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Georgia 
Turkey Ian Colvin is an independent historian and researcher specialising in the South Caucasus, Byzantium and Sasanian Iran.
He previously worked at the University of Cambridge on the Schools Classics Project, where he also supervised the History Faculty course The Near East in the Age of Justinian and Muhammad. Before that, he worked at Worcester College, Oxford.
He is Director of the Anglo-Georgian Archaeological Expedition at Nokalakevi, an important archaeological site in Samegrelo, western Georgia. He established the project in 2001 in collaboration with the Georgian National Museum. He speaks and reads Georgian, among several other languages.
A 13-day journey from Sivas to Gaziantep, via sacred Sanliurfa, UNESCO-listed Diyarbakir and Lake Van, exploring some of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Eastern Turkey is a fascinating meeting point of history and culture, with extraordinary places such as Mount Nemrut, Göbekli Tepe and Akdamar Island, all of which remain quietly uncrowded compared with other regions.
Journey through the heart of the Caucasus on a two-week itinerary, exploring the rich, intertwined heritage of neighbouring Georgia and Armenia — lands shaped by centuries of conquest, trade, and faith.
Travelling from Ankara across the Anatolian plateau to the Mediterranean coast over 10 days, this richly layered journey reveals the many civilisations that shaped central Turkey. The route weaves together Hittite strongholds, Seljuk caravanserais, early Neolithic settlements and the sculpted valleys of Cappadocia.
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