「世界最古の遺跡」日本隊が調査へ　トルコ南東部アヤンラル

　【イスタンブール時事】トルコ南東部で見つかった世界最古とされる遺跡に関連する発掘調査に、日本の研究チームが参加する見通しであることが２４日分かった。トルコ文化観光省が明らかにした。遺跡の解明が進めば、古代文明史が塗り替えられる可能性がある。
　日本隊が派遣されるのはユーフラテス川上流域に位置する南東部シャンルウルファ郊外アヤンラルの遺跡。東京大や千葉工業大の研究者らが加わり、２０２２年夏に始まる見通しという。文化観光省は「トルコ国内では（考古学分野での）多数のプロジェクトに日本の大学や機関が参画している」とこれまでの実績を強調し、新たな発掘調査への期待を示した。（2021/11/24-18:54）

A Japanese research team is set to take part in an excavation survey for what is believed to be the oldest ruins in the world, it was learned.
   The Japanese team will be sent to the ruins in Ayanlar in the outskirts of Sanliurfa, located in the upper Euphrates River basin in southeastern Turkey, according to the country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
   The team comprises researchers from institutions such as the University of Tokyo and Chiba Institute of Technology, and will begin work from next summer.
   The ministry expressed hopes for the new excavation survey, saying that Japanese universities and research institutions have participated in many past archaeological projects in Turkey.
   At the Gobekli Tepe ruins, located some 30 kilometers from the Ayanlar site, excavation work began from the 1990s and led to the discovery of stone pillars from what is believed to be a temple. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the pillars were from 12,000 years ago, and the ruins were registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018.