Sinop Kale Excavations

The Sinop Regional Archaeological Project (SRAP), led by Prof. Dr. Owen Doonan of California State University Northridge, has been establishing a new standard for regionally- organized archaeological research in the Black Sea region of Turkey over the past 15 years. We plan to partner with the T.C. Ministry of Culture and Tourism and with local governmental, cultural and business organizations to conduct a ten-year program of excavations at Sinop kale. We have two main go...

Investigating the origins and development of the Black Sea colonial system: archaeological excavations in the early Greek colony of Sinope, Turkey

Support is being sought for a three-year investigation into the impact of the ancient Black Sea economy on social, economic and cultural formations in the hinterland of classical Sinope, one of the most important ports in the region. The primary goal of the proposed research is to determine whether the establishment of a network of Greek colonies in t...