West Afyonkarahisar (Turkey) Palaeolithic Survey 2022, Field Methods and First Results

Afyonkarahisar is located at the crossroads of almost all main roads in the north-south and east-west directions in the west of Anatolia. This important area has never been subject to Palaeolithic research. In 2022, two separate teams started Palaeolithic surveys in this province. The survey in the western districts was carried out at observation points located every 10 km in the field, thus aiming to identify Palaeolithic sites in Afyonkarahisar in an unbiased manner. In 2022, 28 of the 31 observation points in the western districts were visited and four major Palaeolithic sites dating to the Middle Palaeolithic period were uncovered.