team, second meeting (TAYKokpit/Istanbul/Turkey)
November 9 “TAY Report” - Updates, additions, renovations...
September 1 “Word Peace!” - Word Base online
August 2 TAYGIS server changed
July 21 “War of the Words!” - Word Base printed
May 26, 3:00 PM Isik High School, Archaeology Club Meeting (Erenkoy/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 28 - May 6 “You'll lose it if you don't document it: TAY Project” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Trakya University, (Edirne/Turkey)
April 20, 10:00 AM “Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technologies in Archaeological Settlement Inventories”, Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Fifth Meeting on Archaeological Excavations and Researches, on honor of Prof. U. Bahadir Alkim (Beyazit/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 12 News back online
April 11 “TAY Wants You! - Save Your Heritage” - Open source
February 18 “The Mound” Silent Villages, Ali Kabas Photography Exhibition on the net
January 15-20 “The Mound” Silent Villages, Ali Kabas Photography Exhibition, Pg Art Gallery (Bebek/Istanbul/Turkey)

2004

December 24 “TAYGIS Is Here!” TAY Geographic Information System online
December 17 14C Volume 2, published and online
December 8 “Welcome TAYGIS” Launch Party (TAY Kokpit/Istanbul/Turkey)
November 5, 10:00 AM Iron Age Inventory Team, first meeting (TAY Kokpit/Istanbul/Turkey)
October 25, 10:00 AM “The Cultural Inventory of Turkey - An Eleven Year Experience: TAY Project”, The Importance of Universities in the Preservation of our Cultural Heritage, Marmara University Conference Hall (Goztepe/Istanbul/Turkey)
October 22 “Which sites are facing destruction? Which sites are registered?” - Registration information of archeological settlements are online
September 30, 12:00 AM “TAY Project”, The Karakoy Rotary Club Conference, Pera Palas Hotel, (Tepebasi/Istanbul/Turkey)
September 16 “I came, I saw, I clicked…” - Interactive map online
September 8-11 “Eleven Years' Experience in the Information Technology Based Management of Cultural Heritage: TAY Project”, Tenth Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) (Lyon/France)
August 17 “132 Settlements Updated, 287 Settlements Added, TAY database spruced up” - Updates, additions, renewals…
July - August TAYEx 5 (Inner Aegean Region / West-Central Anatolia)
May 14, 5:00 PM TAY Cockpit Opened (Kurucesme/Istanbul/Turkey)
May 1, 10:00 AM "TAY: Emergency Archaeology", Istanbul Cevre College (Erenkoy/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 29-30, 10:00 AM “Cultural Heritage Inventory and Solutions for Preservation”, Istanbul Regional Command of the Gendarmerie (Kislaonu/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 10, 10:00 AM "TAY Project and the Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction", Istek High School (Acibadem/Istanbul/Turkey)
April 7 "14C Online" - Radiocarbon dating of the settlements on the net
April 6 "10.030 Photographs + A New Web Server"
February 17, 6:00 PM “The Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction: Who's Taking Care of Our Cultural Heritage?” Yapi Kredi Tuesday Meetings, Izmir Arts Hall, Kultur Park (Izmir/Turkey)
January 30 Archaeological Destruction in Turkey - Preliminary Report 2003 (Black Sea and Eastern Anatolia)

2003

December 20, 10:40 AM “The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey” Archaeology, the Hidden History, Marmara Educational Institutions (Maltepe/Istanbul/Turkey)
December 9, 6:00 PM “TAY Project and the Dimensions of Archeological Destruction”, Yapi Kredi Tuesday Meetings, Sermet Cifter Hall (Galatasaray/Istanbul/Turkey)
December 1, 4:00 PM “TAY Project: Who's Taking Care of Our Cultural Heritage?”, Yeditepe University Conference Hall, (Kayisdagi/Istanbul/Turkey)
November 14C Volume published
November 17 “Information is Now More Accessible…”, Structure of the database renewed
October 15 Promise delivered: “Twice Around the World in 4 Years”, TAYEx Stage One completed
June-October TAYEx 4 (Black Sea/Eastern Anatolia Regions)
June 6-8 “Turkey's Best eCulture Initiative: TAY Project”, Third Greek-Turkish Information Society Forum (ISIS) (Rhodes/Greece)
May 17-24 “Emergency Archaeology: What is TAY Doing?” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Canakkale Science, Art and Cultural Activities Association (CABISAK) Events (Canakkale/Turkey)
May 15-16 “Problems and Solutions in the Preservation of our Cultural and Natural Heritage”, General Command of the Gendarmerie (Besevler/Ankara/Turkey)
May 7-13 “TAY Project and the Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Uludag University (Bursa/Turkey)
March 25 “Emergency Archaeology: What is TAY Doing?” Anadolu University (Eskisehir/Turkey)
March 18, 6:00 PM “TAY Project and the Dimensions of Archaeological Destruction in Turkey”, Istanbul Chamber of Architects Conference Hall (Yildiz/Istanbul/Turkey)
January 16 Archaeological Destruction in Turkey - Preliminary Report 2002 (Central Anatolia Region)

