Placing Site Office
05-06-2002The site office is placed under difficult wheather conditions by the engineer Jaap Groot and his team.
Placing Site Office
Middle East Petrol Company
04-06-2002Mr. Ecvet Sayer director of the Middle East Petrol company donates a site office to the Nemrud Project.
Middle East Petrol Company
Fence System Donated by Enka
01-06-2002Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Ünal Nakipler, the Enka Machinery & Equipment Group Director, a fence system was donated to the Nemrud Project by Enka Construction & Industry Inc. Turkey.
Fence System Donated by Enka
UvA Meeting at Amsterdam
02-03-2002At the UvA meeting at Amsterdam, the campaign for 2002 is discussed.
UvA Meeting at Amsterdam
Nemrud Conference-2 at Amsterdam 15-16 November
15-11-2001At the Nemrud Conference-2 at Amsterdam, with more than thirty participants from ıtaly, Germany, U.S.A., Turkey, France, Macedonia and the Netherlands, the restoration and conservation methods are discussed. The Turkish government is represented by the governor of Adiyaman, Mr. Halil Işık.
Nemrud Conference-2 at Amsterdam 15-16 November
Nemrud Conference-2 at Amsterdam 15-16 November
Hotel Kervansaray
01-09-2001The Nemrud Team is the guest of Hotel Kervansaray during the campaign of 2001. Hotel Kervansaray is strategical located at the foot of the Nemrud and an excellent place to start the research on this monument. In case you want to share the hospitality of the local people, feel free to contact the manager Mr. Mahmut Aydin tel. +90-416-7372190.
Hotel Kervansaray
3-D Laser of Callidus at work
22-08-2001The Callidus laser is shooting at a high speed laser beams at the statues, registering the reflections. The Callidus technology is unique in the world and allowes for very accurate 3-D images of the statues. For the first time this 3-D Laserscan is used for an archaeologic site.
3-D Laser of Callidus at work
3-D Laser of Callidus at work
Nemrud Conference-1 at the Nemrud 16-18 August
16-08-2001At a conference with international experts, organised by the World Monuments Fund at the Nemrud, the restoration and conservation methods are discussed. Besides the experts, are participating Mr. Fikret N. Üçcan, the Undersecretary, Dr. Alpay Pasinli, General Director of the Monuments & Museums Directorate and other representatives of the Ministry of Culture, together with Mr. Bülent Akarcalı, MP, and Prof.Dr. Herman Brijder of the University of Amsterdam.
Nemrud Conference-1 at the Nemrud 16-18 August
GPS Team-2 at work
11-08-2001GPS Team-2 setting up a satellite transmitter with the help of the representative of the Ministry of Culture. The GPS, Global Positioning System, makes use of the satellites orbitting the earth. GPS allowes for an accurate topographic mapping of the area and locating of the artefacts.
GPS Team-2 at work
GPS Team-2 at work
Epigraphic Team at work
08-08-2001Prof.Dr. Onno van Nijf discussing with the team the erased text at the back of the Dexiosis stelae at the West Terrace.
Epigraphic Team at work