Sponsorship to support excavations at İnkaya Cave
ÇANAKKALE
As the landmark excavation of Çanakkale’s 86,000-year-old İnkaya Cave enters its tenth season, researchers are expanding their search deeper into the site, backed by private mining company sponsorship aimed at boosting Türkiye’s rare cave archaeology and cultural tourism.
The excavation is led by Professor İsmail Özer of Ankara University’s Department of Paleoanthropology with the support of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Speaking at the sponsorship signing ceremony, Çanakkale Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism Çağman Esirgemez said İnkaya Cave is the province’s earliest-known archaeological excavation and its only scientific cave excavation.