2002

December 14, 2:00 PM “TAY Project”, Dicle University (Diyarbakir/Turkey)
December 13-20, 6:00 PM “Emergency Archaeology” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Diyarbakir Arts Centre (DSM) (Diyarbakir/Turkey)
November 30 EBA (Early Bronze Age) settlements on the net
November 15 TAY Project Field Team Dinner
September 24-29 “Emergency Archaeology: The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey Project” (Poster), Eighth Meeting of the European Association of Archeologists (EAA) (Thessalonica/Greece)
June-October TAYEx 3 (Central Anatolia Region)
July “Snapshot of a Destruction” exhibition online
May 22-23 “TAY Project: Entrusted, Not Inherited!” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography - Archaeology Group (Ulus/Ankara/Turkey)
May EBA (Early Bronze Age) Volumes published
April 16-18 “TAY Project and TAYEx Field Impressions” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Istanbul University, Faculty of Letter, First Meeting of Archaeological Excavation and Research Results (Beyazit/Istanbul/Turkey)
March 29-31 “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, Kubaba International Festival of Archaeological Documentaries (Antalya/Turkey)
March 28, 3:00 PM “Entrusted, Not Inherited” and “Snapshot of a Destruction” Exhibition of Documents, 18 March University Archaeology Group, Suleyman Demirel Hall (Canakkale/Turkey)
January 30 Archaeological Destruction in Turkey - Preliminary Report 2001 (Mediterranean and Southeast Anatolia)

2001

November 15, 3:00 PM “The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey Project - 2000-01 Presentation of Archaeological Destruction in Turkey” METU Archaeology Group, Fourth Archeology Days, METU Culture and Congress Centre (Ankara/Turkey)
September 23-26 "The Stockholm Challenge Award” for “Culture and Entertainment" finalist along with 14 other projects (Stockholm/Sweden)
August-September TAYEx 2 (Southeastern Anatolia Region)
June-August TAYEx 2 (Mediterranean Region)
April 4, 2:00 PM “TAY Project and the Problems in Protection of Cultural Heritage”, Directory of GAP, Conference Hall of GAP Directory (Ankara/Turkey)
March 1 “The Best Content" award of "Web Design 2000 Awards" organized by Yildiz Technical University (Istanbul/Turkey)
February 28 TAY Team Briefing (BILSAK/Istanbul/Turkey)
January 26-27 “The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey -TAY Project” Technical Planning Meeting of the Great Silk Road Project (San Diego/California/USA)
January 17 Archaeological Destruction in Turkey - Preliminary Report 2000 (Marmara and Aegean Regions)

2000

December 14, 7:00 PM “Turkey Documents its Past: The TAY Project” Tourist Guides' Chamber Conferences, Kervansaray Hotel (Taksim/Istanbul/Turkey)
November TAY Project was included in a CD of “The Millennium's Cultural Resources Guide” in UNESCO's “World Culture Report 2000” book
October 11 Informant Line opened on web (for reporting destruction in progress)
September-October TAYEx 1 (Aegean Region)
June 7 TASK Foundation founded
June-July TAYEx 1 (Marmara Region)
May 31, 6:00-8:00 PM “We're off, wish us luck!”, Cocktail at the courtyard of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums on the event of TAY Project's field survey, which would take four years (Sultanahmet/Istanbul/Turkey)
February 28 Chalcolithic settlements on the net

1999

December 4 TAY Group Meeting
October 4-7 “Developing Countries and the Italian System: New Solutions for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage - Culture Counts in Sustainable Development”, Meeting with the participation of 85 countries, Italian Foreign Ministry and the World Bank (Florence/Italy)
September 1 Neolithic settlements on the net
July 8, 2:45 PM “Documentation for the Preservation of Our Cultural Heritage - TAY Project”, Cultural Heritage Project meeting with the Culture Ministry and the World Bank, National Library (Ankara/Turkey)
May 7, 6:30 PM “Documentation for the Preservation of Our Cultural Heritage - TAY Project”, Second International Festival of Archaeological Films, Italian Cultural Centre (Galatasaray/Istanbul/Turkey)

1998

November 13-15 “The Internet's First Archaeological Settlement Inventory: The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY) Project”, inet-tr '98, Lutfu Kirdar International Culture and Congress Hall (Macka/Istanbul/Turkey)
September 5-9 “Recording Before Preserving: Digital Inventory of Turkey's Archaeological Settlements”, Third UNESCO Forum: Universities and Heritage, Deakin University (Geelong, Victoria/Australia)
September 1 Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic settlements on the net
August 3 TAY Web site online
May 18 “A First Step in the Preservation of our Cultural Heritage: The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey Project”, Seventeenth Museums Week, Edirne Archaeological Museum (Edirne/Turkey)
May Chalcolithic Age Volume published

1997

November Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Volume, second edition
September 5-7 Henry Ford European Conservation Awards 1996/97 International Award Ceremony (Brugge/Belgium)
April 10 Turkish National Award of the Henry Ford European Conservation Awards 1996/97
April Neolithic Age Volume published

1996

March Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Volume published, first edition
March 22, 5:00 PM Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Ages Volume, Presentation Cocktail, Istanbul University, Prehistory Department (Beyazit/Istanbul/Turkey)

1995

Preparation of Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic Ages Volumes

1994

Preparation of Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Ages Volume

1993

April 24 Oguz Tanindi - Savas Harmankaya first discussion…


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