Presented by Asst. Prof. Müge Durusu-Tanriover, Temple University

Polatlı Landscape Archaeology and Survey Project (PLAS) is a regional survey covering the district of Polatlı in Ankara (the capital of Türkiye), primarily known for its first millennium BCE archaeological heritage featuring the Phrygian capital, Gordion. Since its inception in 2019, PLAS has aimed to shed light on the relatively under-studied Bronze Age in this region, with a particular focus on investigating the Hittite Empire’s imperial strategies along its western border. In this talk, I will present the results of four seasons of fieldwork conducted between 2019 and 2023.