A joint Italian-American team is excavating Kinik Hoyuk, a pre-classical, intact site from the “forgotten kingdom of Tuwana” in southern Cappadocia, Turkey. This wealthy region once controlled the passage between Europe and Asia. The site will become an open-air museum. Recent press coverage includes:
ANSAmed: Turkey http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/turkey/2012/02/10/visualizza_new.html_77413658.html
Archaeological News http://archaeologicalnews.tumblr.com/post/17379036571
Archaeology.org http://www.archaeology.org/news/
Historum: history discussion forum http://www.historum.com/ancient-history/38035-kingdom-tuwana-anatolia-has-been-found.html
Also published in La Stampa, on 13 Feb 2012, “Un antico regno sepolto”, p. 3 (not currently available online).
A long article in Italian and Turkish, authored by Prof. d'Alfonso and Dr. Mehmet Isikli, Dean of the Dept. of Archaeology at Erzurum University, is forthcoming in the journal Arkeoloji ve Sanat.