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    • Past Excavations
    • Tell Tayinat Lower Town Project
    • Tayinat Archaeological Park
  • About the Site
    • The Early Bronze Age
    • The Iron Age
    • The Iron Age I
    • The Iron Age II
    • Luwian Hieroglyphics
    • Portal Lion
    • King Suppiluliuma
    • The Iron Age III
    • Temple XVI
    • The Esarhaddon Succession Treaty
    • The Sargon Stele
    • The Lady of Tayinat
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Tayinat Archaeological Project

Tell Tayinat in Turkey

Tell Tayinat is a large archaeological mound located in the Amuq Valley, at the northern bend of the Orontes River at the intersection between the Anatolian highlands to the north, the Levantine coast to the south, and the lowland steppes of Syria to the east, 2 km away. It was the scene of large-scale excavations in the 1930s, which uncovered several large palaces (called bit hilani), a temple (famously compared with Solomon’s temple), and … read more about The Toronto Expedition

Tell Tayinat site in Turkey

Amuq Valley Archaeological Park Project & Tayinat Research Centre

The Tayinat Archaeological Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Turkey is engaged in establishing an open-air archaeological park that highlights Tell Tayinat's … read more about Amuq Valley Archaeological Park Project & Tayinat Research Centre

The Lady of Tayinat

In 2017, excavations continued in Field 7 in the area between Square 56 of Field 1 and Square 58 of Field 7, in an effort to expand the context of the statues uncovered in the previous season, … read more about The Lady of Tayinat

King Suppiluliuma

In 2012, excavations continued in Field 7, in an effort to understand the context of the lion statue uncovered in the previous season, another unexpected discovery was made. Rather than uncovering … read more about King Suppiluliuma

TAP Team 2018

The Team

Project Director: Timothy P. Harrison Assistant Director: Elif Denel Director of Excavations: Stephen Batiuk Field Directors: Lynn Welton (Fields I, 3, 4),  J.P. Dessel (Field 5), Elif Denel … read more about The Team

Media and News - Tayinat

Media and Press Releases

2020 Arts and Science News, Oct. 2020, Resilience in the face of climate change: Archaeological investigations reveal human adaptability in ancient Turkey. 2019 Watch The National on CBC … read more about Media and Press Releases

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

2021 Harrison, T. The Iron Age I–II Transition in the Northern Levant: An Emerging Consensus? Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology 1:325–351. Langis-Barsetti, D. Building Kunulua Block by Block: … read more about Selected Publications

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